"Shōdō" is the fortieth single by
B'z, released on January 25, 2006. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in
Oricon charts. The title track was used as the seventeenth opening theme of Case Closed.
Track listing
Shōdō (衝動, Lit., Compulsion) - 3:17
Kesshō (結晶, Lit., Crystal) - 4:08
Music video
The title Shōdō shares the same pronunciation as
shodo, the Japanese art of calligraphy. The music video features Japanese calligrapher Sōun Takeda writing the title in
kanji.