:Maru Maru Mori Mori!
{{short description|2011 single by Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Maru-Maru-Mori-Mori!
| cover = Marumo no Okite singles album cover.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook
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| released = {{Start date|2011|05|25}}
| recorded = 2011
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| genre = J-pop
| length = {{Duration|m=18|s=35}}
| label = UNIVERSAL MUSIC (UMCA-50005) {{cite web |url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCCR-523 |title=CD Japan |accessdate=2011-06-02|work= Neowing | year=}}
| writer = Koji Miyashita
| producer = Koike Kazuhiko
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{{nihongo|"Maru Maru Mori Mori!"|マル・マル・モリ・モリ!}} is the first single by the group Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook, released on 25 May 2011 by Universal Music.{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004VN7UDW |title= マル・マル・モリ・モリ! on Amazon Japan | language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-05-24 |work= Amazon.com, Inc. | date=}} This group is specially formed for the Fuji Television television drama series Marumo no Okite, and consists of actor Fuku Suzuki and actress Mana Ashida, both of whom are the lead stars in the drama series.{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/110404/gnj1104040504018-n1.htm |script-title=ja:天才子役・芦田愛菜が歌手デビュー！ |language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-07-09 |work=Sankei Digital, Inc. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407084658/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/110404/gnj1104040504018-n1.htm |archivedate=2011-04-07 }} Maru Maru Mori Mori! is also the theme song for Marumo no Okite.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Koji Miyashita
| total_length = 18:35
| title1 = Maru-Maru-Mori-Mori! (Full Length)
| note1 = マル・マル・モリ・モリ! (フルサイズ)
| length1 = 3:47
| title2 = Maru-Maru-Mori-Mori! (Television Length)
| note2 = マル・マル・モリ・モリ! (テレビサイズ)
| length2 = 1:41
| title3 = Maru-Maru-Mori-Mori!~Let's sing with Kaoru-chan! (Kaoru's part in the song)
| note3 = マル・マル・モリ・モリ! ~薫ちゃんと歌おう! (薫パート歌入りバージョン)
| length3 = 3:49
| title4 = Maru-Maru-Mori-Mori!~Let's sing with Tomoki-kun! (Tomoki's part in the song)
| note4 = マル・マル・モリ・モリ! ~友樹くんと歌おう! (友樹パート歌入りバージョン)
| length4 = 3:49
| title5 = Maru-Maru-Mori-Mori! (Full Length Karaoke)
| note5 = マル・マル・モリ・モリ! (フルサイズカラオケ)
| length5 = 3:47
| title6 = Maru-Maru-Mori-Mori! (Television Length Karaoke)
| note6 = マル・マル・モリ・モリ! (テレビサイズカラオケ)
| length6 = 1:41
}}
Production
On 4 April 2011, it was announced that the theme song of the Fuji Television television drama Marumo no Okite will be sung by actress Mana Ashida and Fuku Suzuki, both of whom are also starring in the television drama.{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/110404/gnj1104040504018-n1.htm |script-title=ja:天才子役・芦田愛菜が歌手デビュー！ |language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-08-18 |work=SANKEI DIGITAL INC. |date=2011-04-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407084658/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/110404/gnj1104040504018-n1.htm |archivedate=2011-04-07 }} They formed a temporary group called Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook, and the song that they will be singing is entitled Maru Maru Mori Mori!{{cite web | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/86244/full/ |title= 芦田愛菜＆鈴木福、新ドラマ主題歌のCD発売 芦田、出来は「97点！」 | language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-08-18 |work= Oricon, Inc. | date=2011-04-04}}
Reception
This singles album debuted on the Oricon charts at the third position with sales of around 35 thousand albums in the first week.{{cite web | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/88252/full/ |title= 6歳ユニット芦田愛菜＆鈴木福が3位 グループ史上最年少TOP10 | language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-06-02 |work= Oricon, Inc. | date=May 31, 2011}} This makes the group {{nihongo|Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook| 薫と友樹、たまにムック| Kaoru to Tomoki, tama ni Mukku}} the youngest group ever to debut in the top 10 charts at the average of 6 years old, beating the previous record set by the group {{nihongo|Kigurumi| キグルミ}} for their singles {{nihongo|Tarako・Tarako・Tarako| たらこ・たらこ・たらこ}} in September 2006. This album also occasionally reached the first position on the Oricon daily charts.{{cite web | url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2011/07/05/kiji/K20110705001146750.html |script-title=ja:主題歌は７冠！「着うた女王」＆ＡＫＢも超えた | language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-07-09 |work= Sports Nippon Newspapers | date=July 5, 2011}}
The Recording Industry Association of Japan ranked Maru Maru Mori Mori! fourth in the top downloaded singles from the Chaku-Uta pay chart ranking in the first half of 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/release/2011/pdf/pr110715.pdf |script-title=ja:レコ協チャート | language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-07-23 |work= Recording Industry Association of Japan | date=}} This placed this single ahead of other singles from groups like AKB48 and Girls' Generation. The song was certified by the RIAJ as a double platinum ringtone, and a platinum full-length download to cellphones.{{cite web | script-title=ja:レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：6月度認定＞ |trans-title=Record Association report: June digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: June Certifications) | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110720.html | work=RIAJ |language=Japanese | date=July 20, 2011 | accessdate=August 5, 2011}} Sankei Sports reported that Maru Maru Mori Mori! crossed the 250 thousand album sales mark as of 17 July 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/110721/gnj1107210511018-n2.htm |script-title=ja:"マルモリ"２０万枚超！３４年ぶり快挙 (2/2ページ) | language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-07-21 |work= SANKEI DIGITAL INC. | date=2011-07-21}} This makes the group the first Japanese group under 10 years old to exceed 200 thousand sales mark in over 35 years, the last person to do so being Kawahashi Hiroshi with his single Yamaguchi-sanchi no Tsutomu-kun.{{cite web | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/90032/full/ |script-title=ja:芦田愛菜＆鈴木福、35年ぶり快挙 「マルモリ」20万枚超えロングヒット | language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-07-22 |work= Oricon, Inc. | date=July 21, 2011}}
On 16 August 2011, Oricon reported that this singles managed to remain in the top 10 list for 12 weeks in a row.{{cite web | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2000802/full/ |title= 【オリコン】「マルモリ」、ポニョ超え記録の12週連続TOP10 | language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-08-18 |work= Oricon, Inc. | date=2011-08-16}} Amongst singles released by an artist under 10 years old, Maru Maru Mori Mori! now holds the record of the longest streak on the Oricon charts. The previous record set by the 2007 song Gake no Ue no Ponyo, the theme song of the Studio Ghibli film Ponyo, which remained on the charts for 11 consecutive weeks in 2008. Gake no Ue no Ponyo featured the then 8-year old actress Nozomi Ōhashi.
The song Maru Maru Mori Mori received the Special Award at the 53rd Japan Record Awards.{{cite web | url=http://mantan-web.jp/2011/11/19/20111118dog00m200049000c.html |title= 日本レコード大賞 ：各賞決定 優秀作品賞はAKB48、KARAら 特別賞に「マルモリ」 | language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-11-22 |work= Mainichi Shimbun Digital Co.Ltd | date=2011-11-19}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/marumori/ Official website for the single by Universal Music] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/538516/products/music/916226/1/ Oricon Profile] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Japanese children's songs
Category:Japanese television drama theme songs