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 / Unmei (運命 / Fate) 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 Unmei is a power ballad. The single charted #2 on the Oricon daily and took #10 for the month.[2]
Information
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.
Response
The single garnered generally mixed reviews from North American fans. Cherry Girl received mixed reviews, with some fans praising the vocals and overall tone, while others said the background's bass "was pretty annoying."[4]
Japanese fans, however, gave the single more positive reviews. They compared Cherry Girl to Koda Kumi's earlier music, and that the music was "very cool" and the video was a "good look on her." Others said how Unmei was a nice track to come after the bass-heavy Cherry Girl.[5]
Track listing
(Source[6])
All lyrics written by Kumi Koda.
| CD | ||||
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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. | "Unmei (運命 / 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. | "Unmei" (Instrumental) | Hirofumi Hibino | Masaki Iehara | |
| DVD | |||
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| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Cherry Girl" (Music Video) | ||
| 2. | "Unmei" (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
- Unmei: Found on the single and corresponding album Black Cherry (2006)
- Unmei [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2006)
- Unmei [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 (SINGLE+DVD)(Japan Version) Customer Reviews)". YesAsia. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Koda Kumi - Cherry Girl/Unmei Review". Amazon Japan. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Cherry Girl/Unmei OFFICIAL". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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