"Maji Love 1000% (マジLOVE1000%, Maji Rabu Sen Pāsento, lit. "Serious Love 1000%")" is the ending theme song of the 2011 anime series Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, the first season of the Uta no Prince-sama anime series. The song is performed by STARISH, a fictional Japanese idol boy band consisting of the characters Otoya Ittoki (voiced by Takuma Terashima), Tokiya Ichinose (voiced by Mamoru Miyano), Ren Jinguji (voiced by Junichi Suwabe), Masato Hijirikawa (voiced by Kenichi Suzumura), Natsuki Shinomiya (voiced by Kisho Taniyama, and Syo Kurusu (voiced by Hiro Shimono). The song was released on July 30, 2011.
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| Single by STARISH | ||||
| A-side | "Maji Love 1000%" | |||
| B-side | "Mirai Chizu" | |||
| Released | July 30, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Anison | |||
| Length | 15:02 | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Noriyasu Agematsu | |||
| Producer(s) | Elements Garden | |||
| STARISH singles chronology | ||||
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Background
edit"Maji Love 1000%" is the ending theme song of Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000% and is performed by Takuma Terashima, Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, Kenichi Suzumura, Kisho Taniyama, and Hiro Shimono as their characters, members of the fictional Japanese idol boy band STARISH, in the show. The single was released on July 30, 2011, with the B-side "Mirai Chizu", an insert song in the show featured in episode 11.[1]
Music video
editThe music video features STARISH performing in front of an audience and was used for Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%'s ending sequence. The animation for the video used around 10,000 frames.[2] The video was originally scheduled to debut at the Akihabara UDX Theater on June 18, 2011, but was delayed until June 20.[2]
Performances
editThe voice actors for STARISH performed "Maji Love 1000%" and "Mirai Chizu" at the Animelo Summer Live 2012: Infinity 8.26 on August 26, 2012.[3] On August 23, 2013, they performed "Magi Love 1000% (Rainbow Star ver.)" at Animelo Summer Live 2013: Flag Nine 8.25.[4]
Reception
editThe single ranked #7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[1] "Maji Love 1000%" was ranked #20 on Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] and #1 on Billboard Japan Hot Animation.[6] By the end of 2011, the single sold over 54,000 copies and was the best-selling character song of 2011.[7]
CD Journal compared the "freshness" of the song to Japanese idols from Johnny & Associates, stating that the song was "catchy" and "likeable."[8] Meanwhile, Bamboo Dong from Anime News Network noted the "weird" difference between STARISH's innocent image and sexual performance, comparing the awkwardness to the line "Am I sexual?" from the Backstreet Boys' song "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)."[9]
Takuma Terashima, Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, Kenichi Suzumura, Kisho Taniyama, and Hiro Shimono won the award for Best Musical Performance at the 6th Seiyu Awards for their performance of the song.[10]
In other media
edit"Maji Love 1000%" was one of the playable songs available in Dance Evolution Arcade.[11]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Elements Garden
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maji Love 1000%" (マジLOVE1000% lit. Serious Love 1000%) | Noriyasu Agematsu | Noriyasu Agematsu | Hitoshi Fujima | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Mirai Chizu" (未来地図 lit. Map of the Future) | Noriyasu Agematsu | Masato Nakayama | Masato Nakayama | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Maji Love 1000%" (Instrumental) | — | Noriyasu Agematsu | Hitoshi Fujima | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Mirai Chizu" (Instrumental) | — | Masato Nakayama | Masato Nakayama | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 15:02 | ||||
Charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] | 20 |
| Billboard Japan Hot Animation[6] | 1 |
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "マジLOVE1000%". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ a b Koii, Mari (August 19, 2011). "今期最も話題のTVアニメ『うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ マジLOVE1000％』で音楽プロデューサーを務める上松範康氏に単独インタビュー！「最終回で"魔法"が解けて、"歌の力ってこんなに凄いんだよ"っていうのが伝わったら嬉しいです」". Animate (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Animelo Summer Live 2012 -INFINITY∞- 8.26". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Animelo Summer Live 2013 -FLAG NINE-8.25". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Chart (August 1, 2011)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Chart (August 1, 2011)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Loo, Egan (December 2, 2011). "Top-Selling Character Songs: 2011". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "「うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪マジLOVE1000%」メインテーマ～マジLOVE1000% / ST☆RISH(一十木音也・聖川真斗・四ノ宮那月・一ノ瀬トキヤ・神宮寺レン・来栖翔(CV:寺島拓篤・鈴村健一・谷山紀章・宮野真守・諏訪部順一・下野紘))". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ Dong, Bamboo (May 19, 2014). "Shelf Life: The Little Princes". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ Loo, Egan (March 1, 2012). "6th Annual Seiyū Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "マジLOVE1000％を不動のポーズでクリアするシュールなプレイが10万再生突破". Gigazine (in Japanese). May 29, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2019.