Precious (Yuna Ito)

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"Precious"

Single by Yuna Ito
from the album HEART...
Released	May 3, 2006
Format	CD single
Genre	J-pop
Length	00:20:06
Label	Sony Music of Japan
Chart positions
#3 (JP)
Yuna Ito singles chronology
"Faith / Pureyes" (2006)	"Precious" (2006)	"stuck on you" (2006)

Precious is the third single by Yuna Ito. It's the theme song to the movie LIMIT OF LOVE: Umizaru (starring Hideaki Ito and Ai Kato) and was released on May 3, 2006. "Precious" is a power ballad where Yuna Ito shows off her impressive range and her voice. Both "I'm Free" and "Secrets" are more up-beat songs then "Precious".

Precious reached a peak of #2 on the daily charts and #3 on the weekly charts. The following week, her single stayed high on the charts and was #3 for the second week in a row. Her sales jumped from 39,000 copies the first week to 44,000 copies the second week. In two weeks, it has already surpassed the sales of her last single, Faith / Pureyes.

This single has been billed as a double b-side single due to the fact it has 2 b-sides.

On the half-yearly charts of 2006, "Precious" was the 2nd most-downloaded song, 3rd most-downloaded ringtone, 5th most-downloaded PV, and overall (combined ranking for all 3 catogories) ranked 2nd.

The PV (promotional video) for the title track "Precious" was shot in New Zealand, where Ito and her staff stayed for 5 days.

[edit] Tracklist

Precious
I’m Free
Secrets
Precious –Instrumental-

[edit] Live Performances

April 29, 2006 — CDTV - "Precious"
April 29, 2006 — Music Fair 21 - "Precious" + "ENDLESS STORY"
May 5, 2006 — Music Station - "Precious"
May 5, 2006 — Music Fighter - "Precious"
May 26, 2006 — Music Station - "Precious"
November 20, 2006 — Best Hit Song Festival 2006 - "Precious"
December 6, 2006 — FNS Kayousai 2006 - "Precious"
December 16, 2006 — 39th Japan Yusen Taisho - "Precious"
December 29, 2006 — Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke - "Precious" and "Truth"
December 31, 2006 — CDTV 2006-2007 Special - "Precious"

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
3 May 2006	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	#2
3 May 2006	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	#3	38,583 copies	217,319 copies	29 weeks (still charting)
3 May 2006	Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	#6		-	-
3 May 2006	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	#42