is the sixth single of the Japanese boy band

Arashi is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 199 ...

. The single was released in two editions. While both the regular edition and limited edition contains two songs and its instrumentals, the two have different covers and only the limited edition included cards and a poster. It was certified platinum by the

RIAJ The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include prom ...

for a shipment of 400,000 copies.

Content

"Jidai" was used as the theme song for the drama ''Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo 3'' starring Arashi member

Jun Matsumoto is a Japanese singer, actor, radio host, and model. He is a member of the boy band Arashi, and is Arashi's concert producer as well as production advisor for other groups. He is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portraya ...

in his first lead role. The single is also the last single to be released under the Pony Canyon label before the group moved to their private label

J Storm currently known as Storm Labels is a Japanese music and film company owned by Smile Up, formerly known as Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, after which it was nam ...

by the end of 2001. On September 19, 2001, "Jidai" was named ''Best Theme Song'' in the 30th Television Drama Academy Awards.

Track listing

All track arrangements done by Chokkaku

Charts

References

External links

Jidai product information

Jidai Oricon profile
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