| "Yasashii Kimochi" | ||||
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| Single byChara | ||||
| from the albumJunior Sweet | ||||
| B-side | "Junior Sweet" | |||
| Released | April 23, 1997 (1997-04-23) | |||
| Genre | Trip hop,alternative pop | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
| Songwriter | Chara | |||
| Producer | Zentarō Watanabe | |||
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"Yasashii Kimochi" (やさしい気持ち,Kind Feelings) is a song byChara, released as the first single from her 1997 albumJunior Sweet.[1] The song was used in aShiseido commercial for their 'Tessera J' range. The B-side of this single,Junior Sweet, was also used in these commercials.
The song debuted at #10 on Oricon charts.[2] Four weeks later, it reached its peak of #7.[3] It stayed on the charts for 16 weeks,[4] eventually selling approximately 520,000 copies.[5]
When theJunior Sweet was released, the song featured as a different version with a drawn-out introduction, labelled theShiawase Version (しあわせ・ヴァージョン,Happy Version).
In 2009, the pop/hiphop duoHalcali heavily sampledYasashii Kimochi in their singleRe:Yasashii Kimochi[6] The new lyrics written by Halcali and their producerPal@pop,[7] act as an 'answer song' to the original lyrics.
The music video was shot by directorial pairBlaine & Justin.[8] It centres around three differently dressed Charas. One is a white haired 'mannequin' who bangs a drum, one is a regularly dressed one who rides a merry-go-round, and the other is a dark-haired official who operates the ride. The video ends with the white haired Chara lit in blue with green antlers behind her.
As of August 24, 2019 the music video forYasashii Kimochi has been viewed more than 3,400,000 times on popular video-sharing websiteYouTube.[9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
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| 1. | "Yasashii Kimochi (やさしい気持ち,Kind Feelings)" | Chara | Zentarō Watanabe | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Junior Sweet" | Chara,Shinichi Osawa | Shinichi Osawa | 6:27 |
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total | Chart run |
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| April 23, 1997 (1997-04-23) | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | ||||
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 7 | 65,500 | 878,150 | 16 weeks | |
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 56 |