Tōmei Ningen (Pink Lady song)

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"Tōmei Ningen"

Single by Pink Lady

from the album Best Hits Album (1978)

Language

Japanese

English title

Invisible Person

B-side

"Super Monkey Son Goku"

Released

September 9, 1978

Genre

Length

7:20

Hisahiko Iida

Pink Lady singles chronology

"Monster"
(1978)

"Tōmei Ningen"
(1978)

"Chameleon Army"
(1978)

"Tōmei Ningen" (透明人間, lit. "Invisible Person") is Pink Lady's ninth single release, and their eighth number-one hit on the Oricon charts.^[1] The single sold 1,150,000 copies, and spent four weeks at number one.

According to Oricon, this was the sixth best selling single from 1978.^[2] A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, INNOVATION, released in December 2010.

The B-side was the theme song for the TBS puppet show Tobe! Son Goku (飛べ!孫悟空, lit. Fly! Son Goku).

Track listing (7" vinyl)

All lyrics are written by Yū Aku; all music is composed and arranged by Shunichi Tokura.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tōmei Ningen" ((透明人間, "Invisible Person"))	3:20
2.	"Super Monkey Son Goku" (Sūpā Monkī Son Gokū (スーパーモンキー孫悟空))	2:55

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	1

Cover versions

Trasparenza covered the song in their 2002 album Pink Lady Euro Tracks.^[3]
ManaKana recorded a cover version for the 2009 Pink Lady/Yū Aku tribute album Bad Friends. The cover song is also in their 2009 album Futari Uta 2.

References

^ "List of the number-one hit singles on the Japanese Oricon Chart". Retrieved 2008-10-13.
^ "Annual Oricon Charts 1977-1980" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-10-25.
^ "Twinstar produce Pink Lady Euro Tracks". Para Para Mania. Retrieved 2020-04-14.

External links

"Tōmei Ningen" at MusicBrainz
"Tōmei Ningen" at Discogs

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Studio albums	Pepper Keibu Hoshi kara Kita Futari Magical Music Tour Pink Lady We Are Sexy Suspense
Live albums	Challenge Concert Summer Fire '77 Bye Bye Carnival America! America! America! '78 Jumping Summer Carnival Live in Budoukan Sayonara Pink Lady
Cover albums	Innovation
Soundtracks	Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin
Compilations	Best Hits Album UFO/Southpaw Turning Point Pink Lady Pink Lady History Pink Lady Twin Best Pink Lady Best Selection Yū Aku Works Golden Best ~ Complete Single Collection
Singles	"Pepper Keibu" "S.O.S." "Carmen '77" "Nagisa no Sindbad" "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" "UFO" "Southpaw" "Monster" "Tōmei Ningen" "Chameleon Army" "Zipangu" "Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)" "Nami Nori Pirates" "Kiss in the Dark" "Monday Mona Lisa Club" "Do Your Best" "Ai Giri Giri" "Sekai Eiyushi" "Utakata" "Remember (Fame)" "Last Pretender" "Oh!" "Fushigi Love" "Pink Eyed Soul" "Terebi ga Kita Hi" "Meteor"
Videos	Concert Tour 2011 "Innovation"
Tribute albums	Bad Friends
Related articles	Discography Star Tanjō! Victor Entertainment Shunichi Tokura Yū Aku Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin Pink Lady and Jeff Pink Babies

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