Flower (Koda Kumi song)
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"Flower" (stylized as flower) is Koda Kumi's 17th domestic single. Flower was written as the theme song for the novel Koibana (恋バナ / Love Story) and also used in the television advertisement for the novel.[1] The lyrics were written by the author of Koibana, Yoshi. This was also the first domestic single released by Kumi that was not accompanied by a promotional music video. It reached No. 4 on the weekly Oricon Chart.[2]
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flower is Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's seventeenth single. The song was a pop ballad and was her first single to not have a corresponding music video. It peaked at No. 4 on the Oricon Singles Charts, despite not having a music video, and remained on the charts for ten weeks.
The single was released after her success of single "
The song would be placed on Kumi's first compilation album, Best ~first things~. The song still did not garner a music video on the album. Kumi would perform this song during the encore for her Live Tour 2005 ~first things~.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "flower" | Yoshi | y@suo ohtani | 4:43 |
| 2. | "flower ~acoustic version~" | Yoshi | y@suo ohtani • tasuku | 4:30 |
| 3. | "flower" (Instrumental) | y@suo ohtani | 4:41 | |
| 4. | "flower ~acoustic version~" (Instrumental) | y@suo ohtani • tasuku | 4:27 |
Chart history
Oricon 2005 Singles Top 999
Chart position: #165
Sales
First week estimate: 36,859 Total estimate: 106,099
References
- ^ "KODA KUMI / flower CD details". Suruga. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ "flower / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ "Official: Koda Kumi Thread – global entertainment". Soompi. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ^ "Koda Kumi – flower (LIVE TOUR 2005 ~first things~) encore". YouTube. Retrieved August 27, 2016.[dead YouTube link]
- Avex Network (2005), Kumi Koda Official Web Site
- Oricon Style (2005), Ranking – Oricon Style
- Kyoto International Culture Forum (2005), KICF – Members: Yoshi[permanent dead link]