Just ahead of the Bon Odori season, the beloved "Kodomo Bon Odori Uta," a song every Hokkaido resident knows by its catchy "shanko shanko" refrain, was released on CD on July 30th. It immediately started making waves, even ranking on the Oricon charts. But what followed this incredible success was something no one saw coming: it's been turned into a T-shirt! A piece of apparel guaranteed to turn heads has just been born.

The Original Jacket Art Printed as Is! Sold Out Instantly Online

A T-shirt featuring the original jacket art from "Kodomo Bon Odori Uta"

This dazzling orange T-shirt features the exact visual from the newly released "Kodomo Bon Odori Uta" CD jacket. The CD jacket's visual is a reprinted version using the film from the original 1952 SP record release. The image of children dancing against a Hokkaido backdrop and the text at the top reading "Selected by the Hokkaido Board of Education" adds a wonderfully retro touch.

Over 70 years after its record release, "Kodomo Bon Odori Uta" has been released as a standalone CD

The official X account is also heavily promoting it, saying, "Even if you wear it out and it gets a vintage feel, the design (using an illustration from 50 years ago) will still have its own unique charm." When online sales began on August 5th, it sold out in a flash, and a restock is currently being considered.

Get a Chance to Buy One in Person at the Hokkai Bon Odori in Odori Park from the 13th!

The "Hokkai Bon Odori" in Odori Park will feature a "Kodomo Bon Odori" (Children's Bon Dance) from 18:00

For those who want to see and buy the T-shirt in person, it is scheduled for an advance sale at the "on-chan Shop" during the "Hokkai Bon Odori" event, held at Odori Park 2-chome for four days from August 13th (Wed) to 16th (Sat).

Wear this around town, and you're guaranteed to turn heads! Why not don this unique T-shirt and dance to the "shanko shanko" beat this Obon season?

*Thumbnails and images related to "Kodomo Bon Odori Uta" are quoted from the official "Kodomo Bon Odori Uta" X account and the King Records J-POP/J-ROCK official X account.