Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa
{{Short description|1986 single by Yuki Saito}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa
{{Nihongo2|悲しみよこんにちは}}
| cover = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa single by Yuki Saito.jpg
| alt = Cover of single release of Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa.
| caption = Cover of single release of Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa.
| type = single
| artist = Yuki Saito
| album = Chime
| A-side = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa
| B-side = Ohikkoshi, Wasuremono
| released = {{Start date|1986|03|21}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = J-pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=57}}
| label = Canyon Records
| composer = Kōji Tamaki
| lyricist = Yukinojo Mori
| producer =
| prev_title = Jōnetsu
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Doyōbi no Tamanegi
| next_year = 1986
}}
{{nihongo|"Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa"|悲しみよこんにちは||lit. "Hello Sadness"}} is the fifth single by Japanese singer Yuki Saito. Written by Yukinojo Mori and Kōji Tamaki, the single was released March 21, 1986, by Canyon Records together with {{nihongo|"Ohikkoshi, Wasuremono"|お引越し・忘れもの||lit. "Moving, Lost Things"}}.
Background and release
"Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa" was used as the first opening theme of the anime TV series Maison Ikkoku.{{cite web |url=http://www.ex.org/4.7/38-cd_maisonikkoku.html |title=Maison Ikkoku: Theme Song Best Plus |publisher=Ex: The Online World of Anime & Manga |first=Charles |last=McCarter |volume=4 |issue=7 |accessdate=January 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828221034/http://www.ex.org/4.7/38-cd_maisonikkoku.html |archivedate=August 28, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.furinkan.com/maison/music/musicians.html |title=Life at Maison Ikkoku: Music: Musicians|publisher=Life at Maison Ikkoku |first=Dylan |last=Acres |accessdate=January 21, 2013}} It was used in a total of 36 episodes (through episode 37, with the exception of episode 24 which had a different theme song). The song was also used as an image song for a line of Shiseido hair care products.{{cite web|url=http://saitoyuki.jimdo.com/シングル/|script-title=ja:シングル - 斉藤由貴 非公式ホームページ|trans-title=Singles - Yuki Saito Unofficial Homepage|publisher=内藤佑輔|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425081639/http://saitoyuki.jimdo.com/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB/|archivedate=April 25, 2013}}The cover of the single gives the following information just to the right of the title: CX-TV系放映「めそん一刻」主題歌 新星堂「モーニングフレッシュ」イメージ・ソング, which translates to "CX-TV Network televised Maison Ikkoku, Shinseido 'Morning Fresh' image song".
The B-side release was "Ohikkoshi, Wasuremono", which was written by Saito and Toshio Kamei.These individuals are all listed on the album cover as well as the label on the vinyl EP itself.
"Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa" peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's weekly singles chart.{{cite web |url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/saitoyuki.html |title=斉藤由貴(シングル) |website=Yamachan Land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524160340/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/saitoyuki.html |language=Japanese |access-date=2023-03-05 |archive-date=2011-05-24}} Additionally, it reached No. 19 in Oricon's overall sales for singles in 1986.{{cite web|url=http://amigo.lovepop.jp/yearly/ranking.cgi?year=1986|title=オリコンCDシングル年間売上ランキング|trans-title=Oricon CD Single Annual Sales Ranking|publisher=ミュージック・あみ～ご - 音楽ランキング -|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}} The site references Single Chart-Book Complete Edition 1968-2005, by Oricon Entertainment. April 25, 2006. {{ISBN|4871310760}} ({{ISBN|9784871310765}}).
The original single sold 289,000 copies. It was later re-released as a mini CD single on April 29, 1988, and re-released as part of a 21st Century ver. on November 28, 2007.
Track listing
All music is arranged by Satoshi Takebe.
{{Track listing
| total_length = {{Duration|m=8|s=41}}
| headline = EP (catalog #7A0562)
CD single (catalog #S10A0035, released April 29, 1988)
| title1 = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa
| note1 = {{nihongo4||悲しみよこんにちは||"Hello Sadness"}}
| lyrics1 = Yukinojo Mori
| music1 = Kōji Tamaki
| length1 = {{Duration|m=3|s=57}}
| title2 = Ohikkoshi, Wasuremono
| note2 = {{nihongo4||お引越し・忘れもの||"Moving, Lost Things"}}
| lyrics2 = Toshio Kamei
| music2 = Yuki Saito
| length2 = {{Duration|m=4|s=44}}
}}
=Chart history=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col"|Chart (1986) !scope="col"|Release !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"|Oricon
|"Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa / Ohikkoshi, Wasuremono" |3 |
|---|
| scope="row"|The Best Ten
|"Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa / Ohikkoshi, Wasuremono" |6 |
21st Century ver.
{{Infobox song
| name = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (21st Century ver.)
