Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma

"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma"
"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma"
	Subculture Edition's cover
Single by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
from the album Chunin
B-side	"Sakura-go-round" (Limited Edition A); "Lon de Don" (Limited Edition B); "Another Day" (Subculture Edition);
Released	June 5, 2013 (Japan)
Genre	J-pop, pop
Label	Defstar Records
Songwriter(s)	Tatsuki Yanagi, Masanori Takumi
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku singles chronology
Music videos
	"Te o Tsunagō" (VEVO) on YouTube
	"Te o Tsunagō" (SMEJ) on YouTube
	"Kindan no Karma" (SMEJ) on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone Japan	^[1]
Billboard Japan	Positive^[2]

"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" (手をつなごう/禁断のカルマ, Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karuma; "Let's Hold Hands / Forbidden Karma") is the 4th major single by the Japanese girl idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. It was released in Japan on June 5, 2013 by Defstar Records.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Release details

"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" is a double A-side single. The single was released in three versions: Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and Subculture Edition (Regular Edition).^[3]^[4] "Te o Tsunagō" is the Japanese ending theme song for Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2: Decolora Adventure,^[6]^[7] which aired from April 25 to October 3, 2013, while "Sakura-go-round" is the ending theme song for Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2: Episode N, which aired from January 17 to April 18, 2013.

Members

Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku: Mizuki, Rika Mayama, Natsu Anno, Ayaka Yasumoto, Aika Hirota, Mirei Hoshina, Hirono Suzuki, Rina Matsuno, Hinata Kashiwagi.

Track listing

Limited Pokémon Edition (Limited A Edition)

No.	Title	Credits
1.	"Te o Tsunagō" (手をつなごう "Let's Join Hands")	Lyrics: Tatsuki Yanagi; Music, arrangement: Masanori Takumi
2.	"Kindan no Karma" (禁断のカルマ "Forbidden Karma")	Lyrics, music, arrangement: Katsuhiko Sugiyama
3.	"Sakura-Gō-Raundo" (サクラ・ゴーラウンド "Sakura-Go-Round")	Lyrics: Akihito Toda; Music, arrangement: Hirokazu Tanaka
4.	"Te o Tsunagō (Instrumental)" (手をつなごう（Less Vocal）)
5.	"Kindan no Karma (Instrumental)" (禁断のカルマ（Less Vocal）)
6.	"Sakura-gō-raundo (Instrumental)" (サクラ・ゴーラウンド（Less Vocal）)

Limited Karma Edition (Limited B Edition)

No.	Title	Credits
1.	"Te o Tsunagō" (手をつなごう)
2.	"Kindan no Karma" (禁断のカルマ)
3.	"Lon de Don"	Lyrics, music, arrangement: Takeshi Isozaki
4.	"Te o Tsunagō (Instrumental)" (手をつなごう（Less Vocal）)
5.	"Kindan no Karma (Instrumental)" (禁断のカルマ（Less Vocal）)
6.	"Lon de Don (Instrumental)" (Lon de Don（Less Vocal）)

Subculture Edition (Regular Edition)

No.	Title	Credits
1.	"Te o Tsunagō" (手をつなごう)
2.	"Kindan no Karma" (禁断のカルマ)
3.	"Another Day"	Lyrics: Fumi; Music: Hayashi, Fumi; Arrangement: Hayashi Hiroyuki
4.	"Te o Tsunagō (Instrumental)" (手をつなごう（Less Vocal）)
5.	"Kindan no Karma (Instrumental)" (禁断のカルマ（Less Vocal）)
6.	"Another Day (Instrumental)" (Another Day（Less Vocal）)

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Oricon Daily Singles Chart	2
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	5

References

^ "Rolling Stone Japan Edition review". Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
^ 平賀哲雄 (2013). "私立恵比寿中学「手をつなごう／禁断のカルマ」 - HotShotDiscs
私立恵比寿中学ヒットの匂いがプンプンする両A面シングル". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "エビ中最新シングル、サブカル盤にはPOLYSICS提供曲も". Natalie (in Japanese). March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "私立恵比寿中学ファンの前で4thシングル発売＆ツアーを発表!". Bigglobe Ongaku Geinō News (in Japanese). March 4, 2013. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
^ "私立恵比寿中学、4thシングル発売決定!". CDJournal (in Japanese). March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
^ "テレビ東京・あにてれポケットモンスターベストウイッシュシーズン2 デコロラアドベンチャー". ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュシーズン2 デコロラアドベンチャー. TV Tokyo. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
^ "手をつなごうの歌詞 | 私立恵比寿中学". Oricon News. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

External links

Double A-side single "Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" - Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku official site
Reviews
- Review: Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku "Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" Archived October 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine - Rolling Stone Japan
Music videos on YouTube (not available outside Japan)
- Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku "Te o Tsunagō" on YouTube
- Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku "Kindan no Karma" on YouTube

[1] "Rolling Stone Japan Edition review". Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[2] 平賀哲雄 (2013). "私立恵比寿中学「手をつなごう／禁断のカルマ」 - HotShotDiscs
私立恵比寿中学ヒットの匂いがプンプンする両A面シングル". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.

[natalie20130304-3] "エビ中最新シングル、サブカル盤にはPOLYSICS提供曲も". Natalie (in Japanese). March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.

[bigglobe20130304-4] "私立恵比寿中学ファンの前で4thシングル発売＆ツアーを発表!". Bigglobe Ongaku Geinō News (in Japanese). March 4, 2013. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.

[5] "私立恵比寿中学、4thシングル発売決定!". CDJournal (in Japanese). March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.

[6] "テレビ東京・あにてれポケットモンスターベストウイッシュシーズン2 デコロラアドベンチャー". ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュシーズン2 デコロラアドベンチャー. TV Tokyo. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

[7] "手をつなごうの歌詞 | 私立恵比寿中学". Oricon News. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

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