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Jin Jin Jingle Bell

is a Christmas song and the 27th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka, the single was released by One Up Music on December 1, 1995. The song is a modified version of "Gin Gin Gin", which Moritaka wrote for a Suntory Ice Gin commercial. The first B-side is "Gin Gin Gingle Bell", which was used for the Suntory Ice Gin Christmas commercial that year. The second B-side is Moritaka's cover of "Ichigatsu Ichijitsu", a popular Japanese New Year's Day song.

Chart performance

"Jin Jin Jingle Bell" peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 253,000 copies. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on December 1, 2012. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 3. Moritaka uploaded different self-covers of the song annually until 2016.

The song was remixed by tofubeats in the 2014 collaboration album Chisato Moritaka with tofubeats: Moritaka Tofu.

Track listing

All songs are written by Chisato Moritaka, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi.

Personnel

  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums
  • Yasuaki Maejima – piano, Fender Rhodes
  • Masafumi Yokoyama – bass
  • Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, keyboard, programming
  • Yukio Seto – guitar

Chart positions

Certification

Nozomi Sasaki version

Japanese model and singer Nozomi Sasaki covered "Jin Jin Jingle Bell" as her second single on November 24, 2010. This version features rap lyrics by Pentaphonic. The single peaked at No. 29 on Oricon's singles chart.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka and Pentaphonic; all music is composed by Moritaka and Masaru Iwabuchi; all music is arranged by Iwabuchi.

CD
DVD
  • "Jin Jin Jingle Bell" (Music video)

Chart positions

Super Girls version

Japanese idol group Super Girls (performing as ) covered "Jin Jin Jingle Bell" as their eighth single on December 4, 2013. The single peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 12,137 copies.

Track listing

CD + DVD
CD Single
CD Single [Event Venue / mu-mo Shop Limited Edition]

Chart positions

Other cover versions

  • Runa Miyoshida covered the song on her 2021 Christmas EP Flowers of Love: X'mas Ska.

References

External links

Chisato Moritaka

Nozomi Sasaki