悲しみよこんにちは(21st century ver.)
| cover = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (21st Century ver.) single by Yuki Saito.jpg
| alt = Cover of single release of Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (21st Century ver.) .
| caption = Cover of single release of Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (21st Century ver.) .
| type = single
| artist = Yuki Saito
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2007|11|28}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = J-pop
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=12}}
| label = Team Entertainment
| composer = Kōji Tamaki
| lyricist = Yukinojo Mori
| producer = Masayoshi Ōkawa
| prev_title = 'Kaze no Mukō'
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (21st Century ver.) is a rearranged single by Yuki Saito, released on November 28, 2007, through Team Entertainment. It features songs first released between 1985 and 1989 with the vocals and music remastered, rerecorded, and rearranged.{{cite web|url=http://www.team-e.co.jp/products/kdsd-00176.html|title=TEAM Entertainment - 悲しみよこんにちは（21st century ver.）|trans-title=Team Entertainment - Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (21st Century ver.)|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330022348/http://www.team-e.co.jp/products/kdsd-00176.html|archive-date=March 30, 2013|url-status=dead}}
"Kazoku no Shokutaku" included here is from the 1987 album Fūmu,{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/c/11805/to/|title=風夢/斉藤由貴リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック|trans-title=Fūmu/Yuki Saito Release - Oricon Style Music|publisher=Oricon Style|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}} which reached #1 on the Oricon charts.{{cite web|url=http://saitoyuki.jimdo.com/アルバム/|script-title=ja:アルバム - 斉藤由貴 非公式ホームページ|trans-title=Albums - Yuki Saito Unofficial Homepage|publisher=内藤佑輔|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402062543/http://saitoyuki.jimdo.com/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%A0|archive-date=April 2, 2013|url-status=dead}} While "21st Century ver." series album covers generally feature anime cover art, this release features a photo of Saito.
=Track listing=
All music is arranged by Taisuke Sawachika.
{{Track listing
| total_length = {{Duration|m=42|s=59}}
| headline = Maxi CD single (catalog #KDSD-00176)
| title1 = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (21st Century ver.)
| note1 = {{nihongo4||悲しみよこんにちは (21st Century ver.)||"Hello Sadness"}}
| lyrics1 = Yukinojo Mori
| music1 = Kōji Tamaki
| length1 = {{Duration|m=4|s=12}}
| title2 = Yume no Naka e (21st Century ver.)
| note2 = {{nihongo4||夢の中へ (21st Century ver.)||"Into a Dream"}}
| lyrics2 = Yōsui Inoue
| music2 = Inoue
| length2 = {{Duration|m=4|s=04}}
| title3 = Shiroi Honō (21st Century ver.)
| note3 = {{nihongo4||白い炎 (21st Century ver.)||"White Flames"}}
| lyrics3 = Mori
| music3 = Tamaki
| length3 = {{Duration|m=4|s=49}}
| title4 = Kazoku no Shokutaku (21st Century ver.)
| note4 = {{nihongo4||家族の食卓 (21st Century ver.)||"Family Dining Table"}}
| lyrics4 = Yuki Saito
| music4 = Akira Okamoto
| length4 = {{Duration|m=3|s=57}}
| title5 = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa: L.F.J.B Remix
| note5 = {{nihongo2|悲しみよこんにちは -L.F.J.B Remix-}}
| lyrics5 = Mori
| music5 = Tamaki
| length5 = {{Duration|m=5|s=00}}
| title6 = Yume no Naka e: Funta Remix
| note6 = {{nihongo2|夢の中へ -Funta Remix-}}
| lyrics6 = Inoue
| music6 = Inoue
| length6 = {{Duration|m=3|s=55}}
| title7 = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (21st century ver.)
| note7 = Instrumental
| length7 = {{Duration|m=4|s=12}}
| title8 = Yume no Naka e (21st Century ver.)
| note8 = Instrumental
| length8 = {{Duration|m=4|s=04}}
| title9 = Shiroi Honō (21st Century ver.)
| note9 = Instrumental
| length9 = {{Duration|m=4|s=49}}
| title10 = Kazoku no Shokutaku (21st Century ver.)
