Wahaha (song)

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"Wahaha"
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Regular Edition Cover
Single by Kanjani8
from the album Puzzle
Released March 12, 2008
Genre J-pop
Length18:56
Label Imperial Records
Kanjani8 singles chronology
"It's My Soul"
(2007)
"Wahaha"
(2008)
"Musekinin Hero"
(2008)

"It's My Soul"
(2007)
"Wahaha"
(2008)
"Musekinin Hero"
(2008)

"Wahaha"(ワッハッハー,Wahhahhā) is the eighth single released by the Japanese boyband Kanjani8. The single featured two versions, a limited and regular edition. The limited edition single came with a seven-page photobook.

Kanjani Eight is a six-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency, Johnny & Associates, and signed to Imperial Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern enka group", though after the year 2006, their sound and style has become a mix of pop and rock. Like the rest of the acts managed under Johnny & Associates, Kanjani Eight also perform in various other areas of the Japanese entertainment industry such as variety show hosting, television, movie, and stage acting, and radio talk show hosting. They sold 17 million copies in Japan.

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Because this single was the eighth one that they released, they played on the pronunciation of the number 8, hachi, with the pronunciation of the Japanese word for bee, also hachi, and used it for hidden gag in the CD's promotion and jacket art. Shota Yasuda dressed up like a bee and was featured in the promotional video and limited edition CD booklet.

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie-in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie-ins and merchandising can be used for toys or for food or other products. Although the origins of the music video date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they again came into prominence in the 1980s when the channel MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these kinds of videos were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip".

Track listing

Regular Edition

  1. " Wahaha "
  2. " Dare yori mo Suki dakara "
  3. " BJ "
  4. " Wahaha <Original Karaoke> "

Limited Edition

  1. " Wahaha "
  2. " Dare yori mo Suki dakara "
  3. " Wahaha <Original Karaoke> "

Charts

Week Oricon WeeklyPeak positionSales total
March 24, 2008March Week 41194,304 [1]
March 31, 2008March Week 5814,745 [2]
April 7, 2008April Week 1146,974 [3]

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