is the 14th and final single by Japanese co-ed group

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. Released as a single on June 17, 2015, "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" is the fourth Japanese ending theme to the 2014 ''

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'' TV-series, succeeding " Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!", also by Dream5, and preceding " Space Dance!" by Kotori with Stitch Bird.

Background and release

"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" acts as a sequel to Dream5's 12th single, " Yo-kai Exercise No. 1", which was also used as an ending theme to the ''Yo-kai Watch'' TV-series. Due to "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1" being "a hit", multiple Dream5 members stated that they felt pressured to make "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" a good follow-up. The song was choreographed by Lucky Ikeda, who had previously choreographed multiple other songs for the ''Yo-kai Watch'' series, such as " Gera Gera Po" and " Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!". According to Dream5 member Kotori Shigemoto, Ikeda based the choreography on the song's lyrics. "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" was first shown at the Level-5 Vision event on April 7, 2015, where it was performed live by Dream5. The song later debuted in the ''Yo-kai Watch'' TV-series as the new ending theme in episode 68, aired May 8, 2015. On the same day, a short version of the song was uploaded to

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. The song was released as a CD and DVD later on June 17, under the FRAME label. In December 2015, "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" appeared as one of the 10 songs in '' Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version''.

Chart performance

"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" made nine appearances on the weekly

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, where it peaked at number 4. The song debuted on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 chart at number 47 for the week of July 4, 2015, before dropping to number 100 and leaving the chart in the following two weeks. "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" also appeared on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot Animation chart, where it peaked at number 7.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD and DVD release of "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2". * Takashi Takagi – producer *

– vocals * Lucky Ikeda – music video producer, choreography * Kenichiro Kimura – coordination

Track listing

Charts

References

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