Odoru Pompokolin
{{Short description|1990 song by B.B. Queens}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Odoru Pompokolin
| cover = Odoru Pompokolin.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = B.B.Queens
| album = We Are B.B.Queens
| A-side = Odoru Pompokolin
| B-side = Yume Ippai (B.B.Queens Version)
| released = {{Start date|1990|04|04}}
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| length = {{Duration|m=06|s=48}}
| label = BMG Victor, Rhizome
| composer = Tetsuro Oda
| lyricist = Momoko Sakura
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Gingira Paradise
| next_year = 1990
}}
{{nihongo|"Odoru Pompokolin"|おどるポンポコリン|Odoru Ponpokorin|Dance the Pompokolin}} is a song by Japanese pop group B.B.Queens, serving as their debut single on April 4, 1990. It was used as the original ending theme of the anime series Chibi Maruko-chan as well as the opening theme for the 1995 incarnation of the same name. On July 9, 1990, "Odoru Pompokolin" reached the top of the Oricon Singles Charts, and again on July 23, on August 20, before serving as the number 1 weekly song throughout the month of September 1990. It ultimately remained on the charts for a total of 54 weeks,{{Cite web|script-title=ja:Ｂ．ｂ．クィーンズ-リリース|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/58836/1/|website=Oricon|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510052539/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/58836/1/|archive-date=May 10, 2007}} sold 1.9 million copies, and won both record of the year and pop rock song of the year at the 32nd Japan Record Awards as well as the 1991 JASRAC Award. The song was composed and arranged by Tetsuro Oda with lyrics by Momoko Sakura, author of Chibi Maruko-chan.
"Odoru Pompokolin" became popular as an anime song, ranked eighth on a list of 100 unforgettable anime theme songs{{Cite web|script-title=ja:忘れられないアニメソングベスト100 シネマでぽん！Ｓ|url=http://cinema-de-pon.at.webry.info/201002/article_133.html|url-status=dead|website=Cinema de Pon|access-date=April 26, 2010|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001223436/http://cinema-de-pon.at.webry.info/201002/article_133.html|archive-date=October 1, 2010}} and first on a list of the top 20 anime theme songs of the 1990s,{{Cite web|script-title=ja:決定！これが日本のベスト|url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/best/updating_dex/ranking/013.html|website=TV Asahi|access-date=April 26, 2010|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410200410/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/best/updating_dex/ranking/013.html|archive-date=April 10, 2012}} both by TV Asahi.
Other versions
Covers include an uptempo happy hardcore version which was featured on Anime Speed, a heavy metal cover by Animetal on their fanclub-exclusive "For the Brave Hearts Only!" single, an English-language version titled "Dancing Pompokolin" by Captain Jack which was featured in the game Dance Dance Revolution and other music games, a version by ManaKana used as the Chibi Maruko-chan opening theme song from 1998 to 2000, and a cover by Kaela Kimura on her album 5 Years which has been used as the opening for the anime throughout 2010.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
In 2011, B.B. Queens reunited and recorded a new version of "Odoru Pompokolin" to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Chibi Maruko-chan{{'}}s initial manga release. This version with the subtitle {{Nihongo|"Chibi Maruko-chan Birthday 25th Version"|ちびまる子ちゃん 誕生 25th Version|Chibi Marukochan Tanjō 25th Version}}, connected with a new version of "Goodbye Morning" by Keiko Utoku and Fusanosuke Kondo, was released as a single the same year on May 1.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:ナタリー - B.B.クィーンズ「おどるポンポコリン」新録ver.で発売|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/46934|website=Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=March 28, 2011|access-date=May 6, 2011|language=ja}} This new version of the song also entered use as the Chibi Maruko-chan theme beginning with the May 1, 2011, broadcast of the new season.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:ナタリー - B.B.クィーンズがアニメ化！「ちびまる子ちゃん」に登場|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/48761|website=Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=April 30, 2011|access-date=May 6, 2011|language=ja}}
On August 13, 2014, E-girls released a cover of "Odoru Ponpokorin" as its tenth single connected with a cover of {{nihongo|"Happy! Fun! I Love It!"|うれしい！たのしい！大好き！|Ureshī! Tanoshī! Daisuki!}} by Dreams Come True as the B-side. This version was used for three months as the opening song of the anime. The single sold 43,653 in its first week.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:Mr.Snowman (DVD付) E-girls|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/552190/products/1100225/1/|website=Oricon|access-date=March 2, 2015|language=ja}}
In May 2016, Twice Japanese members Sana and Momo did a musical version of the said song.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} The Thai version was then used for their first concert in Bangkok.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} In 2019, Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z released a version with an accompanying music video.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
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Category:Songs written by Tetsurō Oda