Frienger
| "フレンジャー" Furenjā / "Frienger" | ||||
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| Single by Ai Otsuka | ||||
| from the album Love Piece | ||||
| Released | April 12, 2006 | |||
| Format | CD, CD+DVD | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop | |||
| Label |
avex trax AVCD-30915/B (Japan, CD+DVD) AVCD-30916 (Japan, CD) | |||
| Writer(s) | Ai Otsuka | |||
| Ai Otsuka singles chronology | ||||
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"Frienger" (フレンジャー; Furenjā) is Ai Otsuka's 11th single under the avex trax label and her first of three singles in 2006.
"Frienger" is a catchy, upbeat song. The title is actually a portmanteau of the words "Friend" and "Ranger". The song was used in the CM for au mobile service and was the theme song for the television program "Sports Uruguzu". The B-side track, "Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri", was used in a Music.jp CM. The music video for the song was filmed in Taiwan.
"Frienger" debuted at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 70,414 copies sold. It maintained high sales for the following two weeks and sold a total of 173,115 copies in 2006. "Frienger" was Otsuka's best-selling single of 2006 and the 60th best-selling single of 2006 overall. It is currently her fourth best-selling single.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ai Otsuka.
| CD | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Arranger(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Frienger (フレンジャー)" | Ai×Ikoman | 3:48 | |||||||
| 2. | "Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri (甘い気持ちまるかじり; A Bite Full of Sweet Feelings)" | Ai×Ikoman | 4:17 | |||||||
| 3. | "Frienger (フレンジャー)" (Instrumental) | Ai×Ikoman | 3:48 | |||||||
| 4. | "Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri (甘い気持ちまるかじり; A Bite Full of Sweet Feelings)" (Instrumental) | Ai×Ikoman | 4:14 | |||||||
Total length: |
16: 07 | |||||||||
| DVD | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Frienger (フレンジャー)" (Music video) | |||||||||
Live performances
- 3 April 2006 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Special
- 15 April 2006 – Music Fighter
- 21 April 2006 – Music Station
- 22 April 2006 – CDTV
- 1 May 2006 – PopJam DX
- 29 December 2006 – Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke - "Frienger" + "Ren'ai Shashin"
- 1 January 2007– CDTV - "Frienger" + "Ren'ai Shashin"
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| April 12, 2006 | Oricon Daily Charts | 2 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Charts | 2 | 70,414 | 173,115 | 18 weeks | |
| Oricon Monthly Charts | |||||
| Oricon Yearly Charts | 60 |
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