Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?

Summary

Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? is a single^[1]. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?'s instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?'s composer is recorded as Tsunku^[4].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?'s genre is J-pop^[5].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? followed Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan^[6].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? was followed by Toki o Koe Sora o Koe / Password is 0^[7].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? was produced by Tsunku^[8].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? was performed by Morning Musume^[9].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?'s record label is recorded as Zetima^[10].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? is part of 14 Shō ~The Message~^[11].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? was distributed by compact disc^[12].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? was published on January 29, 2014^[13].
• Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?'s lyricist is recorded as Tsunku^[14].

Product Details

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• Release type: Single^[15]

• First release date: 2014-01-29^[16]

• Genre(s): j-pop^[17]

• Community tags: j-pop^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: 59ce42c3-9309-4cb9-9571-47d4b3f32b2e^[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? was Morning Musume^[9]. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? was produced by Tsunku^[8].

Publication

Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? was published on January 29, 2014^[13]. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?'s genre is J-pop^[5]. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? is part of 14 Shō ~The Message~^[11]. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? was distributed by compact disc^[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? followed Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan^[6]. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? was followed by Toki o Koe Sora o Koe / Password is 0^[7].

Why It Matters

Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2] Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love? has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]