Beautiful (Mai Kuraki song)
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"Beautiful" is Mai Kuraki
's thirty-second single, released on June 10, 2009. The single comes in two formats: limited CD+DVD edition and regular edition. It sold 29,446 copies in its first week and peaked at #2.
To promote the single, Kuraki made her second appearance on TV Asahi
's "Music Station
" on June 12 as well as appearing on other TV programs such as NTV's "Music Fighter" and NHK
's "Music Japan" on June 14. She also held four in-store events at Shinjuku's "Flags" (6/10), Tressa Yokohama (6/13), LaLaport Tokyo-Bay (6/13) and Nagoya's "Asunal Kanayama", entitled "Mai Kuraki 10th Anniversary Event: Beautiful", where Kuraki gave away postcard sets to audience members.
"Beautiful" debuted on the daily Oricon
charts at #1 and stayed at the top for four days, however it only managed to rank at #2 on the weekly charts due to the unexpected boost in sales of Girl Next Door
's "Infinity
" on the last eligible day, which resulted in their first #1 charting single. "Beautiful" is Kuraki's second Top 3 entry in a row and her first single to reach the second spot in six years, since "Make My Day
". With "Beautiful", Kuraki updated her own record for being the only female artist to have all of her 32 singles enter the Top 10.
Mai Kuraki
is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer from Funabashi, Chiba. Kuraki debuted in 1999 with the single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow". In 2000, she released her debut album, Delicious Way, which debuted at number-one and sold over 2,210,000 copies in its first week...
's thirty-second single, released on June 10, 2009. The single comes in two formats: limited CD+DVD edition and regular edition. It sold 29,446 copies in its first week and peaked at #2.
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The title song, "Beautiful", is being used in Kose Cosmeport's "Salon Style" commercials since early June 2009.To promote the single, Kuraki made her second appearance on TV Asahi
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
's "Music Station
Music Station
is a Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcast weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi...
" on June 12 as well as appearing on other TV programs such as NTV's "Music Fighter" and NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
's "Music Japan" on June 14. She also held four in-store events at Shinjuku's "Flags" (6/10), Tressa Yokohama (6/13), LaLaport Tokyo-Bay (6/13) and Nagoya's "Asunal Kanayama", entitled "Mai Kuraki 10th Anniversary Event: Beautiful", where Kuraki gave away postcard sets to audience members.
"Beautiful" debuted on the daily Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts at #1 and stayed at the top for four days, however it only managed to rank at #2 on the weekly charts due to the unexpected boost in sales of Girl Next Door
Girl Next Door (band)
Girl Next Door is a Japanese pop musical trio that debuted in 2008 on the Avex Trax label. The band consists of vocalist Chisa, guitarist Yuji Inoue and Daisuke Suzuki on keyboard.-History:...
's "Infinity
Infinity (Girl Next Door song)
"Infinity" is the fifth single by the band Girl Next Door and it was released on June 10, 2009. Infinity was used as the theme song of Japanese drama Atashinchi no Danshi.- CD Tracklisting :# Infinity# If# Jōnetsu no Daishō...
" on the last eligible day, which resulted in their first #1 charting single. "Beautiful" is Kuraki's second Top 3 entry in a row and her first single to reach the second spot in six years, since "Make My Day
Make My Day (Mai Kuraki song)
"Make My Dayt" is Mai Kuraki's 14th single, released on December 4, 2002-Track listing:-Oricon Sales Chart:...
". With "Beautiful", Kuraki updated her own record for being the only female artist to have all of her 32 singles enter the Top 10.
Tie-up
- Kose Cosmeport "Salon Style" CM song (#1)
- NTV "Sukkiri!!" June theme song (#1)
Track listing
Oricon Sales Chart
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Day/Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2009 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 | 7,512 | ||
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 2 | 29,446 | 36,434 | 6 weeks | |
| Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | 17 | ||||
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | |||||
Billboard Japan Sales Chart
| Release | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2009 | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 5 |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | 1 | |