Toshishita no Otokonoko

"Toshishita no Otokonoko"
Single by Candies
from the album Toshishita no Otokonoko
LanguageJapanese
English titleA Younger Boy
B-side"Watashi Dake no Kanashimi"
ReleasedFebruary 21, 1975 (1975-02-21)
Recorded1974
Genre
Length3:34
LabelCBS Sony
Songwriter(s)Yūsuke Hoguchi
Lyricist(s)Kazuya Senke
Producer(s)
Candies singles chronology
"Namida no Kisetsu"
(1974)
"Toshishita no Otokonoko"
(1975)
"Uchiki na Aitsu"
(1975)

"Toshishita no Otokonoko" (年下の男の子, "A Younger Boy") is the fifth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Kazuya Senke and Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on September 1, 1973. It was the first single to feature Ran Itō as the main vocalist.[1]

The song peaked at No. 9 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 260,000 copies, making it the trio's first top-10 hit.[2] The group made their Kōhaku Uta Gassen debut with this song, at the 26th event.[3]

  1. ^ "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  3. ^ "紅白歌合戦 出場歌手・曲目一覧-1". Asahi-net.or.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-10.