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| A-side | Love So Sweet | ||||
| B-side | Itsumademo , Fight Song (Limited Edition Only) | ||||
| Released | February 21, 2007 (see Release history) |
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| Format | CD | ||||
| Genre | J-pop | ||||
| Label | J Storm JACA-5052 (Limited Edition) JACA-5053 (Normal Edition) |
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"Love So Sweet" is the eighteenth single by the Japanese boy band, Arashi. It was used as the theme song for Arashi member Jun Matsumoto's drama Hana Yori Dango 2, which averaged over 21% viewership in its time slot.
According to Oricon charts, "Love So Sweet" is the fourth best-selling single in Japan for the year 2007, making it the group's first single to ever rank within the Top 10 in the Oricon Yearly Ranking.[1]
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Single information
The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing a bonus secret track and karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a bonus track entitled "Fight Song". With its lyrics written by Arashi and music composed by member Kazunari Ninomiya, it was produced in 2006 as an image song for the group's variety show G no Arashi. "Love So Sweet" is one of the group's most successful singles, as it had arguably fueled the sales of their subsequent single releases during the year, all of which landed within the Top 30 of the annual ranking in Japan. It was also listed on Japan Gold Disc Award's list of The Best 10 Singles of 2008.[2]
Track list
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| # | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Love So Sweet" | Spin | Youth Case | 4:51 | |||||
| 2. | "Itsumademo" | Spin, Shō Sakurai | Shinya Tada (多田慎也) | 5:01 | |||||
| 3. | "Love So Sweet" (Karaoke) | Spin | Youth Case | 4:51 | |||||
| 4. | "Itsumademo" (Karaoke) | Spin, Sakurai | Tada | 5:01 | |||||
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| # | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Love So Sweet" | Spin | Youth Case | 4:51 | |||||
| 2. | "Itsumademo" | Spin, Sakurai | Tada | 5:01 | |||||
| 3. | "Fight Song" | Arashi | Kazunari Ninomiya | 3:25 | |||||
Chart performance
"Love so sweet" had set several records for the group as it charted in the Oricon Top 10 rankings for five consecutive weeks, longer than any of their previous singles until it was tied by their twenty-second single "One Love", which had later charted for three additional weeks in the Top 10, adding up to a total of eight weeks in the weekly Top 10. In the Oricon ranking for the first-half of 2007, the single sold 420,894 copies and ranked as the third highest-selling single.[3]
The single was certified Platinum by RIAJ in 2007[4] and Double Platinum in 2008.[5]
Charts
Oricon sales chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Index Total |
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| February 21, 2007 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 | |
| February 28, 2007 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 1 | 204,493 |
| March 2007 | Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | 2 | 368,183 |
| 2007 | Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 4 | 429,832 |
See also
- "Flavor of Life" by Hikaru Utada, the ballad version of which was used as an insert song for Hana Yori Dango 2, thus sometimes considered as the de facto companion to the song.
References
- Love so sweet Oricon Music Release Profile. Retrieved on May 21, 2007. (Japanese)
- ^ "Oricon Yearly Ranking 2007". Oricon. December 18, 2007. http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/special/071218_01_01.html. Retrieved October 6, 2009. (Japanese)
- ^ "The 22th Japan Gold Disc Award 2008". Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2008.html. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ "Oricon 2007 Half-Year Singles Ranking". Oricon. June 20, 2007. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/070620_01_01.html. Retrieved February 26, 2008. (Japanese)
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年2月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200702.html. Retrieved October 14, 2009. (Japanese)
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年5月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200805.html. Retrieved October 14, 2009. (Japanese)
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