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"Shin Takarajima" (Japanese: 新宝島, Hepburn: Shin Takarajima, "New Treasure Island") (Japanese pronunciation: [ɕintakaɾadʑima]) is a song by Japanese rock band Sakanaction. The song was written and composed by band frontman Ichiro Yamaguchi and released on September 30, 2015 by Victor Entertainment (NF Records) as the band's eleventh single. The song was the band's first single after a year of inactivity following the release of "Sayonara wa Emotion/Hasu no Hana", who temporarily ceased activities in light of bassist Ami Kusakari's pregnancy. The song was featured in the soundtrack for the live-action film Bakuman and departs from the style of Sakanaction's other albums, featuring pop influences, together with an alternative rock and dance music style. The song was released on the greatest hits album Sakanazukan in 2018.
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"Shin Takarajima" | ||||
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Single by Sakanaction | ||||
from the album Sakanazukan | ||||
Language | Japanese | |||
English title | "New Treasure Island" | |||
B-side | "Kikitakatta dansumyūjikku, rikiddorūmu ni" | |||
Released | September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30) (for more information, see release date and release date list) | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
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Length | 5:06 | |||
Label | Victor Entertainment (NF Records) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ichiro Yamaguchi | |||
Sakanaction singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
The title of the song was borrowed from Osamu Tezuka's Shin Takarajima, whose work Yamaguchi came across while researching manga for musical inspiration. The CD jacket on both the normal release and the initial limited edition displayed typography of the title; releases of the deluxe limited edition featured artwork of Bakuman character Miho Azuki, drawn by the series' artist, Takeshi Obata. The single was highly critically acclaimed, with some critics praising the sound, rhythm, and melodic elements as "a new direction for the band",[1] and others finding it to be a return to the band's roots.[2] Shin Takarajima charted at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, as well as ranking as high as 9th place on the Oricon Singles Chart. The Recording Industry Association of Japan has also certified the digital download and physical disc (gold disc) platinum.
The song's music video was directed by Yūsuke Tanaka, and was produced as an homage to the Shōwa-era music and variety show Dorifu Daibakushō. The music video was nominated for Best Traditional Japanese Group Video in the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan ceremony. A separate karaoke music video was created by Bakuman director Hitoshi Ohne, designed to evoke the feel of karaoke videos produced from the end of the 1980s to the beginning of the 1990s. The video was a self-parody of Bakuman, telling the story of a romance between a boy manga artist and a girl. Yamaguchi takes on an acting role in the video. Sakanaction hosted its first live performance of Shin Takarajima during the SAKANAQUARIUM NF Records Launch Tour 2015-2016, and has since performed the song on musical programs such as COUNT DOWN TV and Music Station, and at events such as COUNTDOWN JAPAN.
In 2017, an English language cover was released by by Japanese singer BENI, and an original music video different from the music video produced by Sakanaction was produced. In 2018, the band Hello, Happy World in the game "Bandori! Girls Band Party!" covers, and songs are recorded in the same game.