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, ...
. 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 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
Jun or JUN may refer to:
People and anthroponymy
* Jun (given name), a common Japanese given name
* Jun (singer), a member of South Korean boy band U-KISS
* Tomáš Jun, Czech footballer
* A spelling of common Korean family name Jeon (Korean surn ...
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
is a Japanese music and film company owned by Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, after which it was named.
Aside from producing and releasing CDs and DVDs, the co ...
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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Arashi songs
2001 singles
Japanese television drama theme songs
2001 songs
Pony Canyon singles