, also known by its English title "The Assassin's Assassin," is a single by Japanese jazz band Soil & "Pimp" Sessions, featuring singer and songwriter Ringo Sheena. It was released on June 12, 2013, digitally and on June 26 as a single, two months after Soil & "Pimp" Sessions' single "Jazzy Conversation," and one month after Sheena's single "

Irohanihoheto/Kodoku no Akatsuki , also known by its French title "Les Couleurs Chantent" ("The Colors Sing"), is a song by Japanese musician Ringo Sheena. It was initially released digitally on April 30, 2013, and on May 27 released as one of the A-sides of her 14th single, al ...

Background and development

Ringo Sheena had taken an interest in the band in the early 2000s, attending live concerts of theirs before their debut in 2003. They had collaborated several times in the past, the first time on the digital single " Karisome Otome (Death Jazz Version)" in 2006. They collaborated again in 2009 on Sheena's song "Mayakashi Yasaotoko" from the album '' Sanmon Gossip'', and the Soil & "Pimp" Sessions song "My Foolish Heart" on their album ''6''. "Koroshiya Kiki Ippatsu" was a single released to commemorate Soil & "Pimp" Sessions' 10th anniversary. It was the second collaboration single released by Soil & "Pimp" Sessions in 2013, after "Jazzy Conversation" with Rhymester. These were compiled on the album ''Circles'', an album featuring Soil & "Pimp" Sessions collaborating with different vocalists. Similarly, at the end of 2013, Ringo Sheena released the album ''

Ukina , also known by its English name ''Talk of the Town'', is a compilation album by Japanese musician Ringo Sheena. It was released on her 15th anniversary on November 13, 2013, by Universal Music Japan sublabel EMI Records Japan, alongside a live re ...

'', an album that compiled collaborations she had undertaken between 1998 and 2013.

Writing and production

The song features an arrangement by conductor Neko Saito, who has collaborated with Sheena on many occasions. This was rare for Soil & "Pimp" Sessions, as they generally did not collaborate with outside arrangers for their music. As such, the song features many instruments that are not present in other Soil & "Pimp" Sessions songs: a string section, the timpani, and the harp. A bonus track on ''Circles'', "Koroshiya Kiki Ippatsu (Death Jazz Ver.)," features an arrangement by Soil & "Pimp" Sessions.

Promotion and release

On September 27, 2013, Soil & "Pimp" Sessions held a live at Billboard Live in Tokyo. Sheena made a guest appearance, performing "Koroshiya Kiki Ippatsu" and her previous collaborations with the band, "My Foolish Heart" and "Karisome Otome." The single's B-side "Pimp Panther" was also performed by the band. During Sheena's ''Tōtaikai'' concerts in November 2013, she performed "Koroshiya Kiki Ippatsu" with her concert band.

Music video

The

Yuichi Kodama Yuichi Kodama (児玉裕一 ''Kodama Yuichi''） is a Japanese video director. He has mainly directed music videos and ads. He often produces music videos and ads that are strongly connected or "tied-up" to each other, such as Perfume's "Secret Secr ...

-directed music video was released on June 1, 2013. It features the members of Soil & "Pimp" Sessions as assassins on a luxury liner, and Sheena as a woman manipulating them. The video was nominated at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Japan for the Best Collaboration video.

Track listing

Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from Sheena's official website. Soil & "Pimp" Sessions *Goldman Akita – contrabass *Jōsei – piano, keyboards *Midorin – drums *Motoharu – saxophone *Shachō – agitator, songwriting (track 3) *Tabu Zombie – trumpet, songwriting (track 1, 2) Other musicians *Tomoyuki Asakawa – harp (track 1) *Great Eida – concert master (track 1) *Midori Eida – violin (track 1) *Takashi Hamano – violin (track 1) *Ayano Kasahara – cello (track 1) *Eriko Kawano – viola (track 1) *Ayumu Koshikawa – violin (track 1) *Nobuhiko Maeda – cello (track 1) *Yoshihiko Maeda – cello (track 1) *Yukinori Murata – violin (track 1) *Tatsuo Ogura – violin (track 1) * Neko Saito – conductor (track 1) *Ringo Sheena – vocals, songwriting (track 1) * Midori Takada – timpani (track 1) *Mayu Takashima – viola (track 1) *Kōjirō Takizawa – violin (track 1) *Chizuko Tsunoda – violin (track 1) *Daisuke Yamamoto – violin (track 1) *Haruko Yano – violin (track 1)

Charts and sales

Sales and certifications

Release history

References

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