"Jin Jin Jingle Bell" (ジン ジン ジングルベル, Jin Jin Jinguru Beru) is a Christmas song and the 27th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka, the single was released by One Up Music on December 1, 1995. The song is a modified version of "Gin Gin Gin", which Moritaka wrote for a Suntory Ice Gin commercial. The first B-side is "Gin Gin Gingle Bell", which was used for the Suntory Ice Gin Christmas commercial that year. The second B-side is Moritaka's cover of "Ichigatsu Ichijitsu", a popular Japanese New Year's Day song.[1]
Chart performance
"Jin Jin Jingle Bell" peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 253,000 copies.[2][3] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4]
Other versions
Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on December 1, 2012.[5] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 3.[6] Moritaka uploaded different self-covers of the song annually until 2016.[7]
Japanese model and singer Nozomi Sasaki covered "Jin Jin Jingle Bell" as her second single on November 24, 2010. This version features rap lyrics by Pentaphonic. The single peaked at No. 29 on Oricon's singles chart.[9][10]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka and Pentaphonic; all music is composed by Moritaka and Masaru Iwabuchi; all music is arranged by Iwabuchi.
CD
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Jin Jin Jingle Bell feat. Pentaphonic" ((ジン ジン ジングルベル feat. Pentaphonic))
2.
"Jin Jin Jingle Bell feat. Pentaphonic 〜VIVID Neon*-CELEB PARTY REMIX〜" ((ジン ジン ジングルベル feat. Pentaphonic 〜VIVID Neon*-CELEB PARTY REMIX〜))
3.
"Jin Jin Jingle Bell feat. Pentaphonic (Girls' Karaoke)" ((ジン ジン ジングルベル feat. Pentaphonic ガールズカラオケ))
4.
"Jin Jin Jingle Bell feat. Pentaphonic (Men's Karaoke)" ((ジン ジン ジングルベル feat. Pentaphonic メンズカラオケ))
Japanese idol group Super Girls (performing as Twinkle Veil from Super Girls (トゥインクルヴェール from SUPER☆GiRLS)) covered "Jin Jin Jingle Bell" as their eighth single on December 4, 2013. The single peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 12,137 copies.[11][12]