"Asia no Junshin"
Single by Puffy
from the album AmiYumi
ReleasedMay 13, 1996
GenreJ-pop
LabelEpic/Sony
Songwriter(s)Tamio Okuda, Yōsui Inoue
Producer(s)Tamio Okuda
Puffy singles chronology
"Asia no Junshin"
(1996)		 "Kore ga watashi no ikiru michi"
(1996)
Music video
"True Asia (Asia No Junshin) (Ami Yumi Emi Version)" on YouTube

"Asia no Junshin" (Japanese: アジアの純真, lit. "Asia's Innocence" or "True Asia") is a song recorded by the Japanese pop rock duo Puffy, released in May 1996 as their debut single.[1] It was produced and composed by Tamio Okuda, with lyrics written by Yōsui Inoue.

Cover versions

  • Yōsui Inoue and Tamio Okuda, composers of "Asia no Junshin" recorded the song on their collaborative album Shopping released in 1997.
  • German band Gigantor covered the song on their 1999 album Back to the Rockets.
  • The Ventures covered the song on their 2005 album J-Rock Summer Wind (Melodies in Memories). They sung an English version of it on their album An Illustrated History.
  • Junko Ohashi recorded the song on her 2007 cover album Terra 2.
  • MAX covered the song on their 2010 cover album Be MAX.
  • Bahashishi covered the song on their 2011 album Luminescence.

Track listing (3-inch CD single)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Asia no Junshin (アジアの純真, Ajia no Junshin)"Tamio Okuda, Yōsui Inoue 
2."Puffy na Ohirune (Puffyなお昼寝, Pafī na Ohirune)"Okuda, Takemi Shima 
3."Asia no Junshin (アジアの純真, Ajia no Junshin)" (Karaoke)Okuda 

Chart positions

Chart (1996) Position Weeks Sales
Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart (top 100)[2] 3 46 1,189,000+[3]

Certifications

Region Provider Certification
(sales thresholds)
Japan RIAJ Million[4]

Awards

The 38th Japan Record Awards
Year Category
1996 Best New Artist[5]

References

  1. ↑ Sanneh, Kelefa (2002-07-23). "ROCK REVIEW; New Import From Japan That's Loaded With Sugar". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Highest position and charting weeks of "Asia no Junshin" by Puffy". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Puffy" (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ "(RIAJ - Statistics - Other Data - List of million-certified compact discs by year - 1996)". riaj.or.jp (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Japan Record Award". 24 January 2003. Archived from the original on 24 January 2003.


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