Love So Sweet

"Love So Sweet"
Single by Arashi
from the album Time
B-side "Itsumademo" (いつまでも Forever)
Fight Song (Limited Edition)
Released February 21, 2007 (2007-02-21)
(see Release history)
Format CD
Genre Pop
Label J Storm
Arashi singles chronology
"Aozora Pedal"
(2006)		 "Love So Sweet"
(2007)		 "We Can Make It!"
(2007)
Music sample
Love so sweet
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"Love So Sweet" is a Japanese song, and the eighteenth single, by the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing a bonus secret track and karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a bonus track entitled "Fight Song". With its lyrics written by Arashi and music composed by member Kazunari Ninomiya, it was created in 2006 as an image song for the group's variety show G no Arashi.[1]

Single information

"Love So Sweet" was used as the theme song for the drama Hana Yori Dango 2 starring the return of the cast from the prequel such as Mao Inoue and Arashi member Jun Matsumoto. The single was listed on Japan Gold Disc Award's list of The Best 10 Singles of 2008.[2]

Track list

Regular Edition
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Love So Sweet"  SpinYouth Case 4:51
2. "Itsumademo"  Spin, Sho SakuraiShinya Tada (多田慎也 Tada Shinya) 5:01
3. "Love So Sweet" (Karaoke)SpinYouth Case 4:51
4. "Itsumademo" (Karaoke)Spin, SakuraiTada 5:01

Chart performance

The single debuted atop the Oricon weekly chart by selling 204,493 copies in its first week.[3] "Love so sweet" had set several records for the group as it charted in the Oricon top ten rankings for five consecutive weeks, longer than any of their previous singles until it was tied by their twenty-second single "One Love", which had later charted for three additional weeks in the top ten, adding up to a total of eight weeks in the weekly top ten. In the Oricon ranking for the first half of 2007, the single sold 420,894 copies and ranked as the third highest-selling single at that point of the year.[4] The single went on to sell a total of 429,832 copies by the end of 2007, making it the fourth best-selling single of the year.[5]

The single is certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipment of 500,000 copies.[6]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[3] 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[5] 4

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 429,832[5] Double Platinum[6]

Preceded by
"Michi" by Exile		 Oricon Weekly number one single
March 5, 2007 		Succeeded by
"Flavor of Life" by Hikaru Utada

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Japan February 21, 2007[7] CD (JACA-5053)[8]
LE CD (JACA-5052)[9]		 J Storm
South Korea March 7, 2007[10][11] CD (SMJTCD172)[10]
LE CD[12]		 SM Entertainment
Taiwan CD (JAJSG27003)[11]
LE CD (JAJSG27003/A)[13]		 Avex Taiwan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Love So Sweet Oricon profile". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  2. ↑ "The 22nd Japan Gold Disc Award 2008". Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  3. 1 2 2007年03月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Oricon 2007 Half-Year Singles Ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 20, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
  5. 1 2 3 "Oricon Yearly Ranking 2007" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 18, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
  6. 1 2 ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2007年3月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  7. ↑ "Love So Sweet" (in Japanese). J Storm. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  8. ↑ "Love So Sweet [Regular Edition]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  9. ↑ "Love So Sweet [Limited Edition]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  10. 1 2 "Arashi - Love So Sweet" (in Korean). Aladdin. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  11. 1 2 "Love so sweet (普通版)" (in Chinese). Avex Taiwan. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  12. ↑ "Arashi - Love So Sweet" (in Korean). Aladdin. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  13. ↑ "Love so sweet (初回版)" (in Chinese). Avex Taiwan. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
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