Seishun no Matataki
"Seishun no Matataki" (青春の瞬き, "Flicker of Youth") (also known by its French title "Le Moment") is a song by Japanese entertainer Chiaki Kuriyama, written by Ringo Sheena. It was released as the B-side to her fifth single "Tsukiyo no Shōzō" on November 23, 2011.
Background and development
In March 2011, Kuriyama released "Oishii Kisetsu" / "Ketteiteki Sanpunkan", a double A-side single where both songs were produced by Ringo Sheena and performed by Tokyo Jihen. This was followed two weeks later by Circus, Kuriyama's debut album. Eight months later, Kuriyama collaborated with Sheena and Tokyo Jihen a second time on the single "Tsukiyo no Shōzō", which was eventually compiled on a deluxe edition of Circus that was released in January 2012.
Writing and production
"Seishun no Kagayaki" was recorded is sessions after the release of her debut album Circus, during which Kuriyama felt more confident as a singer. The songs were recorded with Sheena in the studio, with her band Tokyo Jihen performing the band instruments. Kuriyama first heard "Seishun no Matataki" before lyrics had been created for it, but was overwhelmed by its honest beauty. Kuriyama did not like singing ballads, and had troubles trying to put emotion into her singing. Because of this, Sheena asked her to sing the song "emotionless, like a robot." Sheena was inspired by Kuriyama when writing the song, and wrote it about Kuriyama growing up from a girl into an woman.
Seisyun
"Seisyun" is the thirty-ninth single by the Japanese band Tokio, released on November 28, 2007. It topped the Oricon weekly charts and charted for twelve weeks. The song "Seisyun" was used as the theme song to Utahime, a drama show Tomoya Nagase starred in.
Track listing
"Seisyun" was released in three different versions:
CD Normal Edition
Limited Edition A
Limited Edition B
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