Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8: Character Special 2
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Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8: Character Special 2 (ドラゴンボールZ ヒット曲集8~キャラクターズ・スペシャル2/Doragon Bōru Zetto Hitto Kyokushū Etto~Kyarakutāzu Supesharu Tzu) is the eighth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime
Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records
on September 21, 1991, in Japan
only. This album is a follow-up to Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 4: Character Special
released in 1990 and is made up of character songs from the Dragon Ball Z cast.
"The Hustle
". "Ichido wa Kekkon Shitai Mambo" features Kuririn
singing cheerfully about how much he desires to get married. "Vegeta-sama no Oryori Jigoku!!" marks the only character song by Vegeta
. Here, he sings about cooking a special Okonomiyaki
while giving "battle commands" to his ingredients who sing backup. "Share 'reba Inochi no Izumi Waku-Waku!! 2" is the follow-up to "Share 'reba Inochi no Izumi Waku-Waku!!" which is both performed by the northern Kaio-sama. Once again he continues to tell jokes that he only finds funny. By the end of the song he has succumbed to a fit of laughter. "Kuchibue no Kimochi Piccolo-Hen" is a follow-up to "Kuchibue no Kimochi", Gohan's
whistling tune from movie four which was made into a character song for Gohan in Hit 6. This version is done from Piccolo's point of view. As astabished in movie four, Piccolo is sensitive to the sound whistling due to his adept hearing. As a result, for most of the song he complains and begs for the whistler to stop until he gives up and rockets away. Prompting the culprit to reveal them self and laugh at Piccolo. "I•ke•na•i Oo-La-La Magic" features Chi-Chi forcing Gohan to take part in a mother-son karaoke duet as his and Goku's adventures has made Chi-Chi feel left out. Her plan is to compete in the local karaoke circuit with Gohan.
Despite its focus being on character songs, the album also features an image song by "Pochi featuring Apple Pie" called "Omoide no Tenkaichi Budokai". Which recalls the previous budokais in which Goku participated. Also included, the insert song from episode 75 appropriately titled "Takkaraputo Popporunga Pupiritto Paro", which is Porunga's summoning theme.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
on September 21, 1991, in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
only. This album is a follow-up to Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 4: Character Special
Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 4: Character Special
Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection IV: Character Special is the fourth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on October 1, 1990 in Japan only...
released in 1990 and is made up of character songs from the Dragon Ball Z cast.
Album Information
The album initially picks up where the other character special leaves off. Each song in a way, tells their own unique story. "Capsule Corp." or "Capsule Corporation" is simply Bulma making random comments about whatever she's doing, set to a composition eerily similar to Van McCoy'sVan McCoy
Van Allen Clinton McCoy was an accomplished musician, music producer, arranger, songwriter, and orchestra conductor. He is known best for his 1975 internationally successful song "The Hustle", which is still played in dance halls and on radio to this day more than thirty years since his death...
"The Hustle
The Hustle (song)
"The Hustle" is a famous disco song by songwriter/arranger Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. It scored #1 on the "Billboard Hot 100" and the "Hot Soul Singles" charts during the summer of 1975. It also peaked at #9 on the Australian Singles Chart and #3 in the UK...
". "Ichido wa Kekkon Shitai Mambo" features Kuririn
Kuririn
is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga, authored by Akira Toriyama, and later adapted to anime.Krillin is introduced in Dragon Ball as a rival of the main character, Son Goku. Later in the series, he can also be seen having a close relationship with Goku, as well as his child, Son Gohan...
singing cheerfully about how much he desires to get married. "Vegeta-sama no Oryori Jigoku!!" marks the only character song by Vegeta
Vegeta
is a fictional character and antihero in the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama. Vegeta first appeared in the manga chapter #204 first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on December 19, 1988, and in episode 5 of its anime adaptation Dragon Ball Z...
. Here, he sings about cooking a special Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki
is a Japanese dish containing a variety of ingredients. The name is derived from the word okonomi, meaning "what you like" or "what you want", and yaki meaning "grilled" or "cooked" . Okonomiyaki is mainly associated with Kansai or Hiroshima areas of Japan, but is widely available throughout the...
while giving "battle commands" to his ingredients who sing backup. "Share 'reba Inochi no Izumi Waku-Waku!! 2" is the follow-up to "Share 'reba Inochi no Izumi Waku-Waku!!" which is both performed by the northern Kaio-sama. Once again he continues to tell jokes that he only finds funny. By the end of the song he has succumbed to a fit of laughter. "Kuchibue no Kimochi Piccolo-Hen" is a follow-up to "Kuchibue no Kimochi", Gohan's
Son Gohan
is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball universe created by Akira Toriyama as a protagonist for the media franchise, which consists of a series of manga, anime, soundtracks, movies, television specials, video games, and other collectibles...
whistling tune from movie four which was made into a character song for Gohan in Hit 6. This version is done from Piccolo's point of view. As astabished in movie four, Piccolo is sensitive to the sound whistling due to his adept hearing. As a result, for most of the song he complains and begs for the whistler to stop until he gives up and rockets away. Prompting the culprit to reveal them self and laugh at Piccolo. "I•ke•na•i Oo-La-La Magic" features Chi-Chi forcing Gohan to take part in a mother-son karaoke duet as his and Goku's adventures has made Chi-Chi feel left out. Her plan is to compete in the local karaoke circuit with Gohan.
