is the fifth single released by the
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boyband
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Kanjani Eight
is a five-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency Johnny & Associates and signed to Infinity Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's mode ...
. The single was released with 8 different versions, 7 of them focusing on one specific member and the 8th single being the regular edition. Each of the limited edition singles contained a phone strap in the image color of the band member.
The release of "Kan Fu Fighting" was the first #1 spot the group obtained since the release of their first single, "
Naniwa Iroha Bushi". The song was so popular that it remained the #1 most request song on the
Kansai
The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolitan ...
area ABC Radio's ''ABC Music Paradise'' for 22 days straight, breaking the record previously set by
KinKi Kids
is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. KinKi Kids was formed in 1993 and officially debuted on July 21, 1997. With more than 30 million physical copies sold, they are one ...
back in 1997 with their debut song, "
Garasu no Shounen". By the 2007 half year, Kan Fu Fighting a sold an overwhelming 397,734 copies.
Track listing
Regular edition
# Kanfuu FIGHTING (関風ファイティング)
# PROPELLER (プロ∞ペラ)
# SAMURAI BLUES (サムライブルース)
# Mirai no Mukou e (未来の向こうへ)
Limited edition
# Kanfuu FIGHTING (関風ファイティング)
# PROPELLER (プロ∞ペラ)"
# Kanfuu FIGHTING (Karaoke) (関風ファイティング (カラオケ))
References
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2006 singles
Kanjani Eight songs
Oricon Weekly number-one singles
2006 songs