Izayuke Wakataka Army Corps
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| "Izayuke Wakataka Army Corps" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Genre | Team anthem |
| Label | Taurus Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Taneyoshi Harada and Yurioko Mori |
| Composer(s) | Mitsuhro Tomiyama |
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Izayuke Wakataka Army Corps is the official theme song of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball. Written in 1989 after the Hawks' relocation to Fukuoka, the song has been around since when Daiei owned the team. At the time, "Diamond Hawk" was the Hawks' theme song, and this one was considered the "official theme song". When SoftBank Group bought the Hawks in 2005, "Diamond Hawk" was retired. The song was originally written by Taneyoshi Harada and Yurioko Mori, composed by Mitsuhiro Tomiyama, and arranged by Kenji Yamamoto.
Overview, history, and use during Hawks' games[edit]
In 1989, following the then-named Nankai Hawks' relocation to Fukuoka to be rebranded as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, it seemed like the team was needing a new song. They opened the song lyric writing to the public, and eventually got the late Taneyoshi Harada, a former elementary teacher who was living in the city of Saga at the time. The team wanted a theme song like The (Downward) Wind of Mount Rokko, the Hanshin Tigers' theme song. As of 2004, it sold 160,000 CDs.[1] When SoftBank bought the team off Daiei, there was a slight lyricial change and a slight tune change. This was done as fans adopted the song and was afraid SoftBank was going to change the song.[2] It wouldn't be until 2013 when the next lyrical change happened. As the Hawks' home, the Fukuoka Dome, was renamed the Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome, a minor part of the lyrics was changed to reflect this. The same part of the lyrics would be altered again 7 years later, in 2020, as the stadium once again changed its name to the Fukuoka PayPay Dome, its current name. In 2014, a parody of the song was made for the mayoral elections of Fukuoka.[3] In June 2018, Japanese voice actress Maaya Uchida sung the song live at the PayPay Dome.[4]
Use in Hawks games[edit]
The Hawks use this when their players take the field prior to practice, when they take the field pre-game, before the Hawks are up to bat in the bottom of the 7th, and when the Hawks win. Before the game, they play the full song, presumably to get new fans to practice the song. During the Lucky 7 (when the Hawks are up to bat at the bottom of the 7th inning) only the 1st verse and chorus is played, and when they win, only the 2nd verse and chorus is played. However, only the 3rd verse and chorus is played only when the Hawks win the Pacific League pennant, are Pacific League champions, or win the Japan Series. The Daiei version is played when the Hawks wear the Daiei Hawks era jerseys. If the National Ryokushi Group sang this song when the Hawks wear the Nankai Electric Railway era jerseys, the lyrics would be changed to represent Nankai instead.
Special versions[edit]
In 2019, to commemorate the Hawks' 30th anniversary of moving to Kyushu (the island in southern Japan where Fukuoka is) a version of the song was played in Hawks games known as WE = KYUSHU, where in this version celebrities like Jushin Liger, Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata, Japanese pop group HKT48, Makoto Ayukawa, Bakarism, and Esis sung the song.
Note: Esis only sings in the full version.
References[edit]
- ↑ "いざゆけ若鷹軍団｜ワードBOX". 西日本新聞me (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ↑ "応援歌変えないで ファン、消滅を危ぐ ＣＤ駆け込み購入も 「社名部分替えて歌おう」". 2005-03-16. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005. Retrieved 2022-02-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "投票へ♪いざゆけ 若鷹軍団替え歌を市選管が作成：ニュース：九州経済：qBiz 西日本新聞経済電子版 | 九州の経済情報サイト". archive.ph. 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ↑ "声優・内田真礼、ガチ鷹ファンぶり披露 セレモニアルピッチ後の囲み取材に興奮". 西日本スポーツ (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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