| "Sakuramichi" | ||||
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| Single by Tohoshinki | ||||
| B-side | "Kimi no Inai Yoru" | |||
| Released | February 11, 2015 (release history) | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 5:29 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Katsuhiko Yamamoto | |||
| Producer(s) | Katsuhiko Yamamoto | |||
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| "Sakuramichi" (Short ver.) on YouTube | ||||
"Sakuramichi" (サクラミチ, Cherry Blossom Road) is the 43rd Japanese single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released by Avex Trax. It was made available in three physical versions – a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, and a fan club edition exclusively for Tohoshinki's Japanese fan club, Bigeast. "Sakuramichi" was first made available for download in Japan on February 11, 2015, followed by the official physical release on February 25, 2015. Calling it their graduation song, "Sakuramichi" was promoted as Tohoshinki's tenth debut anniversary single in Japan.[1] Written and produced by Katsuhiko Yamamoto, the lyrics of "Sakuramichi" are about facing new life adventures with optimism.[2]
"Sakuramichi" was commercially successful, peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100[3] with over 136,000 copies sold on the first week of release. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000.[4]
- ^ "Tohoshinki's Graduation song". Jiji Press (in Japanese). 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
- ^ "Message from Tohoshinki". Model Press (in Japanese). 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ "Arashi's 'Sakura' leads Billboard". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ^ "Gold certifications of February 2015". Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-03-09.