Cherry Girl/Unmei
| "Cherry Girl / Unmei" "Cherry Girl / 運命" | |||||||
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 "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 | |||||||
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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.
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| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Cherry Girl" | Curtis A. Richardson, Charlene Gilliam, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, Sherrod Barnes | Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, The Conglomerate | |||||||
| 2. | "Unmei (運命; Fate)" | Hirofumi Hibino | Masaki Iehara | |||||||
| 3. | "Cherry Girl: Space Cowboy Remix" (First Press Bonus Track) | |||||||||
| 4. | "Cherry Girl" (instrumental) | |||||||||
| 5. | "Unmei" (instrumental) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Director(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 |
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| 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 |
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