Genkimono de Ikō!

"Genkimono de Ikō!"
Normal edition cover
Single by Erina Mano
from the album More Friends
B-side	Uchi e Kaerō
Released	September 15, 2010
Format	CD single
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop
Length	13:39
Label	Hachama
Writer(s)	Yoshiko Miura Toshiaki Hatakeyama (Hatake)
Producer(s)	Taisei
Erina Mano singles chronology
"Onegai Dakara..." (2010) "Genkimono de Ikō!" (2010) "Seishun no Serenade" (2011)
Music videos "Genkimono de Ikō!" on YouTube "Genkimono de Ikō!" (Director's Cut Ver. 1)

Genkimono de Ikō! (元気者で行こう! Let's Go Cheerfully!) is the 8th major label single released by Japanese idol Erina Mano, and her 11th overall. The single was released on 15 September 2010 on the Hachama label. The single was released in three different types: Limited Editions A and B, and a normal edition. Limited edition A came with a bonus DVD featuring the "making-of" video of the photography on the CD covers, limited edition B sported a different cover, and the first press of all three editions came with a serial number card with which to enter a draw for tickets to the single's release event.^[1] The Single V was released on 22 September.^[2]

Promotion

"Genkimono de Ikō!" was used in multiple commercial advertisements, directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, which were featured on the TV Asahi broadcasting network. The song was used to promote Nissin Foods, Hakusui's High Sour, and Luna Luna's women's medical website.^[3] These products are also featured in the "Director's Cut" version of the music video. The coupling track, "Uchi e Kaerō", was used as the theme song of Kaidan Shin Mimi Bukuro - Kaiki, a film released on 4 September 2010 in which Mano starred.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Yoshiko Miura and Toshiaki Hatakeyama. 

CD
No.	Title	Arranger	Length
1.	"Genkimono de Ikō!" (元気者で行こう!, "Let's Go Cheerfully!")	Eiji Kawai	4:37
2.	"Uchi e Kaerō" (家へ帰ろう, "Going Home")	Takashi Tsuzawa	4:31
3.	"Genkimono de Ikō! (Instrumental)"		4:32
Total length:			13:39

Limited DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jacket Satsuei Making Eizō" (ジャケット撮影メイキング映像, "Jacket Photos: Making Of")

Single V
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Genkimono de Ikō! (Director's Cut Ver. 1)" (元気者で行こう！(ディレクターズカット VER.1))
2.	"Genkimono de Ikō! PV" (元気者で行こう！（PV）)
3.	"PV Satsuei Making Eizō" (PV撮影メイキング映像, "Shooting the PV: Making Of")

Music video

The music video for the titular song was directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.^[3] The director's cut version features Mano trying to encourage people through difficult times using a special drink called "Gekimono" ("energetic people"), with the help of "Genkimono man". Much of the video plays out in a comic style, with dialogue appearing in speech bubbles instead of being spoken, punctuated by energetic dance scenes.^[5]

Chart performance

The single peaked at #7 on the weekly Oricon singles charts with a reported total of 13,640 copies in its first week,^[6] charting for three weeks.^[7] It also reached a peak of #23 on the weekly Japanese Billboard "Hot 100", charting for two weeks.^[8] The Single V peaked at #90 on Oricon's weekly DVD charts, charting for two weeks.^[9]

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Chart	7
Billboard Japan Hot 100[10]	23

External links

• Official music video on YouTube
• Director's Cut Ver. 1 on YouTube
• Review: Genkimono de Ikō! / Erina Mano - Hhotexpress
• Hachama profile (single) (Japanese)
• Hachama profile (single V) (Japanese)
• Hello! Project profile (single) (Japanese)
• Hello! Project profile (single V (Japanese)

References

1. "元気者で行こう！- 真野恵里菜 (Hachama)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-04-29.
2. "ハロー！プロジェクト　オフィシャルサイト　- シングルV「元気者で行こう！」" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-04-29.
3. テレビ朝日｜「元気者で行こう！」プロマーシャル (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
4. 怪談新耳袋 怪奇　公式サイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
5. "真野恵里菜「元気者で行こう！」PVは堤幸彦監督作品" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
6. 2010年09月第4週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
7. "Oricon profile: Erina Mano - "Genkimono de Ikō!"" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-04-29.
8. "Billboard Japan Top Albums: 2010/10/04". Billboard (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
9. "Oricon profile: Erina Mano - "Genkimono de Ikō! (Single V)"" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-04-29.
10. "Billboard Japan Top Albums: 2010/09/27". Billboard (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-04-29.