''Gakuen Tengoku'' (学園天国, School Heaven) is the fifth

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by Japanese pop

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, released in March 1974. The single sold over 1.05 million copies.

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"Gakuen Tengoku" is the

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from their studio album ''Second Album''. It peaked at number two on the

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. The theme of the song is school life. The song is about students wanting to sit next to the prettiest girl in class during seating arrangement. In the beginning of the song, the shout "Are You Ready?!" was spoken by Akira Tamamoto, the fourth son of the Tamamoto siblings. The second shout "Hey Hey Hey..." was based on the Gary U.S. Bonds song ''

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''. In baseball, Konan High School & Akashi Commercial High School used the melody of the song as one of their cheering songs.

In popular culture

The first

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of this song was in 1988, Kyoko Koizumi covered the song in her studio album "Natsumero" and was made into a

in 1989. The single would reach at number three on the

. It was used as the ending theme for the 1989 Japanese drama series ''Aishiatteru Kai!''. In 2006, a cover by Wonder☆5 was used as the ending theme for the

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'' Twin Princess of Wonder Planet Gyu!''. A

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of the song was featured in the anime

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. In 2022, a cover by

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was used as the ending theme for episode six of ''

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'' season three. Around 27 seconds in the

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, the caption "ヤングの祭典" (Young Festival) can be seen on the

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which is a direct reference to the caption for the 3rd

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(Silver Canary Award category) held on May 16, 1974, at Hibiya Public Hall in which the group also performed and competed live.

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