Haru Ichiban

"Haru Ichiban" (春一番; "Spring's First Breeze") is the ninth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on March 1, 1976. The single is a rearranged version of the song originally from the 1975 album Toshishita no Otokonoko. Since its release, "Haru Ichiban" has become the trio's signature song.^[1]

"Haru Ichiban"
Single by Candies
from the album Haru Ichiban
Language	Japanese
English title	Spring's First Breeze
B-side	"Futari Dake no Yoake"
Released	March 1, 1976 (1976-03-01)
Recorded	1975
Genre	kayōkyoku teen pop
Length	3:19
Label	CBS Sony
Songwriter(s)	Yūsuke Hoguchi
Producer(s)	Sumio Matsuzaki Masatoshi Sakai
Candies singles chronology
"Heart no Ace ga Detekonai" (1975) "Haru Ichiban" (1976) "Natsu ga Kita!" (1976)

The song peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 360,000 copies, becoming their first top-five hit.^[2] The trio performed this song on the 27th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Haru Ichiban" ((春一番; "Spring's First Breeze"))	Yūsuke Hoguchi	Hoguchi	Hoguchi	3:19
2.	"Futari Dake no Yoake" ((二人だけの夜明け; "Meeting at Dawn"))	Machiko Ryū	Mitsuo Miyamoto	Kōji Ryūzaki	3:06

Chart positions

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	3

Cover versions

• Jiang Xiao-Qing covered the song in Chinese for a Suntory oolong tea commercial in 1994.
• Ulfuls covered the song as the B-side of their 1996 single "Banzai ~ Suki de Yokatte ~".
• Yuzu covered the song in their 2001 live album Kajiki ~ Futari no Big (Egg) Joe-hen.
• Ikimono-gakari covered the song as the B-side of their 2007 single "Uruwashiki Hito/Seishun no Tobira".
• Chiaki Takahashi and Asami Imai covered the song in the album The Idolm@ster Radio Uta Dojo.
• Saori Hayami, Iori Nomizu, and Mina covered the song as the ending theme of the 2009 anime series Heaven's Lost Property.
• Wakadanna covered the song in his 2012 single "Ore ga Ore ga ~ Sekaijū ga Teki ni Natte mo ~/Haru Ichiban".