Odd Couple (song)
2023 song by Gen Hoshino
"Odd Couple" (Japanese: おともだち, Hepburn: O tomodachi; lit. "Friends") (Japanese pronunciation: [otomodatɕi]) is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino, released as a B-side on his double A-side single "Why" / "Life" (2023). Offered to create a theme song for comedy duo Audrey's live performance at the Tokyo Dome, Hoshino wrote and produced "Odd Couple" to represent the friendship of duo members Masayasu Wakabayashi and Toshiaki Kasuga, with the song's lyrics referencing Audrey throughout a "weird" composition.
"Odd Couple" was first unveiled on Audrey's All Night Nippon program on December 3, 2023, which was later re-broadcast via Radiko radio stations the following week. As a part of the "Why" / "Life" single, it reached No. 70 on the Billboard Japan Top Download Songs chart and received airplay on regional radio stations in southern Japan.
Writing and development
In March 2023, the comedy duo Audrey announced that they would perform at the Tokyo Dome. Guest appearing on the duo's All Night Nippon radio program in September, Gen Hoshino was offered by the group to write the performance's theme song, which he reportedly enthusiastically accepted on the spot. In writing, Hoshino wished to create a theme song that would feel as Audrey in song. After trying to materialize his personal impression of the duo, Hoshino summarized Audrey in one word as "crazy" (イカれる, ikareru); "poppy" and simultaneously "anarchy".
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