
EZ Do Dance

"EZ Do Dance" (stylized as "EZ DO DANCE") is a song by Japanese band TRF as their second single. The song was released on June 21, 1993. Upon release, "EZ Do Dance" became TRF's breakthrough hit and is credited for being one of the first songs to introduce the Japanese public to dance music. The song was given the Music Video Award at the 35th Japan Record Awards and has been featured in video games such as "Dance Dance Revolution X2" and "Just Dance Wii U". "EZ Do Dance" also crossed over to the anime communities, where it is used as both theme and insert songs to the "Pretty Rhythm" series and its spin-off, "King of Prism".
Background and release.
"EZ Do Dance" was written and produced by Tetsuya Komuro. It is inspired by Eurobeat music, and it is composed of synths at 140 BPM. The song was a tie-in for Bristol Meyers' Sea Breeze commercial. The single was first released on June 21, 1993, and then re-released on November 29, 2006. "EZ Do Dance" was also the title track of TRF's third studio album of the same name.
Reception.
"EZ Do Dance" peaked at #15 on Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and sold approximately 780,000 copies upon release, making it TRF's breakthrough hit. The song is one of TRF and Tetsuya Komuro's most identifiable songs and is credited for being one of the first to introduce the Japanese public to dance music.
Remix.
A remix produced by Yasutaka Nakata, titled "EZ Do Dance retracked by Yasutaka Nakata (Capsule)" was included in TRF's 2013 tribute album.
In popular culture.
"EZ Do Dance" is a playable song in arcade versions of "Dance Dance Revolution", from "DDR X2" to the 2014 edition of "DDR". The song was removed from the latter on July 3, 2015. DJ Koo, the frontman of TRF, released the "Dance Dance Revolution 20th Anniversary Non Stop Mix" album on March 3, 2019, with "EZ Do Dance" as the final song.
The song is also included in "Just Dance Wii U". An instrumental version of the song was featured in the 1998 racing game "JGTC All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship".
Cover versions.
Japanese singer Saori@destiny released a cover of the song in her mini-album, "Wow War Techno" in 2009. Japanese co-ed group Dream5 released a cover as part of their 6th single, a double A-side titled "I My Me Mine" / "EZ Do Dance", on May 2, 2012. The song was featured in Ito-Yokado's "Dancing Good Day" commercial, and the single charted at #19 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
"Pretty Rhythm" versions.
Japanese girl group Prizmmy released a cover of "EZ Do Dance" as their 8th single on July 24, 2013 in collaboration between Avex Pictures and the "Pretty Rhythm" franchise to honor TRF's 20th anniversary. The song served as the second opening theme song to the anime series "". The single charted at #84 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Following the release, "EZ Do Dance" has continued to be featured in the "Pretty Rhythm" franchise, especially in the "King of Prism" spin-offs. The song was covered by DJ Coo (voiced by Shotaro Morikubo) under the title "EZ Do Dance (DJ Coo ver.)", the character of whom is based on DJ Koo from TRF.
A remix of the song, titled "EZ Do Dance (K.O.P. Mix)", was featured in the 2016 anime film "King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm" as a battle song between Kazuki Nishina (voiced by Toshiki Masuda) and Alexander Yamato (voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi). The song was also performed in the stage adaptation "King of Prism: Over the Sunshine!", where it was performed by Takuto Omi as Kazuki and Spi as Alexander.
A reprise titled "EZ Do Dance (Thunder Storm ver.)", appeared in the sequel film, ", where it was performed by the characters Taiga Kougami (voiced by Tasuku Hatanaka) and Alexander Yamato (voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi).
As an April Fools joke in 2019, Buster Bros!!! from the multimedia project " released a parody of the song titled "EZ Do Rap" as a diss track to the "King of Prism" anime series, which received over 100,000 retweets on Twitter.