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.[1] Cherry Girl is a catchy, upbeat Pop/Rock song while 運命 (Unmei / Fate) is a power ballad. The single charted #2 on the Oricon daily and took #10 for the month.[2]
Cherry Girl became the theme song for Koda Kumi's debut drama Cherry Girl, which was put on the CD+2DVD version of the album Black Cherry. Unmei is the theme for the movie Oh! Oku.[3] Cherry Girl was composed by Kumi along with Curtis A. Richardson, Charlene Gilliam, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard and Sherrod Barnes.
Track listing[4]
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. | "運命 (Unmei / Fate)" | Hirofumi Hibino | Masaki Iehara | |
| 3. | "Cherry Girl" (Space Cowboy Remix) | Space Cowboy | ||
| 4. | "Cherry Girl" (Instrumental) | Curtis A. Richardson • Charlene Gilliam • Andreao "Fanatic" Heard • Sherrod Barnes | Andreao "Fanatic" Heard • The Conglomerate | |
| 5. | "運命" (Instrumental) | Hirofumi Hibino | Masaki Iehara | |
| DVD | |||
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| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Cherry Girl" (Music Video) | ||
| 2. | "運命" (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 |
Alternate Versions
Currently, there are four renditions of Cherry Girl and three for Unmei
Cherry Girl
- Cherry Girl: Found on the single and corresponding album Black Cherry (2006)
- Cherry Girl [Space Cowboy Remix]: Found on the single (2006)
- Cherry Girl [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2006)
- Cherry Girl [Sunset in Ibiza Remix]: Found on Beach Mix (2012)
Unmei
- 運命: Found on the single and corresponding album Black Cherry (2006)
- 運命 [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2006)
- 運命 [Shohei Matsumoto Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 3 (2011)
References
- ↑ "Black Cherry [Jacket C]". CD Japan. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Cherry Girl/運命/KODA KUMI/ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "KODA KUMI "Unmei"". Recochoku. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Cherry Girl/Unmei OFFICIAL". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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