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Aoi Usagi

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"Aoi Usagi"
Single by Noriko Sakai
from the album Watercolour
Language Japanese
English title Blue Rabbit
B-side "Eien no Asa"
Released May 10, 1995  ( 1995-05-10 )
Recorded 1995
Genre J-pop
Label Victor
Composer(s) Tetsur? Oda [1]
Lyricist(s) Emi Makiho
Noriko Sakai singles chronology
"Oh Oh Oh (We Are the Winners)"
(1995) 		" Aoi Usagi "
(1995) 		"Here I Am (Nakitai Toki wa Nakeba Ii)"
(1996)
Music videos
"Aoi Usagi" on YouTube

" Aoi Usagi " ( 碧いうさぎ , lit. "Blue Rabbit") is the 27th single by Japanese entertainer Noriko Sakai . Written by Emi Makiho and Tetsur? Oda , the single was released on May 10, 1995, by Victor Entertainment . [2] [3] [4]

Background and release [ edit ]

"Aoi Usagi" was used as the opening theme of the NTV drama series Hoshi no Kinka , which also starred Sakai. According to lyricist Makiho, she won a competition to write lyrics for Oda's composition to match the Grimms' Fairy Tales -influenced theme of the drama.

"Aoi Usagi" peaked at No. 5 on Oricon 's singles chart. It sold over 997,000 copies and was certified Double Platinum by the RIAJ , becoming the biggest-selling single in her career. [5] [6] [7] The song was also ranked No. 1 downloaded song on the iTunes Store in 2009 before her drug scandal with her then-husband Y?ichi Takas? prompted Victor to withdraw all of her media from stores. [8]

The music video features Sakai performing Japanese Sign Language while singing the song, as she played a deaf and mute girl in Hoshi no Kinka . She did a similar performance on the 46th K?haku Uta Gassen in 1995, her first and only appearance on NHK 's New Year's Eve special. [9]

Makiho self-covered the song on her 1996 album Aromatister while Oda covered it on his 2006 cover album Melodies . Sakai re-recorded the song as the B-side of her 2007 single " Sekaij? no Dare Yori Kitto ". [10] In 2014, Sakai recorded a Chinese-language version of the song, titled "Jimo de xi?o bi tu" (寂寞的小碧?); this version is included in her 2016 compilation album The Best Exhibition: Noriko Sakai 30th Anniversary Best Album . [11] In October 2021, Sakai re-recorded the song and placed an NFT of it and promo photos on auction to promote the fourth season of the drama series Producer K , which marked her first drama appearance in eight years. [12]

Track listing [ edit ]

No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "Aoi Usagi" ( ( 碧いうさぎ , "Blue Rabbit") ) Emi Makiho Tetsur? Oda Hiroshi Shinkawa 3:48
2. "Eien no Asa" ( ( 永遠の朝 , "Eternal Morning") ) Chika Ueda Ueda Etsuko Yamakawa 4:29
3. "Aoi Usagi" (Original Karaoke)       3:47
4. "Eien no Asa" (Original Karaoke)       4:27

Charts [ edit ]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart [5] 5

Certification [ edit ]

Region Certification Certified units /sales
Japan ( RIAJ ) [7] 2× Platinum 800,000 ^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "「碧いうさぎ」作曲者?織田哲?「切ない」、酒井法子被告へ沈痛メッセ?ジ" . Oricon . 2009-09-10 . Retrieved 2021-08-09 .
  2. ^ "酒井法子" . Idol.ne.jp . 27 December 2018 . Retrieved 2021-08-08 .
  3. ^ "酒井法子 / 碧いうさぎ [?盤]" . CDJournal . Retrieved 2021-08-08 .
  4. ^ "碧いうさぎ | 酒井法子" . Mora . Retrieved 2021-08-08 .
  5. ^ a b "碧いうさぎ | 酒井法子" . Oricon . Retrieved 2021-08-08 .
  6. ^ "酒井法子(シングル)" . Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24 . Retrieved 2021-08-08 .
  7. ^ a b "Japanese certifications ? 酒井 法子 ? 碧いうさぎ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 2021-08-08 . Select 1995年12月 on the drop-down menu
  8. ^ "「碧いうさぎ」ｉＴｕｎｅｓチャ?ト１位" . Nikkan Sports . 2009-08-12 . Retrieved 2021-08-08 .
  9. ^ "46th K?haku Uta Gassen History" . NHK . Retrieved 2021-08-08 .
  10. ^ "世界中の誰よりきっと | 酒井法子" . JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment . Retrieved 2021-08-08 .
  11. ^ "寂寞的小碧?-碧いうさぎ-" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
  12. ^ "酒井法子「碧いうさぎ2021」の音源と??をオ?クションサイトに出品" . Nikkan Sports . 2021-10-11 . Retrieved 2021-10-12 .
  13. ^ "McKee" . Original Pilipino Music . Retrieved 2021-04-14 .

External links [ edit ]

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