Nōdōteki Sanpunkan

"Nōdōteki Sanpunkan"
Single by Tokyo Jihen
from the album Sports
B-side
  • "Gaman"
ReleasedNovember 17, 2009 (2009-11-17)
Recorded2009
GenreAlternative rock, funk
Length3:00
LabelEMI Music Japan
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tokyo Jihen
Tokyo Jihen singles chronology
"Senkō Shōjo"
(2008)
"Nōdōteki Sanpunkan"
(2009)
"Tengoku e Yōkoso"
(2010)

"Nōdōteki Sanpunkan" (能動的三分間, "Active Three Minutes"), also known by its English name "3min.", is a single by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, led by musician Ringo Sheena. The song was the band's first release in two years, and was used in a commercial campaign for Ezaki Glico's Watering KissMint brand of gum, featuring Sheena as its spokesperson, and was known for its use of the moonwalk dance in the commercial and music video. The song was released on December 2, 2009, three months before the band's fourth album Sports.