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On October 20, 2026, the Recording Industry Association of Japan announced that downloads of Takashi Sorimachi’s single “POISON – In This World Where You Can’t Even Say What You Want to Say” (released July 1998) had surpassed 250,000, earning it Platinum certification. The song served as the theme for the Fuji TV drama “GTO,” which returned this past July as a serialized drama for the first time in 28 years, putting the track back in the spotlight. On 5ch, the discussion centered less on the certification itself than on the song’s reputation as “the track that makes babies stop crying,” with posters speculating it might be due to Sorimachi’s low vocal register, comparing it to the unrelated same-titled “POISON” by Tomoyasu Hotei, and weighing in on how the new “GTO” turned out.
Takashi Sorimachi’s “POISON” Certified Platinum (250,000) for Downloads — Recording Industry Association of Japan
The Recording Industry Association of Japan announced on the 20th that downloads of actor Takashi Sorimachi’s single “POISON – In This World Where You Can’t Even Say What You Want to Say” (released July 1998) had exceeded 250,000, earning it Platinum certification.
The song was released as the theme for the 1998 Fuji TV drama “GTO,” in which Sorimachi starred. This past July, “GTO” was adapted into a serialized drama again for the first time in 28 years, bringing renewed attention to the theme song.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
He just keeps going 'ohh-ohh' in that low voice, so the baby goes quiet trying to make it out.
'Royal Milk Tea'
It's impressive he could come up with lyrics that stylish.
I was thinking 'wow, that's some seriously Yukinojo Mori-esque lyric writing for Sorimachi's POISON' — turns out that's literally the Hotei one lol.
My bad for not reading between the lines.
Professional lyricists really do matter.
Since GTO flopped,
this is a puff piece to prop up Sorimachi instead.
The TVer numbers weren't bad. Though he was nothing like the original Onizuka.
The baby says 'You suck!'
They'd start dancing, obviously.
I thought it was fun, though.
It did well on TVer.
That's probably exactly why it strikes a chord with babies.
It was awesome.
Every single one of the schoolgirl characters was way too cute.
Sakanaction's 'Yoru no Odoriko' is exactly that — it's still raking in money like crazy.
Background and Talking Points on This Story
The Recording Industry Association of Japan’s download certifications are based on set streaming/download thresholds, and a figure of 250,000 shows that a song released back in 1998 is still being listened to steadily on digital platforms today. As for the “song that makes babies stop crying” phenomenon that dominated the thread, posters floated the theory that it has something to do with Sorimachi’s low, flat vocal delivery — but this isn’t a medically verified claim, just anecdotal lore that’s spread around social media. The title “POISON” is also shared by an unrelated 1996 song Tomoyasu Hotei wrote for TOKIO, and several posts in the thread conflated the two. As for the new “GTO,” while its broadcast ratings were underwhelming, multiple posters noted that its TVer streaming numbers held up well — an easily overlooked sign that the song’s renewed popularity is spreading somewhat independently of how the drama itself was received.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisura Sokuho+) thread “[Music] Takashi Sorimachi’s ‘POISON’ Certified Platinum (250,000) for Downloads — Recording Industry Association of Japan; Trending as the Song That Stops Babies Crying.”
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