Paprika (Foorin song)

"Paprika"
Single by Foorin
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedAugust 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) (Japanese)
January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22) (English)
Recorded2018
GenreJ-pop
Length3:28
LabelSony Japan
Songwriter(s)Kenshi Yonezu
Producer(s)Kenshi Yonezu
Music video
"Paprika 1" on YouTube
"Paprika 2" on YouTube
Yonezu version. (rearrangement) on YouTube
"English version by Team E" on YouTube

"Paprika" (パプリカ) is a song by the children choral group Foorin. NHK invited Kenshi Yonezu to produce it as a cheer song for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Background and release

This song was performed at the 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen with Okaasan to Issho, Inai Inai Baa!, Seiko Matsuda, King & Prince, Sexy Zone, AKB48, Nogizaka46, and Keyakizaka46.

The CD of Japanese version was released on August 15, 2018. The MV of English version by Foorin Team E was released through YouTube on December 1, 2019, while CD was released on January 22, 2020.[1] The MV of Kenshi version was released on August 9, 2019, and was available as a digital single on February 3, 2020.[2]

The choreographers are Tomohiko Tsujimoto and Koharu Sugawara.

Reception

The Japanese version debuted at No.18,[3] peaked at No.3 in January 2020 and charted in the Oricon singles chart for more than 100 weeks.[4] The song won the Grand Prix award at the 61st Japan Record Awards on December 30, 2019, becoming the first children's group to receive the award.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kenshi Yonezu, expect note

Japanese version – CD
No.TitleLength
1."Paprika" (パプリカ)3:28
2."Paprika" (instrumental)3:16
Japanese version – DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Paprika" (music video) 
2."Paprika" (teaching video) 
3."Paprika" (music video 2) 
English version
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Paprika"Nelson Babin-Coy3:28
2."Paprika" (instrumental) 3:16

Charts

Accolades

Year Award Category Result
2019 61st Japan Record Awards Grand Prix Won
2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan MTV Breakthrough Song Won

References

  1. ^ "paprica english".
  2. ^ "米津玄師、"パプリカ"のセルフカバーを2/3に配信リリース".
  3. ^ "2018-08-27 oricon".
  4. ^ a b "パプリカ | Foorin". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  5. ^ "Oricon paprika english".
  6. ^ "パプリカ / Foorin | CHART insight". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  7. ^ "billboard-japan 2019".
Preceded by Japan Record Award Grand Prix
2019 		Succeeded by