Asia no Junshin (single)

Asia no Junshin (アジアの純真, also known as 'True Asia' in U.S. releases) was the 1st single released by Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi in Japan.

It was Puffy's debut release that took them to gain fame, staying on the charts for almost a while year. The song is played in almost all of Puffy's concerts to date, usually near the end.

The song was used in a commercial before the single's release for the 'Tennen Sodachi' (天然育ち) fruit drink.

The single has earned an average of over 1 million sales in Japan alone since its release, and has been covered by numerous artists.

Release info
Release date: 13.05.1996

Chart ranking: #3

Minidisc colour: pink

Covers
The title song has been covered by the following artists:
 * Yosui Inoue and Tamio Okuda, in their album Shopping (released 1997).
 * German band Gigantor, in their album Back to the Rockets (released 1999).
 * The Ventures, in their album J-Rock Summer Wind (Melodies in Memories), released 2005.
 * Junko Ohashi, in her album Terra 2 (released 2007).