Toshishita no Otokonoko - Composition

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"Toshishita no Otokonoko" (年下の男の子, "Younger Boy") is the fifth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Kazuya Senke and Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on September 1, 1973. It was the first single to feature Ran Itō as the main vocalist.[1]

"Toshishita no Otokonoko"

Single by Candies

from the album Toshishita no Otokonoko

Language

Japanese

English title

Younger Boy

B-side

"Watashi Dake no Kanashimi"

Released

February 21, 1975

Genre

J-pop
kayōkyoku

Length

3:34

Label

CBS Sony

Songwriter(s)

Kazuya Senke
Yūsuke Hoguchi

Candies singles chronology

"Namida no Kisetsu"
(1974)

"Toshishita no Otokonoko"
(1975)

"Uchiki na Aitsu"
(1975)

The song peaked at No. 9 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 260,000 copies, making it the trio's first top-10 hit.[2] The group made their Kōhaku Uta Gassen debut with this song, at the 26th event.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kazuya Senke; all music is written and arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Toshishita no Otokonoko" ((年下の男の子, "Younger Boy"))	3:34
2.	"Watashi Dake no Kanashimi" ((私だけの悲しみ, "Only My Sorrow"))	3:42

Chart positions

Charts (1975)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	9

Star Flower version

"Toshishita no Otokonoko"

Single by Star Flower

Language

Japanese

English title

Younger Boy

B-side

"Fight!!!"

Released

August 1, 2012

Genre

J-pop

Length

3:33

Label

Victor

Songwriter(s)

Kazuya Senke
Yūsuke Hoguchi

Star Flower singles chronology

"Toshishita no Otokonoko"
(2012)

"White Love"
(2012)

The duo Star Flower (すたーふらわー, Sutā Furawā), made up of child actresses Kanon Tani and Seiran Kobayashi, covered the song in August 2012.[4] It peaked at No. 62 on Oricon's singled chart.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Toshishita no Otokonoko" ((年下の男の子, "Younger Boy"))	Kazuya Senke	Yūsuke Hoguchi		3:33
2.	"Fight!!!" (Faito'!!! (ファイトっ!!!))	MEG.ME	MEG.ME	MEG.ME	3:44
3.	"Toshishita no Otokonoko (Karaoke)" ((年下の男の子（からおけ）, "Younger Boy (Karaoke)"))	Senke	Hoguchi		3:33
4.	"Fight!!!" (Faito'!!! (Karaoke) (ファイトっ!!!（からおけ）))	MEG.ME	MEG.ME	MEG.ME	3:40

Chart positions

Charts (2012)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	62

Super Girls version

"Toshishita no Otokonoko"

Single by Super Girls

Language

Japanese

English title

Younger Boy

B-side

"Survival"

Released

December 4, 2013

Genre

J-pop

Label

Idol Street

Songwriter(s)

Kazuya Senke
Yūsuke Hoguchi

Super Girls singles chronology

"Tokonatsu High Touch"
(2013)

"Toshishita no Otokonoko"
(2013)

"Sorairo no Kiseki"
(2014)

Japanese idol group Super Girls (credited as "Candy Macchiato from Super Girls" (キャンディーマキアート from SUPER☆GiRLS)) released their version of "Toshishita no Otokonoko" on December 4, 2013. The single peaked at No. 11 on Oricon's singles chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Toshishita no Otokonoko" ((年下の男の子, "Younger Boy"))	Kazuya Senke	Yūsuke Hoguchi
2.	"Survival"	Kyasu Morizuki	Katsumi Ohnishi	The Rog

Type B bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
3.	"Toshishita no Otokonoko (Instrumental)" ((年下の男の子（Instrumental）, "Younger Boy (Instrumental)"))	Senke	Hoguchi
4.	"Survival (Instrumental)"	Morizuki	Ohnishi	The Rog

Type C bonus track
No.	Title	Length
3.	"Team Candy Macchiato Between Ourselves!!!" (Chīmu Kyandī Makiāto Koko dake no Hanashi!!! (Teamキャンディーマキアートここだけの話!!!))

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Toshishita no Otokonoko (Music Video)"
2.	"Toshishita no Otokonoko (Music Video Making)"

Chart positions

Charts (2013)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	11

Other cover versions

The Nolans covered the song in English as "Toy Boy" on their 1991 cover album Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo).
Speena covered the song as a B-side of her 2005 single "Material Girl".[6]
Janet Kay covered the song in English on her 2012 cover album Idol Kay.
C@n-dols covered the song in 2013.
J-pop group Goose House covered this song in 2014 on their YouTube channel.[7]
Mone Kamishiraishi covered the song on her 2021 cover album Ano Uta.

References

"Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
"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.
"紅白歌合戦出場歌手・曲目一覧-1". Asahi-net.or.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
"Star Flower appears for a public recording of their debut song". Tokyohive. Japan: 6Theory Media, LLC. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
年下の男の子 [Toshishita no Otokonoko]. Oricon. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
マテリアルガール / 年下の男の子 (in Japanese). HMV.co.jp. 2005. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
年下の男の子／キャンディーズ（Cover） (in Japanese). 2014-07-06. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

External links

Candies

"Toshishita no Otokonoko" at MusicBrainz

Star Flower

"Toshishita no Otokonoko" at MusicBrainz

Super Girls

"Toshishita no Otokonoko" at MusicBrainz

v t e Candies
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Singles	"Anata ni Muchū" "Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" "Abunai Doyōbi" "Namida no Kisetsu" "Toshishita no Otokonoko" "Uchiki na Aitsu" "Sono Ki ni Sasenaide" "Heart no Ace ga Detekonai" "Haru Ichiban" "Natsu ga Kita!" "Heart Dorobō" "Aishū no Symphony" "Yasashii Akuma" "Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" "Un, Deux, Trois" "Wana" "Hohoemi Gaeshi" "Tsubasa"
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