Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma

"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma"

Subculture Edition's cover
Single by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
from the album Chūnin
B-side "Sakura-go-round" (Limited Edition A)
"Lon de Don" (Limited Edition B)
"Another Day" (Subculture Edition)
Released June 5, 2013 (Japan)
Format CD single
Genre J-pop, pop
Label Defstar Records
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku singles chronology
"Ume"
(2013)
"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma"
(2013)
"Mikakunin Chūgakusei X"
(2013)
Music video
"Te o Tsunagō" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Rolling Stone Japan [1]

"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" (手をつなごう/禁断のカルマ Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karuma, "Let's Hold Hands / Forbidden Karma") is the 4th major single by the Japanese girl idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. It was released in Japan on June 5, 2013 by Defstar Records.[2][3][4]

Release details

"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" is a double A-side single. The single was released in three versions: Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and Subculture Edition (Regular Edition).[2][3] "Te o Tsunagō" is the Japanese ending theme song for Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2: Decolora Adventure, which aired from April 25 to October 3, 2013, while "Sakura-go-round" is the ending theme song for Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2: Episode N, which aired from January 17 to April 18, 2013.

Members

Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku: Mizuki, Rika Mayama, Natsu Anno, Ayaka Yasumoto, Aika Hirota, Mirei Hoshina, Hirono Suzuki, Rina Matsuno, Hinata Kashiwagi.

Track listing

Limited Pokémon Edition (Limited A Edition)

No. TitleCredits Length
1. "Te o Tsunagō" (手をつなごう "Let's Join Hands")Lyrics: Tatsuki Yanagi; Music, arrangement: Masanori Takumi  
2. "Kindan no Karma" (禁断のカルマ "Forbidden Karma")Lyrics, music, arrangement: Katsuhiko Sugiyama  
3. "Sakura-go-round" (サクラ・ゴーラウンド Sakura Gōraundo)Lyrics: Akihito Toda; Music, arrangement: Hirokazu Tanaka  
4. "Te o Tsunagō (Instrumental)" (手をつなごう(Less Vocal))   
5. "Kindan no Karma (Instrumental)" (禁断のカルマ(Less Vocal))   
6. "Sakura-go-round (Instrumental)" (サクラ・ゴーラウンド(Less Vocal))   

Limited Karma Edition (Limited B Edition)

No. TitleCredits Length
1. "Te o Tsunagō" (手をつなごう)   
2. "Kindan no Karma" (禁断のカルマ)   
3. "Lon de Don"  Lyrics, music, arrangement: Takeshi Isozaki  
4. "Te o Tsunagō (Instrumental)" (手をつなごう(Less Vocal))   
5. "Kindan no Karma (Instrumental)" (禁断のカルマ(Less Vocal))   
6. "Lon de Don (Instrumental)" (Lon de Don(Less Vocal))   

Subculture Edition (Regular Edition)

No. TitleCredits Length
1. "Te o Tsunagō" (手をつなごう)   
2. "Kindan no Karma" (禁断のカルマ)   
3. "Another Day"  Lyrics: Fumi; Music: Hayashi, Fumi; Arrangement: Hayashi Hiroyuki  
4. "Te o Tsunagō (Instrumental)" (手をつなごう(Less Vocal))   
5. "Kindan no Karma (Instrumental)" (禁断のカルマ(Less Vocal))   
6. "Another Day (Instrumental)" (Another Day(Less Vocal))   

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Oricon Daily Singles Chart 2
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 5

References

  1. Rolling Stone Japan Edition review
  2. 2.0 2.1 "エビ中最新シングル、サブカル盤にはPOLYSICS提供曲も". Natalie (in Japanese). 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "私立恵比寿中学 ファンの前で4thシングル発売&ツアーを発表!". Bigglobe Ongaku Geinō News (in Japanese). 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  4. "私立恵比寿中学、4thシングル発売決定!". CDJournal (in Japanese). 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-11.

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