Masayuki Suzuki feat. Airi Suzuki -- DADDY! DADDY! DO!

A very nice way to finish the weekend last night even during these bad times. I'd been waiting to hear the opening theme for "Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai ~ Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunousen"（かぐや様をこくらせたい～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦）which apparently started up a few days ago as its second season. There were a couple of questions that I'd had: Would Masayuki Suzuki（鈴木雅之）be back to do another anison after his first foray into the genre with the amazing "Love Dramatic", the first opening theme for the show? And would the new theme be even better than or at least on the same level as "Love Dramatic"?

Well, I have to admit that the first time I heard "DADDY! DADDY! DO!" , I got a bit defensive for the sake of "Love Dramatic". But then, like a lot of commenters for the YouTube videos that have already popped up, "DADDY! DADDY! DO!" insinuated into my brain along the lines of a Ceti Alphan eel larva into a hapless Starfleet officer, and it quickly got on the same level as "Love Dramatic". The opening credits for the second season, though, aren't quite as flashy as those for the first season. Still, the folks in the first reaction video were quite happy.

As was the case with "Love Dramatic", Yoshiki Mizuno（水野良樹）was on hand again to provide words and music for "DADDY! DADDY! DO!". It still packs a concentrated funky wallop to the ears and I gotta say that Martin can still keep his title as the King of Love Songs. However, this time around, his partner is Airi Suzuki（鈴木愛理）formerly of ℃-ute. And no, they aren't related.

The single will be Martin's 40th when it's released onto the shelves in a couple of days. "Love Dramatic" hit No. 13 on the charts after its release. Let's see how this one does. Will be interested to see if the guy may also end up earning the title of the King of Anime Love Songs at this rate. Plus, I'll be waiting for any videos of stage performances of this theme later on. In any event, for fans of "Kaguya-sama", it won't be just "Oh, Mister!" anymore; it'll also be "DADDY! DADDY! DO!".

April 28 2020: Looks like the song peaked at No. 15 on Oricon as of this date.

May 25 2020: According to TV Tropes in the Season 2 part of the Shout Out section for "Kaguya-sama", the first entry notes that the cute little strut that Ishigami, Fujiwara, Osaragi and Iino do in the opening credits was based on a similar move done in a 1980s Honda commercial. I think I may have found the segment at 19:26 in the above video. Looks like there was a ska thing going on in there.