Love so sweet
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| Single by Arashi from the album Time |
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| A-side | Love so sweet | ||||
| B-side | Itsumademo | ||||
| Released |  February 21, 2007 March 8, 2007 March 13, 2007 |
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| Format | CD | ||||
| Genre | J-Pop | ||||
| Label | J Storm JACA-5052 (Limited Edition) JACA-5053 (Normal Edition) |
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"Love so sweet" is the eighteenth single by the Japanese boy band, Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a normal edition containing a bonus secret track and karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a bonus track. The single debuted at the number one spot on the Oricon chart, with initial week sales of 204,493 copies, the highest first week sales since the release of "A Day in Our Life" in 2002.[1] [2] Halfway through the 2007 Oricon season, the single has sold 420,894 copies and was ranked the third highest selling single.[3]. By the year's end, the single was ranked at the fourth spot of the annual Oricon ranking, selling a total of 429,832 copies.
"Love so sweet", while currently only the fourth best selling Arashi single, had set several records for the group; it charted in the Top 10 rankings for five consecutive weeks, longer than any of their previous singles and is also the best finish of the group in terms of annual rank. The single is one of the group's most successful; as it has arguably fueled the sales of their subsequent single releases during the year, all of which landed at the top 30 of the annual ranking in Japan.
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[edit] Single Information
[edit] "Love so sweet"
- Lyrics: SPIN
- Composed by: youth case
- Arranged by: mugen
- was used as the theme song for the drama, Hana Yori Dango 2, which averaged over 21% viewership in its timeslot and starred Arashi member, Jun Matsumoto.
[edit] "Itsumademo"
- Lyrics: SPIN
- Rap Lyrics: Sakurai Sho
- Composed by: Shinya Tada
- Arranged by: ha-j
[edit] "Fight Song"
- Lyrics: Arashi
- Composed by: Kazunari Ninomiya
- Arranged by: Gin Kitagawa
- The song was used as an image song for the group's program, G no Arashi.
[edit] Track listing
- Normal Edition Track listing
| Track # | Track Title | Length |
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| 1 | "Love so sweet" | 4:51 |
| 2 | "Itsumademo" ("いつまでも") |
5:01 |
| 3 | "Love so sweet" (Karaoke) | 4:51 |
| 4 | "Itsumademo" (Karaoke) ("いつまでも"カラオケ) |
5:01 |
- Limited Edition Track listing
| Track # | Track Title | Length |
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| 1 | "Love so sweet" | 4:51 |
| 2 | "Itsumademo" ("いつまでも") |
5:01 |
| 3 | "Fight Song" ("ファイトソング") |
3:25 |
[edit] Sales
[edit] Oricon sales chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Index Total |
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| February 21, 2007 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | #1 | |
| February 21, 2007 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #1 | 204,493 |
| February 21, 2007 | Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | #2 | 368,183 |
| February 21, 2007 | Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | #4 | 429,832 |
Latest reported total sales: 440,288
(Still charting)
[edit] See also
- Flavor of Life (Utada Hikaru), the ballad version of which was used as an insert song for Hana Yori Dango 2, thus sometimes considered as the de facto companion to the song.
[edit] References and External links
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- Love so sweet Oricon Music Release Profile. Retrieved on May 21, 2007.
- Oricon Yearly Singles Ranking Retrieved on February 26, 2008
- ^ Love so sweet. Wiki Theppn Music Release Profile. Retrieved on May 21, 2007.
- ^ Oricon Weekly Charts for 2007 week 9. Wiki Theppn Music. Retrieved on May 21, 2007.
- ^ (Japanese) Oricon 2007 Half-Year Singles Ranking. Oricon Style. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
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