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"Space Dance!" is the debut single by Kotori with Stitch Bird, a Japanese music group formed to bring new direction to the music of the 2014 TV-series ''Yo-kai Watch'', which "Space Dance!" is the 5th ending theme for.<ref name="Barks1">{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000117561|title=アニメ『妖怪ウォッチ』新ED曲「宇宙ダンス!」オンエア開始|website=Barks|publisher=Japan Music Network|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> The song was choreographed by Lucky Ikeda,<ref name="TokyoPop">{{cite web|url=https://tokyopopline.com/archives/44870|title=コトリwithステッチバードによる「妖怪ウォッチ」新エンディングテーマが9月リリース|publisher=Tokyo Pop Line|date=September 7, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> who had previously choreographed multiple other ''Yo-kai Watch'' themes, such as "[[Gera Gera Po]]" and "[[Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!]]".<ref name="LuckyIkeda">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/47548/|title=『妖怪ウォッチ』大ヒットの裏にある、ラッキィ池田の"存在感"|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=December 24, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref>
"Space Dance!" is the debut single by Kotori with Stitch Bird, a Japanese music group formed to bring new direction to the music of the 2014 TV-series ''Yo-kai Watch'', which "Space Dance!" is the 5th ending theme for.<ref name="Barks1">{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000117561|title=アニメ『妖怪ウォッチ』新ED曲「宇宙ダンス!」オンエア開始|website=Barks|publisher=Japan Music Network|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> The song was choreographed by Lucky Ikeda,<ref name="TokyoPop">{{cite web|url=https://tokyopopline.com/archives/44870|title=コトリwithステッチバードによる「妖怪ウォッチ」新エンディングテーマが9月リリース|publisher=Tokyo Pop Line|date=September 7, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> who had previously choreographed multiple other ''Yo-kai Watch'' themes, such as "[[Gera Gera Po]]" and "[[Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!]]".<ref name="LuckyIkeda">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/47548/|title=『妖怪ウォッチ』大ヒットの裏にある、ラッキィ池田の"存在感"|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=December 24, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref>


"Space Dance!" started being used as the new ending theme to the ''Yo-kai Watch'' TV-series in the first episode of the series' second season, "Usapyon Is Here!" (aired July 10, 2015).<ref name="TokyoPop"/> The single was released digitally on [[Apple Music]] on July 11, 2014, and was later released as a DVD on September 16, under the FRAME label. The DVD release was bundled with a physical [[Yo-kai Watch#Merchandise|Yo-kai Medal]] of the character [[List of Yo-kai Watch characters|Usapyon]], in addition to a [[QR code]], that would give the scanner a digital coin to use in ''[[Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble]]''.<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000118675|title=コトリ with ステッチバードの『妖怪ウォッチ』新ED曲「宇宙ダンス!」、初回特典発表|website=Barks|publisher=Japan Music Network|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref>
"Space Dance!" started being used as the new ending theme to the ''Yo-kai Watch'' TV-series in the first episode of the series' second season, "Usapyon Is Here!" (aired July 10, 2015).<ref name="TokyoPop"/> The single was released digitally on [[iTunes]] on July 11, 2014, and was later released as a DVD on September 16, under the FRAME label. The DVD release was bundled with a physical [[Yo-kai Watch#Merchandise|Yo-kai Medal]] of the character [[List of Yo-kai Watch characters|Usapyon]], in addition to a [[QR code]], that would give the scanner a digital coin to use in ''[[Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble]]''.<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000118675|title=コトリ with ステッチバードの『妖怪ウォッチ』新ED曲「宇宙ダンス!」、初回特典発表|website=Barks|publisher=Japan Music Network|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref>


