Tengoku e Yōkoso

"Tengoku e Yōkoso"
A paper crane drawn in white, featuring a brain design instead of wings. It is baced with a turquoise and pink background.
"Tengoku e Yōkoso/Dopa-Mint!" digital EP cover.
Single by Tokyo Jihen
from the album Dai Hakken
ReleasedJuly 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)
Recorded2010
GenreJazz, alternative rock
Length3:00
LabelEMI Music Japan
Songwriter(s)
Tokyo Jihen singles chronology
"Nōdōteki Sanpunkan"
(2009)
"Tengoku e Yōkoso"
(2010)
"Dopa-Mint!"
(2010)

"Tengoku e Yōkoso" (天国へようこそ, "Welcome to Heaven"), also known by its English name "Where's Heaven",[1] is a single by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, led by musician Ringo Sheena. It was released on October 17, 2010, and served as the Joe Odagiri and Chiaki Kuriyama-starring drama Atami no Sōsakan's theme song.

Background and development

Ringo Sheena had written several songs for Japanese dramas before "Tengoku e Yōkoso". Her first was in 2005, when Tokyo Jihen's single "Shuraba" was used for the period drama Ōoku: Hana no Ran.[2] In 2008, Sheena wrote the song "Amagasa" for the Johnny & Associates band Tokio, which was used for the drama Yasuko to Kenji, starring Tokio member Masahiro Matsuoka.[3] In 2009, Sheena's solo single "Ariamaru Tomi" was used for the drama Smile, which starred Jun Matsumoto and Yui Aragaki.

Drama producer Ikuei Yokochi needed a song that would match the "strange atmosphere" of the drama, and thought of Tokyo Jihen when considering a band that could "project a unique atmosphere, where you're not sure if it's Japanese or Western music". Sheena, being a fan of screenwriter Satoshi Miki's works accepted the offer, and met with Miki to discuss the song. The drama's team requested a song "unlike today's chart toppers, but a jazz standard-like song that could be sung on forever."[4]

Writing and production

Three versions of the song exist. The original, added to the band's studio album Dai Hakken as a bonus track and dubbed the "For the Tube" edition, features English lyrics, while the studio "For the Disc" version is sung in Japanese. In 2011, a samba instrumental version dubbed the "Tokyo Bay Ver." was released as a digital download in 2001, as well as on the DVD CS Channel.[5][6]

Sheena wrote the song wrote especially for the drama, after reading Satoshi Miki's script during the Ultra C tour.[4][7] After noticing a notation on her copy that said "a samba melody plays from the radio" for a certain scene, Sheena was inspired to write the theme song so that it could also work as a samba melody.[6] It was recorded in June 2010 after the band finished their Ultra C tour.[8] The song uses instruments such as the glockenspiel and the vibraphone to create a "suspicious atmosphere".[9]

The song was rearranged for Dai Hakken, as it was an album where the band considered the album's arrangement more carefully. Hata was credited on Dai Hakken as an "afrogrammer" for the "For the Disc" version of the song, after introducing African-style primal beats. The band made use of non-standard items such as boxes and wooden planks for percussion.[8]

The Tokyo Bay Ver. was performed by a special unit called the Tokyo Samba Paradise Band (東京サンバパラダイスバンド, Tōkyō Sanba Paradaisu Bando), which featured Tokyo Jihen members, as well as flautist Hideyo Takakuwa and vibraphone performer Midori Takada. Drummer Toshiki Hata performed a variety of Latin instruments on the piece: the agogô, the tamborim, the shaker, the timbales and the surdo.[10]

Promotion and release

As the theme song for Atami no Sōsakan, the song was played during the ending sequences of each episode, and was utilised in promotional commercials and trailers for the drama. The band performed the song at Music Station on August 27, 2010.[11] Tokyo Jihen were featured in issues of Rockin' On Japan and Switch to promote the release, as well as the NHK program The Star airing an interview with Sheena.[12]

