is a Japanese song released on March 3, 1999. The song caused a

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in Japan. On the Japanese

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weekly single charts, it debuted at the number-one position with the sales of over one million copies. It was considered that the song might surpass the record of " Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun". However, it spent at the top position for only three consecutive weeks. In fact, this song proved that "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" had been extraordinary. According to the Oricon, it sold over 2.91 million copies, becoming the third best-selling single in Japan at that time. However,

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's "

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" surpassed the record in 2005.

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1999 singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles 1999 songs Pony Canyon singles Japanese children's songs {{1990s-Japan-single-stub

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