"Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" (暑中お見舞い申し上げます, "Midsummer Greetings") is the 15th single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Makoto Kitajō and Juichi Sase, the single was released on July 21, 1977. The song appeared on their 1977 album Candy Label.
The song ranked fifth on Oricon's singles chart and spent 16 weeks in that chart. It sold over 298,000 copies.
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Cute version
Hello! Project girl group Cute released their version of "Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" as their ninth single on July 1, 2009. It was released in a normal CD-only edition, and a limited edition with a bonus DVD. The song was used as the Japan Post Service Company's "Summer Greetings 2009" image song.
The single ranked fifth in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Other cover versions
Japanese girl group Sweets also released a cover of this song in 2004.