"Koi no Tsubomi" is Kumi Koda's

Kumi Koda

, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...

 31st solo under the Rhythm Zone

Rhythm Zone

is a record label in the Avex Records Group which releases all kinds of urban contemporary Japanese music.-History:The label was founded in 1999 by Max Matsuura to address the need for a new urban music label, signing M-Flo as its first artist, then followed by Exile.In 2000, Koda Kumi was signed...

 label. It is her first single since the release of "Someday/Boys & Girls" (2006) which ended off a 12 week project leading to the release of her second greatest hits compilation

Compilation album

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, Best: Second Session (2006). "Koi no Tsubomi" was released on CD and CD&DVD May 24, 2006. "Koi no Tsubomi" is also the theme song to the drama "Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru", starring Goro Inagaki

Goro Inagaki

is a Japanese musician and actor from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. Inagaki is a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP. His career began while he was in junior high school, when his sister submitted his picture to a talent company; he was subsequently chosen to join SMAP, which has a considerable...

 from SMAP

SMAP

SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...

. "Koi no Tsubomi" was also used as an image song to the Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 release of the movie Cars

Cars (film)

Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney...

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Music video

In the "Koi no Tsubomi" PV

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

, Kumi is shown as a blue fairy

Fairy

A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term...

 who grants the wishes for love of busy and dowdy-looking girls (all of which are played by her). There are scenes of her as a stay-at home girl (in the yellow outfit) a secretary

Secretary

A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...

 (in the gray business suit and glasses

Glasses

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) and as a car wash

Car wash

A car wash or auto wash is a facility used to clean the exterior and, in some cases, the interior of motor vehicles.- Categories :...

er (in the coveralls), being incredibly tired of their jobs. After work, they all go home, tired, and play with a blue fairy doll. The doll transforms into blue fairy Kumi and she transforms the girls' outfits into more glamorous street wear. It seems all of them have a wish for love, and it seems to show that the man they're after is the same (though he is never shown). This video is inspired by her young sister misono's music video for Kojin Jugyo

Kojin Jugyo

"" is the follow-up single to Misono's debut single, "VS". "Kojin Jugyō" is a cover of a Finger 5 song by the same name.-Overview:"Kojin Jugyō" was written by Yū Aku and was a big hit for Finger 5 in late 1973. The song was also recorded by Momoe Yamaguchi in 1973. However, the b-side "Pinkies"...

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CD-only format

1. "恋のつぼみ (Koi no Tsubomi)"
2. "恋のつぼみ (Koi no Tsubomi) (A Cup of Milk Tea Bossa Nova Version)"
3. "恋のつぼみ (Koi no Tsubomi) (Instrumental)"

CD portion

1. "恋のつぼみ (Koi no Tsubomi)"
2. "恋のつぼみ (Koi no Tsubomi) (A Cup of Milk Tea Bossa Nova Version)"
3. "恋のつぼみ (Koi no Tsubomi) (Instrumental)"

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
May 24, 2006	Oricon Daily Charts	2
	Oricon Weekly Charts	2	140,269	273,060	20 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Charts	3
	Oricon Yearly Charts	28