| note10 = Instrumental
| length10 = {{Duration|m=3|s=57}}
}}
{{clear}}
Cover versions
Several artists have released cover versions of "Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa". In 2004, Sana covered the song in the musical arcade game Pop'n Music 11.{{cite web|url=http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/gs/11/musiclist_index.html|title=Pop'n Music 11 Music List|publisher=Konami|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}} J-pop artist Ayano Tsuji released a cover on the Words of Yukinojō tribute album, featuring songs with lyrics written by Yukinojō Mori. The album reached #47 on the Oricon charts and remained on the lists for four weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/speedstar/yukinojo/info/track06.html|title=森雪之丞自身によるSelf Liner Notes: 6. 悲しみよこんにちは (1986 released)〜私の元気負けないで|trans-title=Yukinojō Mori Personal Self Liner Notes: 6. Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (1986 released): Don't Lose My Courage|accessdate=January 21, 2013|publisher=JVC Music|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/52027/products/music/646497/1/|title=Words of 雪之丞 オムニバスのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|trans-title=Words of Yukinojō Omnibus Profile from the Oricon Entertainer Encyclopedia Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon Style|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}}
On her 2006 compilation album Remember, pop singer and songwriter Mikuni Shimokawa released a cover version, reaching #66 on the Oricon charts and remaining charted for two weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.love392.net/disco/al/006_remember.html|title=Mikuni Shimokawa Remember ～青春アニソンハウスアルバム～|trans-title=Mikuni Shimokawa Remember: Youth Anime Song House Album|publisher=Mikuni Shimokawa Official Site - Pony Canyon|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223070345/http://www.love392.net/disco/al/006_remember.html|archive-date=February 23, 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/196359/products/music/641896/1/|title=Remember～青春アニソンハウスアルバム～ 下川みくにのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|trans-title=Remember: Youth Anime Song House Album: Mikuni Shimokawa Profile from the Oricon Entertainer Encyclopedia Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon Style|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}} Eriko Nakamura, as her character Haruka Amami from The Idolmaster game, sang a cover version on the album The Idolmaster Master Artist 01: Amami Haruka. The album reached #21 on the Oricon charts and remained on the list for 3 weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/715884/1/|title=天海春香（中村繪里子）-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック|trans-title=Haruka Amami (Eriko Nakamura) Release Oricon Style Music|publisher=Oricon Style|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|url=http://columbia.jp/idolmaster/2007new/COCX-34387.html|title=THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 01 天海春香|trans-title=The Idolmaster Master Artist 01 Haruka Amami|publisher=Columbia Records|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}}
Romi released a cover on her 2008 album Ano Uta.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/457319/products/music/773430/1/|title=あのうた romiのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|trans-title=Ano Uta: Romi Profile from the Oricon Entertainer Encyclopedia Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon Style|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}} Two covers were released in 2009: Rie Tanaka (as her character Maria in the anime series Hayate the Combat Butler) sang a cover version on the Hayate the Combat Butler Character Cover CD,{{cite web|url=http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/cd/hayate/cover-cd.html|title=Hayate the Combat Butler Character Cover CD|publisher=Seiyuu Database|first=Hitoshi|last=Doi|author-link=Hitoshi Doi|accessdate=January 21, 2013}} and race queen and singer Mao Makabe released a cover on the omnibus multi-artist album Ai Love J-Euro from Farm Records.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/ailove-jyuro/347881302|title=愛LOVE Jユーロ|date=16 December 2009 |trans-title=Ai Love J-Euro|publisher=iTunes Store / Apple|access-date=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}}
In 2010, three covers were released. From the anime series White Album, the character Yuki Morikawa (voiced by Aya Hirano) covered "Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa" on the character CD single Koiiro Sora.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/285552/products/music/848608/1/|title=「WHITE ALBUM」キャラクターソング 森川由綺（恋色空） 平野綾のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|trans-title="White Album" Character Song Yuki Morikawa (Koiiro Sora): Aya Hirano Profile from the Oricon Entertainer Encyclopedia Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon Style|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}} Sumi Shimamoto, the voice of Kyoko Otonashi from Maison Ikkoku, released a cover on her album Shimamoto Sumi Sings Her Legends.{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A003297/VICL-63536.html|title=島本須美sings her LEGENDS|trans-title=Sumi Shimamoto Sings Her Legends|accessdate=January 21, 2013|publisher=JVC Music|language=Japanese}} Singer and actor Yūzō Imai also released a cover on his album Kimi to Aruita Jikan.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/328999/products/music/865229/1/|title=君と歩いた時間 今井ゆうぞうのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|trans-title="The Time We Walked" Yūzō Imai Profile from the Oricon Entertainer Encyclopedia Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon Style|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}}
On his album Offer Music Box, Kōji Tamaki—who composed the original song—covered the song in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/202681/products/music/988299/1/|title=OFFER MUSIC BOX 玉置浩二のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|trans-title="Offer Music Box" Kōji Tamaki Profile from the Oricon Entertainer Encyclopedia Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon Style|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese}}
Hiroko Moriguchi covered the song on her 2023 cover album Anison Covers.{{cite web |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000230763 |title=森口博子、大人のためのアニソンカバーアルバム『ANISON COVERS』リリース＋ワンマン開催決 |website=BARKS |date=2023-03-04 |access-date=2023-03-04}}{{cite web |url=https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2023/03/04/0701 |title=森口博子｜カバーアルバム『ANISON COVERS』5月24日発売 |publisher=Tower Records|date=2023-03-04 |access-date=2023-03-04}}
Notes
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