Akai Ito (song)

"Akai Ito" (赤い糸 "Red Thread") is a pop song by Japanese recording artist Yui Aragaki. It was released as her second single on October 15, 2008.[1]

"Akai Ito"
Single by Yui Aragaki
from the album Hug
ReleasedOctober 15, 2008 (2008-10-15)
Recorded2008
GenrePop
Length25:15
LabelWarner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Kentarō Kobuchi, Blow
Producer(s)Seiji Kameda
Yui Aragaki singles chronology
"Make My Day"
(2008)		 "Akai Ito"
(2008)		 "Piece"
(2009)
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Background

"Akai Ito" is a cover of one of Kobukuro's lesser known songs from their independent releases.[2] Kobukuro's team wanted to bring focus to the song once again and suggested to the band they have a female vocalist cover it.[2] Upon hearing Kobukuro perform the song at a Warner Music Japan Convention concert, Aragaki fell in love with the song and agreed to cover it.[2] Aragaki's version was subsequently produced by Tokyo Jihen member Seiji Kameda.[2]

The single was released in two formats: a limited edition, which has an illustration cover drawn by Aragaki herself and a standard edition, which comes with a bonus DVD that includes the music video for "Akai Ito" as well as its making of.[3]

Chart performance

"Akai Ito" peaked at #1 on the daily Oricon singles chart and #3 on the weekly chart, selling 34,236 copies in its first week.[4][5] The song debuted at #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, making it her second consecutive number-one debut on this chart[6] "Akai Ito" was the 15th best selling single for the month of October and ranked #120 on the yearly Oricon singles chart.[7][8]

Track listing
CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Akai Ito" (赤い糸 "Red Thread")Kentarō KobuchiBlow6:24
2."Tsunaida Te" (つないだ手 "Held Hands")Yui AragakiKenji Kubo4:52
3."Aitai" (あいたい "I Miss You")Yūho IwasatoTadashi Hirosawa4:29
4."Akai Ito (Naked Voice Version)"KobuchiKobuchi3:08
5."Akai Ito (Instrumental)" Kobuchi6:22
Total length:25:15
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Akai Ito" (Music video) 
2."Akai Ito" (Making) 

Charts and sales
Chart (2008) Peak
positions		 Sales
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] 1 64,461[5]
Japan Oricon Daily Singles Chart[4] 1
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[5] 3
Japan Oricon Monthly Singles Chart[7] 15
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[8] 120
Japan SoundScan Singles Chart (CD+DVD)[10] 5
Japan SoundScan Singles Chart (CD)[10] 6

Release history
Region Date Label Format
Japan October 15, 2008[2] Warner Music Japan CD (Limited Edition)
CD+DVD (Standard Edition)

References
  1. "ガッキー、コブクロの楽曲「赤い糸」をカバー 「なんとかやりきれました」 ニュース-ORICON STYLE-". Oricon (in Japanese). 2009-09-30. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  2. "ナタリー - 新垣結衣2ndシングルでコブクロ名曲カバー". Natalie (in Japanese). 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  3. "新垣結衣 : 新垣結衣、「赤い糸」も初回限定盤のほうが安価 / BARKS ニュース". Barks (in Japanese). 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  4. "ワーナー＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  5. "ワーナー＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  6. "新垣結衣 : ガッキー×コブクロはやっぱり強力──今週のビルボードチャート / BARKS ニュース". Barks (in Japanese). 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  7. "2008 10月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  8. "Archived copy" 2008年度シングル年間売上ランキング (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Yui Aragaki Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. "週刊 CDソフト TOP20". SoundScan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-29.
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