Kuon no Kawa
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Kuon no Kawa is the ninth Japanese single released by alan
. The song is the theme song of the movie Red Cliff (Part II), released in Japan on April 10, 2009.
The single contains the Chinese version of the song, titled Chi Bi: Da Jiang Dong Qu which was released in December 2008, before the movie's January release in most of East Asia. It also contains her 7th single Red Cliff: Shin-Sen
and its Chinese version (also her 2nd Chinese single) Xin Zhan: Red Cliff
.
Slightly different end roll versions of the songs are also included in the movie's original soundtracks, composed by Iwashiro Taro.
Kuon no Kawa was alan's first single to be in the top 10 weekly. On the 6th day of release, it suddenly jumped from #10 to #1 on the Oricon Singles Chart, her first #1 daily. This made her become the first Chinese singer to reach #1 on the Oricon daily chart. It is also the first single by alan to pass the 30,000 units sold mark on the Oricon, beating out Red Cliff: Shin-Sen by more than twice.
This single is nominated in the "Best Original Film Song" Category in the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards
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Alan Dawa Dolma
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. The song is the theme song of the movie Red Cliff (Part II), released in Japan on April 10, 2009.
The single contains the Chinese version of the song, titled Chi Bi: Da Jiang Dong Qu which was released in December 2008, before the movie's January release in most of East Asia. It also contains her 7th single Red Cliff: Shin-Sen
Red Cliff: Shin-Sen
Red Cliff: Shin-Sen is the sixth Japanese single by alan and the fourth in her five-single traditional elements set, representing fire in the Japanese Godai, or the Chinese five elements, and/or the Tibetan Bön...
and its Chinese version (also her 2nd Chinese single) Xin Zhan: Red Cliff
Xin Zhan: Red Cliff
Xin·Zhan ~RED CLIFF~ is the first Mandarin-language EP released by alan in Mainland China.Xin・Zhan RED CLIFF Chi Bi Dian Ying Yuan Sheng Da Die is an extended version of the title track, used as the theme song for the 2008 Chinese film Red Cliff ...
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Slightly different end roll versions of the songs are also included in the movie's original soundtracks, composed by Iwashiro Taro.
Kuon no Kawa was alan's first single to be in the top 10 weekly. On the 6th day of release, it suddenly jumped from #10 to #1 on the Oricon Singles Chart, her first #1 daily. This made her become the first Chinese singer to reach #1 on the Oricon daily chart. It is also the first single by alan to pass the 30,000 units sold mark on the Oricon, beating out Red Cliff: Shin-Sen by more than twice.
This single is nominated in the "Best Original Film Song" Category in the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards
29th Hong Kong Film Awards
Ceremony for the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards took place on 18 April 2010 . Here are the nominees listed taken from the official website.Wang Po Chieh's original nomination for the Best New Performer was withdrawn after he was confirmed to be an actor in the 2008 Taiwan film Winds of September...
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CD
- Kuon no Kawa (久遠の河; River of Eternity)
- Chi Bi: Da Jiang Dong Qu (赤壁 〜大江東去〜; Red Cliff: Great River Gone East)
- Red Cliff: Shin-Sen (Red Cliff: 心・戦; Red Cliff: Heart . War)
- Xin·Zhan: RED CLIFF (心・戰 ～RED CLIFF～; Heart . War: Red Cliff)
- Kuon no Kawa (Instrumental)
- Chi Bi: Da Jiang Dong Qu (Instrumental).