Hohoemi Gaeshi

1978 single by Candies

"Hohoemi Gaeshi"

Single by Candies

from the album Candies Final Carnival Plus One

Language

Japanese

English title

Smiling Back

B-side

"Curtain Call"

Released

February 25, 1978 (1978-02-25)

Recorded

1977

Genre

kayōkyoku
teen pop

Length

4:33

Label

CBS Sony

Composer(s)

Yūsuke Hoguchi

Lyricist(s)

Yoko Aki

Producer(s)

Sumio Matsuzaki
Masatoshi Sakai

Candies singles chronology

"Wana"
(1977)

"Hohoemi Gaeshi"
(1978)

"Tsubasa"
(1978)

"Hohoemi Gaeshi" (微笑がえし, "Smiling Back") is the 18th single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Yoko Aki and Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on February 25, 1978. The song contains certain lyrics of their previous singles "Haru Ichiban", "Un, Deux, Trois", and "Wana".^[1]

The song hit No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 829,000 copies, becoming their only No. 1 single and highest-selling single.^[2]^[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yoko Aki; all music is composed and arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hohoemi Gaeshi" ((微笑がえし, "Smiling Back"))	4:33
2.	"Curtain Call" (Kāten Kōru (かーてん・こーる))	4:57

Chart positions

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	1

References

^ "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
^ 【後編】キャンディーズが37年間愛され続けている理由. Oricon Style (in Japanese). April 28, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.