Maialino!

Maialino! / 「...。」 no Tsuzuki ~Eien Nante Nai... Itsuka Owari ga Aru Keredo~ (マイアリーノ！／「...。」の続き ～永遠なんてない... いつか終わりがあるけれど～ / "...。"Continuation ~There is No Eternity... But There Will Be an End Someday~) is the second single by artist misono under the pseudonym "Me" and the second in her era post Me. The single charted at #61 on the Oricon weekly charts and remained on the charts for three weeks.

"Maialino!"
Single by misono
from the album Uchi
Released	February 15, 2012
Genre	J-pop, pop/rock
Label	Avex Trax (Japan)
Misono singles chronology
"Hontouso/Sukirai" (2011) "Maialino!" (2012) "Itsumademo... Teddy Bear" (2012)
Alternative covers
CD+DVD

The single was a collaborative effort with Mono Comme Ça, a fashion brand throughout Japan.

Background

Maialino! / 「...。」 no Tsuzuki ~Eien Nante Nai... Itsuka Owari ga Aru Keredo~ is the second single by Japanese artist misono under the pseudonym "Me," and eighteenth overall single. The single charted on the Oricon Singles Charts at #61 and remained on the charts for three consecutive weeks.[1]

For the single, misono collaborated with fashion apparel designer and distributor Mono Comme Ça (MONO COMME ÇA).[2][3] The cover art of the CD+DVD edition of the single featured the brand's Valentine's Day piglet mascot named Maialino, which was designed by Shinichi Hara, who has designed covers for Ayumi Hamasaki albums.[4]

The single was released in both standard CD and in a CD+DVD combo.[5][6] Both versions contained the a-sides with their respective instrumentals; however, despite being touted as a double a-side, only "Maialino!" contained a music video.

"Maialino!" was composed by AKIRASTAR, with lyrics written by Toshio-chan.[7] AKIRASTAR had previously worked with misono for her song "Watashi Iro" and for the medley (track #1) on her album Cover Album.[8] AKIRASTAR also composed the music for "「...。」 no Tsuzuki ~Eien Nante Nai... Itsuka Owari ga Arukedo~," while misono wrote the lyrics and performed the piece.[9]

Music video

The music video for "Maialino!" carried the story of the piglet named Maialino, who was wandering alone. They were found by a small child, who took them home to their elder - in the video, their elder appears to be a grandmother. Throughout the video, Maialino is shown love, affection and overall happiness.

On October 15, 2012, avex's official YouTube uploaded a short version of the music video.[10]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Maialino!" (マイアリーノ！)	Toshio-chan	misono	AKIRASTAR
2.	"「...。」no Tsuzuki ~Eien Nante Nai... Itsuka Owari ga Aru Keredo~" (「...。」の続き　〜永遠なんてない．．．いつか終わりがあるけれど〜)	misono	misono	AKIRASTAR
3.	"Maialino!" (Instrumental)		misono	AKRIASTAR
4.	"「...。」no Tsuzuki ~Eien Nante Nai... Itsuka Owari ga Aru Keredo~" (Instrumental)		misono	AKIRASTAR

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Maialino!" (Music Video)

References

1. "マイアリーノ！／「...。」の続き　〜永遠なんてない．．．いつか終わりがあるけれど〜 / misono / ORICON STYLE (archive)". Oricon (archive). Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
2. "Misono Character Goods in Shibuya / Misono x MONO COMME CA". Tokyo Fashion on flickr. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
3. "2/15発売シングル MONO COMME CAオリジナル特典決定！(2/15 Single Release MONO COMME CA Original Design Decision!)". misono Official News (in Japanese). Retrieved June 8, 2017.
4. "Shinichi Hara Credits". All Music. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
5. "Maialino! / "..." no Tsuzuki -Eien nante nai...Itsuka Owari ga Arukeredo - misono/Me CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
6. "Maialino! / 「…。」no Tsuzuki - Eien nantenai... Itsuka Owari ga Arukeredo - (SINGLE+DVD)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
7. "Toshi-chan Discography". Discogs. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
8. "AKIRASTAR Discography". Discogs. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
9. "「...。」の続き ～永遠なんてない...いつか終わりがあるけれど～misono歌詞". Utamap. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
10. "misono / マイアリーノ！". avex Official on YouTube. Retrieved June 8, 2017.

External links

• misono Official Site