Kojin Jugyō

"個人授業” “Kojin Jugyō” / “Private Lessons"
Single by Misono
from the album Never+land
B-side	Pinkies
Released	May 10, 2006
Format	CD-Only, CD+DVD
Recorded	2006
Genre	J-Pop
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Yū Aku ("Kojin Jugyō") Misono ("Pinkies")
Misono singles chronology
Vs (2006) Kojin Jugyō (2006) Speedrive (2006)
Alternative cover CD+DVD

"Kojin Jugyō (個人授業, Private Lessons)" is the follow-up single to Misono's debut single, "VS". "Kojin Jugyō" is a cover of a Finger 5 song by the same name.

Overview

"Kojin Jugyō" was written by Yū Aku and was a big hit for Finger 5 in late 1973. The song was also recorded by Momoe Yamaguchi and Junko Sakurada^[1] in 1973. However, the b-side "Pinkies" was written by Misono herself. The single was a bit of a disappointment on the charts when compared to "Vs". It debuted reasonably high at #8, but quickly fell down the charts in the following days. At the end of the week, it ranked #15 and sold just over 11,000 copies. Though, with fans of Misono, "Pinkies" is often called their favorite song behind "Vs".

Music video

Like the "Vs" PV, "Kojin Jugyō" is a continuation of the fairy-tale trend Misono has been making herself known for. However, this time, Misono acts as a modern-day Cinderella. In the video, she is dressed in dirty rags and has a dirty face. At school, she cleans the halls and sometimes plays homemade baseball. She likes this boy at school, but cannot bring herself to meet him or even talk to him because of her dirty appearance. At home in her room, she looks gloomy about her situation. While she closes her eyes and cups her hands, she makes a pleading wish (to look pretty and well dressed like a princess). A fairy comes out, waves her wand and grants her wish. The next day she goes to school trying to meet the boy she likes, but too many girls are crowdinging the halls. She finally ducks in the library and notices he is there too. The fairy tries to warn her by holding notes up, saying to hurry up (her granted wish has a limited time). As she walks up to him to say hello, she suddenly changes before his eyes. She also notices and runs away embarrassed. Back at home in her room, she thinks about things and feels a sense of courage. Next day at school, dressed in rags, she taps the guy she likes on the shoulder. She finally brings enough courage to say hello to him. The music video is somewhat similar to her older sister, Kumi Koda's music video. That single came out 14 days later.

Track listing

CD

1. Kojin Jugyō (個人授業, Private Lessons)
2. Pinkies
3. Kojin Jugyō (Instrumental) (個人授業, Private Lessons)
4. Pinkies (Instrumental)

DVD

1. Kojin Juygo (Video Clip)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

References