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Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku

"Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku"
Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku (Regular edition).jpg
Regular Edition cover
Single by Cute
from the album 2 Cute Shinseinaru Best Album
B-side "Ai wa Itsumo Itsumo"
Released April 18, 2012 (2012-04-18) (Japan)
Format
Genre J-pop
Label Zetima
Songwriter(s) Tsunku
Producer(s) Tsunku
Cute singles chronology
"Sekaiichi Happy na Onna no Ko"
(2011)
"Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku"
(2012)
"Aitai Aitai Aitai na"
(2012)
"Sekaiichi Happy na Onna no Ko"
(2011)
"Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku"
(2012)
"Aitai Aitai Aitai na"
(2012)
Berryz Kobo×Cute singles chronology
"Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku"
(2011) Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku2011
"Chō Happy Song"
(2012) Chō Happy Song2012
Hello! Project Mobekimasu singles chronology
"Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku"
(2011) Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku2011
Music videos
"Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku" on YouTube
Music video
"Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku" all versions playlist
Limited Edition A cover
Limited Edition A cover

"Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku" (君は自転車 私は電車で帰宅, "You go home by bicycle, I by train") is the 18th major single by the Japanese idol group Cute, was released in Japan on April 18, 2012. It is Cute's first ballad single.

The abbreviated title for the song is "Kimi Chari". It was made so that it would not be necessary to repeat the entire title, "Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku", every time it was mentioned.

The single was released in seven versions: Regular Edition (catalog number EPCE-5870), and Limited Editions A, B, C, D, E, and F. All versions except the Limited Edition A are CD-only. The Limited Edition A includes a DVD with a special version of the music video for the title song. The Limited Editions B to F each contain an additional track, a solo version of the title song performed by a Cute's member. All the limited editions are shipped sealed and include a serial-numbered entry card for the lottery to win a ticket to one of the single's launch events.

According to Tsunku, Cute's musical producer and author of the song, "Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku" is a rock ballad with very simple, yet powerful arrangement. The concept is simplicity. It is a band sound with piercing vocals and the guitar phrases and distorted organ sounds that stick into your mind.

Concerning the lyrics, in his blog Tsunku wrote that the girl who sings the song is worried as if she and the boy will never see each other again, but he thinks that they will certainly meet the next day at school.

The music video for the title track was shot at the Ajigaura train station. The video was published on Cute's official YouTube channel on March 13, 2012 (Japan Standard Time). As Airi Suzuki noted, in the music video the band tried to reproduce the story told in the song's lyrics like in a TV drama. There also were 30 additional versions of the music video produced. They were published one per day on Cute's YouTube channel, starting April 1.

The single's April 21 release event at Ikebukuro Sunshine City's Fountain Square featured baseball player Yu Darvish, who wore a baseball uniform with the number 18 instead of 11 (his number in Texas Rangers) to celebrate Cute's 18th single.


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