The song has also appeared in other pieces of ''Yo-kai Watch'' media, including ''[[Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!]]'', where it was one of the two ending themes,<ref name="Movie">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2063364/full/|title=『映画 妖怪ウォッチ』エンディングテーマは2曲|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=December 4, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> and ''[[Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version]]'', where it was one of the game's 10 songs.<ref name="JustDance">{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2015/10/yo-kai-watch-dance-only-10-songs|title=Yo-kai Watch Dance will only have 10 songs|publisher=Gematsu|date=October 18, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref>
The song has also appeared in other pieces of ''Yo-kai Watch'' media, including ''[[Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!]]'', where it was one of the two ending themes,<ref name="Movie">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2063364/full/|title=『映画 妖怪ウォッチ』エンディングテーマは2曲|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=December 4, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> and ''[[Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version]]'', where it was one of the game's 10 songs.<ref name="JustDance">{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2015/10/yo-kai-watch-dance-only-10-songs|title=Yo-kai Watch Dance will only have 10 songs|publisher=Gematsu|date=October 18, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref>
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Revision as of 14:56, 18 March 2021

"Space Dance!"
Single by Kotori with Stitch Bird
from the album Yo-kai Watch Music Best - Second Season
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)
Length4:37
LabelFRAME
Kotori with Stitch Bird singles chronology
"Space Dance!"
(2015)
"Earthling"
(2016)
Music video
"Space Dance!" on YouTube

"Space Dance!" (Japanese: 宇宙ダンス!, Hepburn: Uchū Dance!) is the debut single by Kotori with Stitch Bird, a Japanese music group created by Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino, formed of Dream5 member Kotori Shigemoto, Yulia, and Yuka. Released on September 16, 2015, "Space Dance!" was the 5th ending theme to the 2014 Yo-kai Watch TV-series, succeeding "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2".

Background and releases

"Space Dance!" is the debut single by Kotori with Stitch Bird, a Japanese music group formed to bring new direction to the music of the 2014 TV-series Yo-kai Watch, which "Space Dance!" is the 5th ending theme for.[1] The song was choreographed by Lucky Ikeda,[2] who had previously choreographed multiple other Yo-kai Watch themes, such as "Gera Gera Po" and "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!".[3]

"Space Dance!" started being used as the new ending theme to the Yo-kai Watch TV-series in the first episode of the series' second season, "Usapyon Is Here!" (aired July 10, 2015).[2] The single was released digitally on iTunes on July 11, 2014, and was later released as a DVD on September 16, under the FRAME label. The DVD release was bundled with a physical Yo-kai Medal of the character Usapyon, in addition to a QR code, that would give the scanner a digital coin to use in Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble.[4]

The song has also appeared in other pieces of Yo-kai Watch media, including Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!, where it was one of the two ending themes,[5] and Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version, where it was one of the game's 10 songs.[6]

Chart performance

"Space Dance!" made a total of 12 appearances on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, where it peaked at number five for the week of September 28, 2015.[7] The song also made one appearance on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart at number 58 during the week of October 3, 2015.[8]

Track listing

DVD single
No.TitleLength
1."Space Dance!"4:37
2."Flapping -Theme of Stitch Bird-"4:27
3."Space Dance!" (Karaoke)4:37
4."Flapping -Theme of Stitch Bird-" (Karaoke)4:27

Charts

Chart performance for "Space Dance!"
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[7] 5
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[8] 58

References

  1. ^ "アニメ『妖怪ウォッチ』新ED曲「宇宙ダンス!」オンエア開始". Barks. Japan Music Network. July 10, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "コトリwithステッチバードによる「妖怪ウォッチ」新エンディングテーマが9月リリース". Tokyo Pop Line. September 7, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "『妖怪ウォッチ』大ヒットの裏にある、ラッキィ池田の"存在感"" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 24, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "コトリ with ステッチバードの『妖怪ウォッチ』新ED曲「宇宙ダンス!」、初回特典発表". Barks. Japan Music Network. August 12, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "『映画 妖怪ウォッチ』エンディングテーマは2曲". Oricon. December 4, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Romano, Sal (October 18, 2015). "Yo-kai Watch Dance will only have 10 songs". Gematsu. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "宇宙ダンス!" [Space Dance!] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Japan Hot 100: The Week of of October 3, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

Category:2014 songs Category:2014 singles