Dear Snow

"Dear Snow"
Single by Arashi
from the album Beautiful World
B-side"Time Capsule"
Released6 October 2010 (2010-10-06)
Recorded2010
Genre
LabelJ Storm
Songwriter(s)
  • Iori
  • Ishu
  • Kohsuke Ohshima
Arashi singles chronology
"Love Rainbow"
(2010) 		"Dear Snow"
(2010) 		"Hatenai Sora"
(2010)

"Dear Snow" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi for their tenth studio album, Beautiful World (2011). It was released as a CD single on 6 October 2010 through J Storm. "Dear Snow" was the theme song for member Kazunari Ninomiya's film Ōoku: The Inner Chambers.

"Dear Snow" reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart for the week ending 10 October 2010 with initial sales of 501,000 copies.[2][3] Within the same month of release, it was certified Double Platinum for shipments of over 500,000 units.[4]

Single information

The single was released in two different versions: a Limited Version consisting of the A-side and a DVD with music video, and a Regular Edition containing a B-side and karaoke versions of the two songs. The music video was directed by Choku.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Dear Snow"
  • Iori
  • Ishu
Kohsuke Ohshima
  • Sachiko Miyano
  • Taku Yoshioka
4:45
2."Time Capsule"SixSixSix4:57
3."Dear Snow" (Instrumental)   4:45
4."Time Capsule" (Instrumental)   4:53
Total length:19:20
Limited edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Dear Snow"
  • Iori
  • Ishu
Ohshima
  • Miyano
  • Yoshioka
4:43
Total length:4:43
Limited edition – DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Dear Snow" (Music video + making-of) 
2."Dear Snow" (Photo gallery making-of) 

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ "ARASHI / Dear Snow". CD Journal (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppansha. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "週間 シングルランキング 2010年10月18日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ "嵐、今年4作目のシングル初週50万枚突破 22作連続通算29作目首位". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – 嵐 – Dear Snow" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2010年10月 on the drop-down menu
  5. ^ ""Dear Snow" music video" (in Japanese). Space Shower TV. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Dear Snow". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Dear Snow". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Dear Snow". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  9. ^ 年間ランキング特集『2010年、ヒットしたシングル、アルバム、DVDは？』 2ページ目. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  10. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 3 February 2019.