Boy Meets Girl (song) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids "Boy Meets Girl" |
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| Single by TRF | ||||
| from the album Billionaire: Boy Meets Girl | ||||
| Released | June 22, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Avex Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tetsuya Komuro | |||
| Producer(s) | Tetsuya Komuro | |||
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"Boy Meets Girl" (also known as "BOY MEETS GIRL") is a super popular song by the Japanese music group TRF. It was released as their seventh single on June 22, 1994. This song is known for its catchy beat and was a big hit in Japan!
About the Song
"Boy Meets Girl" was created by Tetsuya Komuro, who wrote and produced it. The song gets its energetic style from Eurobeat music, which is a type of fast-paced dance music. It uses lots of cool synth sounds and has a quick rhythm of 135 beats per minute.
This song was so popular that it was even featured in a Coca-Cola commercial! It first came out on June 22, 1994. Later, it was released again on November 29, 2006. One of the versions of the song, called "Twilight Mix", was made to honor Ayrton Senna. He was a very famous race car driver who sadly passed away in 1994.
Other Versions of the Song
Sometimes, other artists sing their own versions of popular songs. This is called a "cover version."
World Order's Cover
The Japanese group World Order made their own cover of "Boy Meets Girl." You can find their version on their first album, which is also called World Order.
Pretty Rhythm Versions
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| Single by Prizmmy | ||||
| Released | May 22, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Avex Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tetsuya Komuro | |||
| Producer(s) | Tetsuya Komuro | |||
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The Japanese girl group Prizmmy also released a cover of "Boy Meets Girl." This happened on July 24, 2013, as their eighth single. They released it to celebrate TRF's 20th anniversary.
Prizmmy's version of the song was used as the first opening theme for the anime series Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live. Their single was quite successful, reaching number 79 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart in Japan.
The characters from Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, known as Over the Rainbow, also sang their own cover of "Boy Meets Girl." This version was on their first album. The characters Kouji Mihama, Hiro Hayami, and Kazuki Nishina performed it. The song was also performed in a stage play called King of Prism: Over the Sunshine! by actors Koji Kominami, Taishi Sugie, and Takuto Omi.
