Roppongi Junjōha

"Roppongi Junjōha" (六本木純情派, lit. "Roppongi Pure-Heart Clique") is the tenth single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Masao Urino and Akihiro Yoshimi, the single was released on October 29, 1986 by Victor Entertainment.[1]

"Roppongi Junjōha"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album Non-Stopper: "The Beat Special"
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Romantic Odyssey"
ReleasedOctober 29, 1986 (1986-10-29)
Recorded1986
Genre
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Dance Beat wa Yoake Made"
(1986)		 "Roppongi Junjōha"
(1986)		 "Wangan Taiyō Zoku"
(1987)
Music video
"Roppongi Junjōha" on YouTube

Background and release

"Roppongi Junjōha" peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's singles chart, making it Oginome's highest-charting single until "Sayonara no Kajitsu-tachi" hit No. 1 in 1987. It also sold over 600,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ. The song earned Oginome the Gold Award at the 29th Japan Record Awards, the Best Hit Song Award at the 1987 FNS Music Festival, and the Wired Music Award at the 20th Japan Cable Awards. Oginome performed the song on the 38th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1986, making her second appearance on NHK's New Year's Eve special. In addition to Oginome's achievements for the song, songwriter Akihiro Yoshimi won the Outstanding Composer Award for this song at the 20th Japan Composition Awards.[2]

The B-side, "Romantic Odyssey", was used as the theme song of the Famicom game Ginga Denshō (銀河伝承, Galaxy Odyssey).

Oginome re-recorded the song in her 2014 cover album Dear Pop Singer.[3]

Track listing
1986 single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Roppongi Junjōha" ((六本木純情派, "Roppongi Pure-Heart Clique"))Masao UrinoAkihiro YoshimiHiroshi Shinkawa 
2."Romantic Odyssey" (Romantikku Odessei (ロマンティック・オデッセイ))Hiromi MoriGinji ItōItō 
2013 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
3."Roppongi Junjōha (Original Karaoke)" (Roppongi Junjōha (Orijinaru Karaoke) (六本木純情派 (オリジナル・カラオケ))) 
4."Romantic Odyssey (Original Karaoke)" (Romantikku Odessei (Orijinaru Karaoke) (ロマンティック・オデッセイ (オリジナル・カラオケ))) 

Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1986) Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 3
The Best Ten 2
Uta no Top Ten 2
Year-end charts
Chart (1987) Peak

position

Oricon Year-End Chart[4] 36
The Best Ten Year-End Chart 54

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[2] Platinum 600,000

References
  1. "荻野目洋子 / 六本木純情派". Stereo Records. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. "妊娠４カ月 荻野目洋子が入籍". Sponichi Annex. October 20, 2001. Archived from the original on April 4, 2003. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. "荻野目洋子：ニューアルバムリリース記念：ミニライブ&ジャケットサイン会　開催決定！". Rising Production. August 8, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  4. 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.
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