Yumekui

"ユメクイ"
"Yumekui" / "Dream Eater"
Single by Ai Otsuka
from the album Love Piece
Released August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02)
Format CD, CD+DVD
Recorded 2006
Genre J-Pop
Label avex trax
AVCD-31021/B (Japan, CD+DVD)
AVCD-31022 (Japan, CD)
Writer(s) Ai Otsuka
Ai Otsuka singles chronology
"Frienger"
(2006)
"Yumekui"
(2006)
"Renai Shashin"
(2006)

"Yumekui" is Ai Otsuka's 12th single under the avex trax label.

"Yumekui" was used as the theme song to the movie "Tokyo Friends the Movie", which Otsuka starred in. The b-side, which is a ballad named "tears", was also used in the movie.

During the first week, the single debuted at #5 with 63,428 copies sold, making it Otsuka's lowest debut sales of the year. Although the single debuted with relatively low sales, it sold a total of 145,281 copies in 2006, making it the 66th best-selling single of the year.

Unlike most of Otsuka's previous singles, "Yumekui" only had one cover whereas usually there are two different ones; one for the CD-only version and one for the CD+DVD version.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ai Otsuka. 

CD
No. TitleArranger(s) Length
1. "Yumekui (ユメクイ; Dream Eater)"  Ai×Ikoman 5:18
2. "Tears"  Ai×Ikoman, Strings arrangement: Mio Okamura& Ikoman 4:19
3. "Yumekui (ユメクイ; Dream Eater)" (Instrumental)Ai×Ikoman 5:18
4. "Tears" (Instrumental)Ai×Ikoman, Strings arrangement: Mio Okamura& Ikoman 4:16
Total length:
19:11
DVD
No. TitleDirector(s) Length
1. "Yumekui (ユメクイ; Dream Eater)" (Music video)   

Live performances

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
August 2, 2006 Oricon Daily Charts 3
Oricon Weekly Charts 5 63,428 146,665 14 weeks
Oricon Monthly Charts 7
Oricon Yearly Charts 66
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