| "Yasashii Kimochi" | ||||
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| Single by Chara | ||||
| from the album Junior Sweet | ||||
| B-side | "Junior Sweet" | |||
| Released | April 23, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop, alternative pop | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chara | |||
| Producer(s) | Zentarō Watanabe | |||
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"Yasashii Kimochi" (やさしい気持ち, Kind Feelings) is a song by Chara, released as the first single from her 1997 album Junior Sweet.[1] The song was used in a Shiseido 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 the Junior Sweet was released, the song featured as a different version with a drawn-out introduction, labelled the Shiawase Version (しあわせ・ヴァージョン, Happy Version).
In 2009, the pop/hiphop duo Halcali heavily sampled Yasashii Kimochi in their single Re:Yasashii Kimochi[6] The new lyrics written by Halcali and their producer Pal@pop,[7] act as an 'answer song' to the original lyrics.
- ^ ""Sony Music Online Japan : Chara : やさしい気持ち"". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ "1997年05月第1週のシングルランキング情報". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ "1997年05月第4週のシングルランキング情報". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ ""やさしい気持ち/Chara"". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-11-14. (subscription only)
- ^ ""Sony Music Online Japan : HALCALI : Re:やさしい気持ち"". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ ""JBOOK：Ｒｅ：やさしい気持ち：ＨＡＬＣＡＬＩ：CD"". Retrieved 2009-11-14.