is a song by Chara, released as the first single from her 1997 album ''

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''. The song was used in a

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commercial for their 'Tessera J' range. The B-side of this single, ''Junior Sweet'', was also used in these commercials. The song debuted at #10 on Oricon charts. Four weeks later, it reached its peak of #7. It stayed on the charts for 16 weeks, eventually selling approximately 520,000 copies. When the ''

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heavily sampled ''Yasashii Kimochi'' in their single ''Re:Yasashii Kimochi'' The new lyrics written by Halcali and their producer Pal@pop, act as an 'answer song' to the original lyrics.

Music video

The music video was shot by directorial pair Blaine & Justin. It centres around three differently dressed Charas. One is a white haired 'mannequin' who bangs a drum, one is a regularly dressed one who rides a merry-go-round, and the other is a dark-haired official who operates the ride. The video ends with the white haired Chara lit in blue with green antlers behind her. As of August 24, 2019 the music video for ''Yasashii Kimochi'' has been viewed more than 3,400,000 times on popular video-sharing website

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Track listing

Single

Chart rankings

Oricon Charts (Japan)

Cover versions

(2009, single '' Re:Yasashii Kimochi'') (heavily sampled) *

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(2019, '' Teasing Master Takagi-san 2'' ending theme)

References

{{Chara Chara (singer) songs 1997 singles Songs in Japanese 1997 songs Song recordings produced by Zentaro Watanabe