Kimi wa 1000%

"Kimi wa 1000%" (Japanese: 君は1000%, English: "You are 1000%") is a song recorded by the Japanese city pop and soft rock band, 1986 Omega Tribe, released on May 1, 1986 by VAP. It is the song most commonly identified with Omega Tribe when Carlos Toshiki was the lead vocalist. The song peaked at #6 on the Oricon charts.[2]

Not to be confused with Kimi wa 100%.
"Kimi wa 1000%"
Single by 1986 Omega Tribe
from the album Navigator
LanguageJapanese
English titleKimi wa 1000% ("You are 1000%")
B-side"Your Generation"
ReleasedMay 1, 1986 (1986-05-01)
February 21, 1988 (1988-02-21) (CD single)
Format7-inch vinyl
GenreCity pop[1]
LabelVAP
Lyricist(s)Masako Arikawa
Producer(s)Koichi Fujita
1986 Omega Tribe singles chronology
"Kimi wa 1000%"
(1986)		 "Super Chance"
(1986)

Background

After passing an audition for the band, Carlos Toshiki, a Japanese Brazilian singer, was invited by producer Koichi Fujita to go to Hawaii, saying, "I want to go to Hawaii together because I want to know more about Carlos." After spending some time with Fujita in Hawaii, Fujita asked if there were any similar pronunciations in Portuguese and Japanese. Carlos replied that in Japanese, "1000" was pronounced "sen" (千) and in Portuguese, "100" was pronounced "cem." Fujita found it interesting, and contacted Masako Arikawa, asking if she could write a song based on the similar pronunciations and with the title "Kimi wa 1000%."

Soundtrack appearances
  • The song was used as the opening for the NTV drama, "Shin Netchū Jidai Sengen," starring Ikue Sakakibara.
  • The song was included in the album Navigator on July 23, 1986, but was with a different mix between the two.
  • In 2000, Toshiki appeared on television for the first time in 12 years in the show "Anohitohaima!?" He sang both "Kimi wa 1000%" and "Aquamarine no Mama de Ite"
  • In 2010, Toshiki appeared on the Fuji TV program "Tsuiseki! Ano Nyūsu no Tsudzuki" and performed the song again, after an interval of 10 years.
  • At the reunion concert of Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe held in February 2004, the beginning of the song was played before playing "Asphalt Lady".
  • The song was remixed by future funk artist Night Tempo in 2019.

Cover versions
  • In 2006, Yuko Ando covered the song in her album, The Still Steel Down.
  • In 2007, Nishikawa Shigerushin covered the song in the album 80'S HIT PARADE VOL.1.
  • In 2017, Kaoru Minato covered the song in the album, Netchū Jidai Ore de ī no Kai – Minatokaworu, Utai Sugiru – de Kabā Shite iru Sengen.
  • In 2019, the group EnGene covered the song.

Charts

References
  1. "1986 Omega Tribe – 君は1000%". Discogs.
  2. "Hits of the World". Billboard. July 5, 1986. p. 69. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. "Hits of the World". Billboard. July 12, 1986. p. 66. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  4. "Hits of the World". Billboard. May 31, 1986. p. 66. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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