Ai Ai Gasa

"Ai Ai Gasa"
Single by Tegomass
from the album Tegomasu no Uta
B-side	Bokura no Uta Moshimo Boku ga Pochi Dattara... Boku no Cinderella
Released	June 18, 2008
Format	Maxi single
Recorded	2008
Genre	J-Pop
Label	Johnny's Entertainment
Writer(s)	Zopp
Tegomass singles chronology
"Kiss ~Kaerimichi no Love Song" (2007) "Ai Ai Gasa" (2008) "Tanabata Matsuri" (2009)

Ai Ai Gasa (アイアイ傘) is the 3rd single of the Japanese duo Tegomass released on June 18, 2008 by Jonny's Entertainment. The single was used as ending theme for the anime Neo Angelique ~Abyss~. It ranked 1st on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and charted for 13 weeks.^[1]

Ai Ai Gasa is certified Gold by the RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies.^[2]

Title

Literally ai ai gasa (相合傘) means to share an umbrella,^[3] however, it could also be read as "Love-Love Umbrella", as the word for love (愛) is also pronounced ai. As such, sharing an umbrella as a couple in Japan is considered a romantic expression, and teens often draw an umbrella with their name and the name of their crush, the way one would in a heart. In Tegomass's video, the two are creating rain to make a young boy and girl walk under an umbrella together.

Track lists

Limited edition track list:

1. Ai ai gasa
2. Bokura no Uta
3. Moshi mo Boku ga Pochi Dattara…

DVD track list:

1. Ai ai gasa (PV)
2. Ai ai gasa (Making)

Regular edition track list:

1. Ai ai gasa
2. Bokura no Uta
3. Moshi mo Boku ga Pochi Dattara…
4. Boku no Cinderella
5. Ai ai gasa (original karaoke)

References

1. "テゴマス-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". Oricon.co.jp. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
2. "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計". Riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
3. See 相合傘 on Wiktionary.