Yo-kai Exercise No. 2
{{Short description|2015 single by Dream5}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Yo-kai Exercise No. 2
| cover = Yo-kai Exercise No 2 cover art.jpeg
| alt = Official cover art, showing the members of Dream5 (top) and the Yo-kai Watch characters (from left to right) Whisper, Nate Adams, Jibanyan, Komasan, and Komajiro
| type = single
| artist = Dream5
| album = Yo-kai Watch Music Best - First Season and the EP Colors
| released = {{Start date|2015|6|17}}
| genre = J-pop
| length = 5:00
| label = FRAME
| producer = Takashi Takagi
| prev_title = Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!
| prev_year = 2014
| misc =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|aWYsql-JuAk|"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2"}}}}
}}
{{nihongo|"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2"|ようかい体操第二|Yōkai Taisō Dai-ni|lead=yes}} is the 14th and final single by Japanese co-ed group Dream5. Released as a single on June 17, 2015, "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" is the fourth Japanese ending theme to the 2014 Yo-kai Watch TV-series, succeeding "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!", also by Dream5, and preceding "Space Dance!" by Kotori with Stitch Bird.
Background and release
"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" acts as a sequel to Dream5's 12th single, "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1", which was also used as an ending theme to the Yo-kai Watch TV-series. Due to "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1" being "a hit", multiple Dream5 members stated that they felt pressured to make "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" a good follow-up. The song was choreographed by Lucky Ikeda,{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/48039/|title=Dream5、前作の大ヒットで「プレッシャー感じる」|language=Japanese|publisher=Oricon|date=June 18, 2015|access-date=March 20, 2021}} who had previously choreographed multiple other songs for the Yo-kai Watch series, such as "Gera Gera Po" and "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!". According to Dream5 member Kotori Shigemoto, Ikeda based the choreography on the song's lyrics.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/47548/|title=『妖怪ウォッチ』大ヒットの裏にある、ラッキィ池田の"存在感"|language=Japanese|publisher=Oricon|date=December 24, 2014|access-date=March 20, 2021}}
"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" was first shown at the Level-5 Vision event on April 7, 2015, where it was performed live by Dream5.{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000114418|title=Dream5、新曲「ようかい体操第二」初披露|website=Barks|language=Japanese|publisher=Japan Music Network|date=April 7, 2015|access-date=March 20, 2021}} The song later debuted in the Yo-kai Watch TV-series as the new ending theme in episode 68, aired May 8, 2015. On the same day, a short version of the song was uploaded to YouTube by Avex Trax. The song was released as a CD and DVD later on June 17, under the FRAME label.{{cite web|last=Yasuda|first=Shunsuke|url=https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/702184.html|title=「ようかい体操第二」ジャケット＆ミュージックビデオ公開|website=Game Watch|language=Japanese|publisher=Impress Corporation|date=May 15, 2015|access-date=March 19, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/495833/products/1127102/1/|title=ようかい体操第二|language=Japanese|publisher=Oricon|access-date=March 19, 2021}}
In December 2015, "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" appeared as one of the 10 songs in Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version.{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2015/10/yo-kai-watch-dance-only-10-songs|title=Yo-kai Watch Dance will only have 10 songs|publisher=Gematsu|date=October 18, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2021}}
Chart performance
"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" made nine appearances on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 4. The song debuted on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart at number 47 for the week of July 4, 2015,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100/2015-07-03|title=Japan Hot 100: The Week of July 4, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 20, 2021}} before dropping to number 100 and leaving the chart in the following two weeks.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100/2015-07-10|title=Japan Hot 100: The Week of July 11, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 19, 2021}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100/2015-07-18|title=Japan Hot 100: The Week of July 18, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 20, 2021}} "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" also appeared on the Billboard Japan Hot Animation chart, where it peaked at number 7.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=anime&year=2015&month=06&day=29|title=Hot Animation|website=Billboard Japan|language=Japanese|access-date=March 21, 2021}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from the CD and DVD release of "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2".{{cite AV media|people=Dream5|date=June 17, 2015|title="ようかい体操第二"|type=CD, DVD|language=Japanese|publisher=FRAME}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline = CD single
|title1 = Yo-kai Exercise No. 2
|length1 = 5:00
|title2 = Shirokuro Tsukenai Koi Mo Aru
|length2 = 1:26
|title3 = Yo-kai Exercise No. 2
|note3 = Karaoke
|length3 = 5:00
|title4 = Shirokuro Tsukenai Koi Mo Aru
|note4 = Karaoke
|length4 = 1:26
|total_length =
}}
Charts
References
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{{Yo-kai Watch}}
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