Despite its focus being on character songs, the album also features an image song by "Pochi featuring Apple Pie" called "Omoide no Tenkaichi Budokai". Which recalls the previous budokais in which Goku participated. Also included, the insert song from episode 75 appropriately titled "Takkaraputo Popporunga Pupiritto Paro", which is Porunga's summoning theme.
Track listing
- Cha-La Head-Cha-LaCHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LAis the first opening theme song of the anime series Dragon Ball Z and is the fifteenth single by J-pop artist Hironobu Kageyama. It was released on vinyl, cassette, and mini CD on May 1, 1989 in Japan only. It is coupled with the first Dragon Ball Z closing theme "Detekoi Tobikiri Zenkai Power!"...
- Capsule Corp.
Capsule Corporation - 一度は結婚したいマンボ
Ichido wa Kekkon Shitai Manbo/The I-Want-to-Get-Married-For-Once Mambo - ベジータVegetais a fictional character and antihero in the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama. Vegeta first appeared in the manga chapter #204 first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on December 19, 1988, and in episode 5 of its anime adaptation Dragon Ball Z...
様のお料理地獄ー「お好み焼き」の巻ー
Bejīta-sama no Oryōri Jigoku!!~"Okonomiyaki" no Kan~/Lord Vegeta's Cooking Hell!!: The "Okonomiyaki" Recipe - 想い出の天下一武道会
Omoide no Tenkaichi Budōkai/Memories of the Tenkaichi Budokai - シャレれば命の泉わくわく!!2
Share 'reba Inochi no Izumi Waku-Waku!! Tzu/If I Tell a Joke, It's an Exciting Fountain of Life!! 2 - 口笛の気持ち・ピッコロPiccolo (Dragon Ball)is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball manga, authored by Akira Toriyama. Piccolo was first introduced as the reincarnation of the evil Piccolo Daimao in chapter #167 first published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on April 4, 1988, making him a demon and archrival of the primary...
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Kuchibue no Kimochi • Pikkoro Hen/The Feeling of Whistling Piccolo Edit - イ・ケ・ナ・イうららマジック
I•ke•na•i Urara Majikku/The Wrong Kind of Ooh-La-La Magic - タッカラプトポッポルンガプピリットパロ
Takkaraputo Popporunga Pupiritto Paro - でてこいとびきりZENKAIパワー!
Detekoi Tobikiri Zenkai Pawā!/Come Out, Incredible Zenkai Power!
Song Credits
- Hironobu KageyamaHironobu Kageyamais a Japanese musical artist prominent in the soundtracks for anime, video game, and tokusatsu productions. He is sometimes called Kami by his fans. Kageyama got his big break at age 16, as lead singer of the pop group Lazy. By the early '80s, the band split and Kageyama went solo...
- Hiromi Tsuru as Bulma
- Mayumi TanakaMayumi Tanakais a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo currently affiliated with Aoni Production.She is best known for the roles of Ryuunosuke Fujinami in Urusei Yatsura, Pazu in Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece, Krillin, Yajirobe and Uranai Baba in Dragon Ball...
as KuririnKuririnis a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga, authored by Akira Toriyama, and later adapted to anime.Krillin is introduced in Dragon Ball as a rival of the main character, Son Goku. Later in the series, he can also be seen having a close relationship with Goku, as well as his child, Son Gohan... - Ryo Horikawa as Vegeta
- Pochi featuring Apple Pie
- Joji YanamiJoji Yanamiis a Japanese voice actor currently represented by Aoni Production.- Television :* Ookami Shōnen Ken , Boss* Hustle Punch , Professor Garigari/Garigari Hagase* Osomatsu-kun , Tou-san...
as Kaio-sama - Toshio Furukawa as Piccolo
- Masako NozawaMasako Nozawais a Japanese voice actress and actress affiliated with Office Nozawa. Her pet name is Mako. Her husband, Masa'aki Tsukada is also a voice actor....
as Son GohanSon Gohanis a fictional character from the Dragon Ball universe created by Akira Toriyama as a protagonist for the media franchise, which consists of a series of manga, anime, soundtracks, movies, television specials, video games, and other collectibles...
& Naoko Watanabe as Chi-Chi - Heavy Duty
- Manna
Charts
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| Japanese Albums Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
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