Dango 3 Kyodai

"Dango 3 Kyodai" (だんご3兄弟, Dango San Kyōdai, lit. "Dango Three Brothers") is a Japanese song released on March 3, 1999. The song caused a social phenomenon in Japan.^[1] On the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts, it debuted at the number-one position with the sales of over one million copies.^[2] It was considered that the song might surpass the record of "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun".^[3] However, it spent at the top position for only three consecutive weeks. In fact, this song proved that "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" had been extraordinary.^[4] According to the Oricon, it sold over 2.91 million copies, becoming the third best-selling single in Japan at that time.^[5] However, Southern All Stars's "Tsunami" surpassed the record in 2005.^[6]

See also

• List of best-selling singles in Japan

References

1. ↑ "Tokyo says 'Bravo!' to tango explosion". The Japan Times. 1999-03-20. Retrieved 2008-10-28. 
2. ↑ "Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the third week of March 1999" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
3. ↑ 爆発「だんご3兄弟」が日本経済救う？ (in Japanese). Nikkei Business Publications. 1999-03-09. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
4. ↑ ギネス認定記念で復活！「およげ！たいやきくん」ＣＤで再発売 (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 2008-02-20. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
5. ↑ "SMAP「世界に一つだけの花」、 シングル売上歴代9位に！！" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
6. ↑ サザン、史上最多！44作ランクイン!! (in Japanese). Oricon. 2005-06-28. Archived from the original on 2005-07-03. Retrieved 2008-12-05.