Cherry Girl/Unmei

"Cherry Girl / Unmei"
"Cherry Girl / 運命"

"Cherry Girl" CD-only cover
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Black Cherry
Released December 6, 2006
Genre J-pop
Label Rhythm Zone
Writer(s) Kumi Koda, Curtis A. Richardson, Charlene Gilliam, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard", and Sherrod Barnes
Producer(s) Andreao "Fanatic" Heard", Sherrod Barnes, The Conglomerate
Koda Kumi singles chronology
Won't Be Long
(2006)
Cherry Girl / Unmei
(2006)
But/Aishō
(2007)
Alternative cover
"Unmei" CD-only cover

Cherry Girl / 運命 is Koda Kumi's 34th single under the Rhythm Zone label. This was her last single released before the release of her 2006 album, Black Cherry. "Cherry Girl" is a catchy, upbeat song while "Unmei" is a ballad. "Cherry Girl" is the theme song for the drama of the same name Cherry Girl where Koda debuted as an actress, whereas "運命" is the theme for the movie Oh! Oku. "Cherry Girl" was composed by Kumi along with Curtis A. Richardson, Charlene Gilliam, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard and Sherrod Barnes.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kumi Koda. 

CD
No. TitleMusicArranger(s) Length
1. "Cherry Girl"  Curtis A. Richardson, Charlene Gilliam, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, Sherrod BarnesAndreao "Fanatic" Heard, The Conglomerate  
2. "Unmei (運命; Fate)"  Hirofumi HibinoMasaki Iehara  
3. "Cherry Girl: Space Cowboy Remix" (First Press Bonus Track)    
4. "Cherry Girl" (instrumental)    
5. "Unmei" (instrumental)    
DVD
No. TitleDirector(s) Length
1. "Cherry Girl" (Music video)   
2. "Unmei" (Music video)   
3. "DVD Movie Cherry Girl" (Trailer)   

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
December 6, 2006 Oricon Daily Charts 2
Oricon Weekly Charts 3 61,817 106,069 10 weeks
Oricon Monthly Charts 10
2006 Oricon Yearly Charts 145

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Won't Be Long" by Exile & Kumi Koda
RIAJ Reco-kyō Chart number-one song
"Unmei"
December, 2006
Succeeded by
"Flavor of Life (Ballad Version)" by Hikaru Utada