Hohoemi Gaeshi

{{Infobox song

| name = Hohoemi Gaeshi

| cover = Candies - Hohoemi Gaeshi.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Candies

| album = Candies Final Carnival Plus One

| language = Japanese

| English_title = Smiling Back

| B-side = Curtain Call

| released = {{Start date|1978|02|25}}

| recorded = 1977

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|kayōkyoku|teen pop}}

| length = 4:33

| label = CBS Sony

| composer = Yūsuke Hoguchi

| lyricist = Yoko Aki|

| producer = {{hlist|Sumio Matsuzaki|Masatoshi Sakai}}

| prev_title = Wana

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = Tsubasa

| next_year = 1978

}}

{{nihongo4|"Hohoemi Gaeshi"|微笑がえし||"Smiling Back"}} is the 18th single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Yoko Aki and Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on February 25, 1978. The song contains certain lyrics of their previous singles "Haru Ichiban", "Un, Deux, Trois", and "Wana".{{cite web |url=https://idol.ne.jp/candies |title=Candies Discography |website=Idol.ne.jp |date=24 December 2018 |accessdate=2020-04-10}}

The song hit No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 829,000 copies, becoming their only No. 1 single and highest-selling single.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/87148/full/|script-title=ja:【後編】キャンディーズが37年間愛され続けている理由|work=Oricon Style|date=April 28, 2011|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 12, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/candys.html |title=Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies |language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-05-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20071016162237/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/candys.html |archivedate=2007-10-16 }}