Unbalance na Kiss o Shite (アンバランスなKissをして / An Unbalanced Kiss) is the second single released by Japanese artist Hiro Takahashi on December 17, 1993. It peaked on the Oricon charts at No. 28 upon its initial debut, and again in 2005 at No. 187.[1] The single had also charted in 2004 with the song "Hohoemi no Bakudan" (微笑みの爆弾 / Smile Bomb) by Matsuko Mawatari, which was written by Hsiao-Lung Lee and Matsuko Mawatari.[1][2]
| "Unbalance na Kiss o Shite" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Hiro Takahashi | ||||
| from the album Welcome to Popsicle Channel | ||||
| Released | December 17, 1993 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 3:50 (12" version) | |||
| Label | Media Remoras | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hiro Takahashi Hiroshi Yamada | |||
| Producer(s) | Hiro Takahashi | |||
| Hiro Takahashi singles chronology | ||||
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This song also became the third ending of the anime series YuYu Hakusho.
Track listing
edit1993 release
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unbalance na Kiss o Shite" (アンバランスなKISSをして / An Unbalanced Kiss) | Hiroshi Yamada | Hiro Takahashi • Tamiaki • Daisuke Kawai | Norihiko Hibino | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Unbalance na Kiss o Shite" (Instrumental) | Hiro Takahashi • Tamiaki • Daisuke Kawai | Norihiko Hibino | 3:52 |
2005 release
edit| No. | Title | Version | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "微笑みの爆弾" (by Mawatari) | （vocal） | |
| 2. | "アンバランスなKISSをして" (by Takahashi) | （vocal） | |
| 3. | "太陽がまた輝くとき" (by Takahashi) | （vocal） | |
| 4. | "微笑みの爆弾" (by Mawatari) | （DJ YEBISU REMIX） | |
| 5. | "アンバランスなKISSをして" (by Takahashi) | （TABATA REMIX） | |
| 6. | "微笑みの爆弾" (by Mawatari) | （inst.） | |
| 7. | "アンバランスなKISSをして" (by Takahashi) | （inst.） | |
| 8. | "太陽がまた輝くとき" (by Takahashi) | （inst.） |
Personnel
edit- Norihiko Hibino: arrangement
- Hiro Takahashi: keyboards, synthesizer, chorus
- Tamiaki: electric guitar
- Daisuke Kawai: organ, synthesizer
Covers
edit- Eizo Japan - track #5 on album EIZO Japan 1 (2009)
- misono - covered a clip of the song in "misono to Utaou! Animedley II", track #5 from her album Cover Album (2009)
- M.O.E - track #16 on album Oretachi no Uta wo Kiku CD (2011)
- Lead - track #3 on their jacket A edition of their single Hurricane (2011). They released an alternate version of the song on their CD+COUPLING BEST version of their studio album Now or Never (2012).
- Ayabie - track #1 on album V-ANIME ROCKS evolution (2013).
Chart positions
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Chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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References
edit- ^ a b ""微笑みの爆弾／アンバランスなｋｉｓｓをして" single at Oricon (オリコン)". Kabushiki-gaisha Oricon (株式会社オリコン). Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ^ a b c ""アンバランスなｋｉｓｓをして" single at Oricon (オリコン)". Kabushiki-gaisha Oricon (株式会社オリコン). Retrieved 2011-08-24.