Yumekui

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

"ユメクイ"
"Yumekui" / "Dream Eater"
Single by Ai Otsuka
from the album Love Piece
ReleasedAugust 2, 2006 (2006-08-02)
Recorded2006
GenreJ-Pop
Labelavex trax
AVCD-31021/B (Japan, CD+DVD)
AVCD-31022 (Japan, CD)
Songwriter(s)Ai Otsuka
Ai Otsuka singles chronology
"Frienger"
(2006)
"ユメクイ"
"Yumekui" / "Dream Eater
"
(2006)
"Renai Shashin"
(2006)

"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 tracks are written by Ai Otsuka.

CD
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Yumekui (ユメクイ; Dream Eater)"Ai×Ikoman5:18
2."Tears"Ai×Ikoman, Strings arrangement: Mio Okamura& Ikoman4:19
3."Yumekui (ユメクイ; Dream Eater)" (Instrumental)Ai×Ikoman5:18
4."Tears" (Instrumental)Ai×Ikoman, Strings arrangement: Mio Okamura& Ikoman4:16
Total length:19:11
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Yumekui (ユメクイ; Dream Eater)" (Music video) 

Live performances

  • 31 July 2006 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
  • 4 August 2006 – Music Station
  • 4 August 2006 – Music Fighter
  • 5 August 2006 – PopJam DX
  • 13 August 2006 – CDTV

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

References


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