The song was first performed at the EMI Rocks festival on November 6, 2010. The "For the Disc" version of the song was performed in Tokyo Jihen's Discovery tour (2011), while the single version was during their farewell tour Bon Voyage (2012).[13][14] Sheena also performed a version during her Chotto Shita Reco-hatsu mini-tour as a solo artist in 2014.[15]

A music video for the "Tokyo Bay Ver." was created for the CS Channel DVD's credits, directed by Yuichi Kodama.[10]

Critical reception

CDJournal reviewers praised the song's "troubling atmosphere", noting that it fits well with the drama. They were especially impressed by both Sheena's vocals, and with the song's finale, when it develops into a "violent" band sound. For the Dai Hakken album version, they praised Sheena's songwriting abilities in making a "melody that moves in half-tones", as well as member Ukigumo's guitar techniques.[16]

Track listing

Digital EP[17]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Tengoku e Yōkoso"Ringo SheenaR. Sheena3:00
2."Dopa-mint!"R. SheenaIchiyo Izawa2:43
Total length:5:43

Chart rankings

Charts (2010) Peak
position
Japan RIAJ Digital Track Chart[18] 31

Release history

Region Date Format Distributing Label
Japan July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)[1][19] Ringtone, cellphone download EMI Music Japan
July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23)[17][20] PC download
September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)[5] Digital download ("Tokyo Bay Ver.")

References

  1. ^ a b "Where's Heaven / INCIDENTS TOKYO". Kronekodow. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  2. ^ 東京事変 オフィシャルインタビュー [Tokyo Jihen Official Interview] (in Japanese). Toshiba EMI. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  3. ^ 雨傘/あきれるくらい 僕らは願おう【通常盤】 (in Japanese). JBook. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  4. ^ a b 東京事変「時効警察」コンビの新作ドラマに主題歌提供 (in Japanese). Natalie. June 30, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "天国へようこそ (Tokyo Bay Ver.) - Single". iTunes (in Japanese). January 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  6. ^ a b 椎名林檎、気持ちいい3分間が大事!楽曲に懸ける思いを吐露!「熱海の捜査官」主題歌制作秘話 (in Japanese). Cinema Today. November 30, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  7. ^ 「空が鳴っている/女の子は誰でも」オフィシャル・インタビュー (in Japanese). Kronekodow. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  8. ^ a b 「大発見」オフィシャル・インタビュー [Discovery Official Interview] (in Japanese). Toshiba EMI. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  9. ^ 東京事変の新曲『天国へようこそ』、ドラマ主題歌&配信限定リリース決定! (in Japanese). Universal. June 30, 1010. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  10. ^ a b "CS Channel" (in Japanese). EMI Music Japan. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  11. ^ "主演者ラインップ" [Performer line-up]. TV Asashi. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  12. ^ 東京事変2010メディア露出情報 (in Japanese). Universal. July 29, 1010. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  13. ^ チャンネルガイド-東京事変オフィシャルブック- [Channel Guide: Tokyo Jihen Official Book] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kronekodow (published February 29, 2012). February 2012. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-4884182984.
  14. ^ 東京事変、“最期の生実演”を完全収録した映像作品6/13発売決定 [Tokyo Jihen, DVD footage of their final concert to be released on 6/13.] (in Japanese). Barks. 13 April 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  15. ^ "椎名林檎「逆輸入」レコ発で16周年感謝、宇多田カバーも" [Ringo Sheena 'Gyakuyunyu' release party on her 16th anniversary, an Utada cover too]. Natalie. May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  16. ^ 東京事変 / 大発見 (in Japanese). CDJournal. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Where's Heaven/DOPA-MINT - Single". iTunes (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  18. ^ "レコード協会調べ 2010年07月21日~2010年07月27日 <略称:レコ協チャート(「着うたフル(R)」)>" [Record Association Investigation: July 21, 2010 to July 27, 2010 (For Short: Recokyō Chart (Chaku-uta Full))]. RIAJ (in Japanese). July 30, 2010. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  19. ^ ドラマ主題の新曲『天国へようこそ』本日よりモバイル先行配信スタート! (in Japanese). Universal. July 21, 1010. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  20. ^ 天国へようこそ/ドーパミント!東京事変. Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2014.

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