Dango 3 Kyodai

"Dango 3 Kyōdai"
Single by Kentarō Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshōdan
Released	March 3, 1999 (1999-03-03)
Format	8cm CD Single
Genre	Tango
Length	4:13
Label	Pony Canyon
Producer	Masahiko Satō
Kentarō Hayami singles chronology
Mach GoGoGo 97 (1997) Dango 3 Kyōdai (1999) Moero×4 Robokon!! (1999)

"Dango 3 Kyodai" (だんご3兄弟, Dango San Kyōdai^?, lit. "Dango Three Brothers") is a Japanese song released on March 3, 1999. The song caused a social phenomenon in Japan.^[1] On the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts, it debuted at the number-one position with the sales of over one million copies.^[2] It was considered that the song might surpass the record of "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun".^[3] However, it spent at the top position for only three consecutive weeks. In fact, this song proved that "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" had been extraordinary.^[4] According to the Oricon, it sold over 2.91 million copies, becoming the third best-selling single in Japan at that time.^[5] However, Southern All Stars's "Tsunami" surpassed the record in 2005.^[6]

See also

• List of best-selling singles in Japan

References

1. ^ "Tokyo says 'Bravo!' to tango explosion". The Japan Times. 1999-03-20. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm19990320a1.html. Retrieved 2008-10-28. 
2. ^ (Japanese) "Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the third week of March 1999". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=1999&month=3&week=3&submit4.x=9&submit4.y=11. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
3. ^ (Japanese) "爆発「だんご3兄弟」が日本経済救う？". Nikkei Business Publications. 1999-03-09. http://www.nikkeibp.co.jp/archives/052/52535.html. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
4. ^ (Japanese) "ギネス認定記念で復活！「およげ！たいやきくん」ＣＤで再発売". Sankei Shimbun. 2008-02-20. http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/music/080220/msc0802201437002-n2.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-05. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ (Japanese) "SMAP「世界に一つだけの花」、 シングル売上歴代9位に！！". Oricon. 2004-08-03. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/5139/. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
6. ^ (Japanese) "サザン、史上最多！44作ランクイン!!". Oricon. 2005-06-28. Archived from the original on 2005-07-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20050703021430/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/topics/chart_t050628_01.html. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 

Preceded by "Yamenai de, Pure" by KinKi Kids

Japanese Oricon Chart number one single March 15, 1999 – March 29, 1999 (3 weeks)

Succeeded by "My First Love" by Takako Uehara