is the fifth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Kazuya Senke and Yà «suke Hoguchi, the single was released on September 1, 1973. It was the first single to feature Ran Ità  as the main vocalist.
The song peaked at No. 9 on Oricon's singles chart and spent 19 weeks in that chart. It sold over 260,000 copies, making it the trio's first top-10 hit. The group made their KÃ Âhaku Uta Gassen debut with this song, at the 26th event.
All lyrics are written by Kazuya Senke; all music is written and arranged by Yà «suke Hoguchi.
The duo , made up of child actresses Kanon Tani and Seiran Kobayashi, covered the song in August 2012. It peaked at No. 62 on Oricon's singled chart.
Japanese idol group Super Girls (credited as ) released their version of "Toshishita no Otokonoko" on December 4, 2013. The single peaked at No. 11 on Oricon's singles chart.