Hohoemi Gaeshi

"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]

"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)

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