Dango 3 Kyodai

{{Expand Japanese|topic=cult|だんご3兄弟|date=September 2022}}

{{Distinguish|Dango Daikazoku}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Dango 3 Kyōdai

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kentaro Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshōdan

| album =

| released = {{start date|1999|03|03}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Tango

| length = 4:13

| label = Pony Canyon

| writer = Horie Yoshiro, Satou Masahiko, Uchino Masumi

| producer = Masahiko Satō

| chronology = Kentarō Hayami

| prev_title = 'Mach GoGoGo 97'

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = 'Moero×4 Robokon!!'

| next_year = 1999

}}

{{nihongo|"Dango 3 Kyodai"|だんご3兄弟|Dango San Kyōdai|"Three Dango Brothers"}} is a Japanese song released on March 3, 1999. The song caused a social phenomenon in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm19990320a1.html|title=Tokyo says 'Bravo!' to tango explosion|publisher=The Japan Times|date=1999-03-20|accessdate=2008-10-28}} On the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts, it debuted at the number-one position with the sales of over one million copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=1999&month=3&week=3&submit4.x=9&submit4.y=11|title=Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the third week of March 1999|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=2008-12-05|language=ja}} It was considered that the song might surpass the record of "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun".{{cite web |url=http://www.nikkeibp.co.jp/archives/052/52535.html |script-title=ja:爆発「だんご3兄弟」が日本経済救う？ |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |date=1999-03-09 |accessdate=2008-12-05 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316084243/http://www.nikkeibp.co.jp/archives/052/52535.html |archivedate=2008-03-16 }} However, it spent at the top position for only three consecutive weeks. In fact, this song proved that "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" had been extraordinary.{{cite web|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/music/080220/msc0802201437002-n2.htm |script-title=ja:ギネス認定記念で復活！「およげ！たいやきくん」ＣＤで再発売 |publisher=Sankei Shimbun |date=2008-02-20 |accessdate=2008-12-05 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725031452/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/music/080220/msc0802201437002-n2.htm |archivedate=July 25, 2008 }} According to the Oricon, it sold over 2.91 million copies, becoming the third best-selling single in Japan at that time.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/5139/|title=SMAP「世界に一つだけの花」、 シングル売上歴代9位に！！|publisher=Oricon|date=2004-08-03|accessdate=2008-12-05|language=ja}} However, Southern All Stars's "Tsunami" surpassed the record in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/topics/chart_t050628_01.html|script-title=ja:サザン、史上最多！44作ランクイン!!|publisher=Oricon |date=2005-06-28|accessdate=2008-12-05 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050703021430/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/topics/chart_t050628_01.html |archivedate=2005-07-03|language=ja}}