Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma

"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma"
Subculture Edition's cover
Single by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
from the album Chūnin
B-side	"Sakura-go-round" (Limited Edition A) "Lon de Don" (Limited Edition B) "Another Day" (Subculture Edition)
Released	June 5, 2013 (Japan)
Format	CD single
Genre	J-pop, pop
Label	Defstar Records
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku singles chronology
"Ume" (2013) "Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" (2013) "Mikakunin Chūgakusei X" (2013)
Music videos "Te o Tsunagō" (VEVO) "Te o Tsunagō" (SMEJ) "Kindan no Karma" (SMEJ) on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone Japan	[1]
Billboard Japan	Positive[2]

"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" (手をつなごう/禁断のカルマ Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karuma, "Let's Hold Hands / Forbidden Karma") is the 4th major single by the Japanese girl idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. It was released in Japan on June 5, 2013 by Defstar Records.^[3][4][5]

Release details

"Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" is a double A-side single. The single was released in three versions: Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and Subculture Edition (Regular Edition).^[3][4] "Te o Tsunagō" is the Japanese ending theme song for Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2: Decolora Adventure, which aired from April 25 to October 3, 2013, while "Sakura-go-round" is the ending theme song for Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2: Episode N, which aired from January 17 to April 18, 2013.

Members

Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku: Mizuki, Rika Mayama, Natsu Anno, Ayaka Yasumoto, Aika Hirota, Mirei Hoshina, Hirono Suzuki, Rina Matsuno, Hinata Kashiwagi.

Track listing

Limited Pokémon Edition (Limited A Edition)

No.	Title	Credits	Length
1.	"Te o Tsunagō" (手をつなごう "Let's Join Hands")	Lyrics: Tatsuki Yanagi; Music, arrangement: Masanori Takumi
2.	"Kindan no Karma" (禁断のカルマ "Forbidden Karma")	Lyrics, music, arrangement: Katsuhiko Sugiyama
3.	"Sakura-go-round" (サクラ・ゴーラウンド Sakura Gōraundo)	Lyrics: Akihito Toda; Music, arrangement: Hirokazu Tanaka
4.	"Te o Tsunagō (Instrumental)" (手をつなごう（Less Vocal）)
5.	"Kindan no Karma (Instrumental)" (禁断のカルマ（Less Vocal）)
6.	"Sakura-go-round (Instrumental)" (サクラ・ゴーラウンド（Less Vocal）)

Limited Karma Edition (Limited B Edition)

No.	Title	Credits	Length
1.	"Te o Tsunagō" (手をつなごう)
2.	"Kindan no Karma" (禁断のカルマ)
3.	"Lon de Don"	Lyrics, music, arrangement: Takeshi Isozaki
4.	"Te o Tsunagō (Instrumental)" (手をつなごう（Less Vocal）)
5.	"Kindan no Karma (Instrumental)" (禁断のカルマ（Less Vocal）)
6.	"Lon de Don (Instrumental)" (Lon de Don（Less Vocal）)

Subculture Edition (Regular Edition)

No.	Title	Credits	Length
1.	"Te o Tsunagō" (手をつなごう)
2.	"Kindan no Karma" (禁断のカルマ)
3.	"Another Day"	Lyrics: Fumi; Music: Hayashi, Fumi; Arrangement: Hayashi Hiroyuki
4.	"Te o Tsunagō (Instrumental)" (手をつなごう（Less Vocal）)
5.	"Kindan no Karma (Instrumental)" (禁断のカルマ（Less Vocal）)
6.	"Another Day (Instrumental)" (Another Day（Less Vocal）)

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Oricon Daily Singles Chart	2
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	5

References

1. Rolling Stone Japan Edition review
2. 平賀哲雄 (2013). "私立恵比寿中学「手をつなごう／禁断のカルマ」 - HotShotDiscs
   私立恵比寿中学 ヒットの匂いがプンプンする両A面シングル". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
3. "エビ中最新シングル、サブカル盤にはPOLYSICS提供曲も". Natalie (in Japanese). 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
4. "私立恵比寿中学 ファンの前で4thシングル発売＆ツアーを発表!". Bigglobe Ongaku Geinō News (in Japanese). 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
5. "私立恵比寿中学、4thシングル発売決定!". CDJournal (in Japanese). 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-11.

External links

• Double A-side single "Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" - Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku official site
• Reviews
  • Review: Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku "Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma" - Rolling Stone Japan
• Music videos on YouTube (not available outside Japan)
  • Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku "Te o Tsunagō" on YouTube
  • Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku "Kindan no Karma" on YouTube