Hohoemi Gaeshi

"Hohoemi Gaeshi" (微笑がえし, "Smiling Back") is the 18th single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Yoko Aki and Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on February 25, 1978. The song contains certain lyrics of their previous singles "Haru Ichiban", "Un, Deux, Trois", and "Wana".[1]

"Hohoemi Gaeshi"
Single by Candies
from the album Candies Final Carnival Plus One
LanguageJapanese
English titleSmiling Back
B-side"Curtain Call"
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1978 (1978-02-25)
Genre
Length4:33
LabelCBS Sony
Songwriter(s)
Candies singles chronology
"Wana"
(1977)
"Hohoemi Gaeshi"
(1978)
"Tsubasa"
(1978)

The song hit No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 829,000 copies, becoming their only No. 1 single.[2][3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yoko Aki; all music is composed and arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi.

No.TitleLength
1."Hohoemi Gaeshi" ((微笑がえし, "Smiling Back"))4:33
2."Curtain Call" (Kāten Kōru (かーてん・こーる))4:57

Chart positions

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 1
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References

  1. "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. 【後編】キャンディーズが37年間愛され続けている理由. Oricon Style (in Japanese). April 28, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  3. "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
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