Barairo no Jinsei

"Barairo no Jinsei" (Japanese: 薔薇色の人生) is a song recorded by Japanese singer songwriter Mai Kuraki. It was written by Mai Kuraki and Akihito Tokunaga. The song is set to be released through Northern Music on March 20, 2019, as a double-A side with "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai". The single was released as a digital single and in five physical editions: standard edition, limited edition A/B, Detective Conan edition, and Musing & FC edition. The song was served as the theme song to the Japanese animation Case Closed.[1]

"Barairo no Jinsei"
Single by Mai Kuraki
from the album Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei
Released	March 20, 2019
Genre	J-pop
Label	Northern Music
Songwriter(s)	Mai Kuraki Akihito Tokunaga
Producer(s)	Mai Kuraki, KANNONJI
Mai Kuraki singles chronology
"Koyoi wa Yume wo Misasete" (2018) "Barairo no Jinsei" / "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" (2019) "Zero kara Hajimete" (2021)
Music video
"Barairo no Jinsei" on YouTube

Promotion

Meet and greet events

In support of the single, Kuraki embarked on the ten-leg meet and greet events. At the tour, Kuraki sang several song and went on to hand her merchandise, mini calendar, to the audiences. Fans were also allowed to do high-fives with her.[2]

Date	City	Country	Venue
Asia
January 20, 2019	Shinagawa, Tokyo	Japan	Gate City Osaki
January 27, 2019	Kyoto, Kyoto		Aeon Mall Kyoto
February 24, 2019	Sapporo, Hokkaido		Paseo Center
March 2, 2019	Nisshin, Aichi		Prime Tree Akaike
March 7, 2019	Yawata, Kyoto		Iwashimizu Hachimangū
March 8, 2019	Abeno-ku, Osaka		Abeno Harukas
March 17, 2019	Kasuya District, Fukuoka		Aeon Mall Fukuoka
March 20, 2019	Hirakata, Osaka		Kuzuha Mall
March 23, 2019	Shibuya, Tokyo		Shibuya Tsutaya
March 24, 2019	Ebina, Kanagawa		Vinawalk

Music video

The short version of an accompanying music video for the song was premiered on Kuraki's YouTube account on February 20, 2019.[3] The full version of the video was not released on YouTube; will be included only in the DVD accompanied with the limited edition B of the single.

Live performance

Kuraki first performed "Barairo no Jinsei", alongside "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai", at the meet and greet event on January 20, 2019.[4]

Track listing

CD single (Limited edition B)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Barairo no Jinsei"	Mai Kuraki Akihito Tokunaga	Tokunaga
2.	"Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai"	Kuraki Taisuke Nakamura	Nakamura
3.	"Barairo no Jinsei" (Instrumental)	Kuraki Tokunaga	Tokunaga
4.	"Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" (Instrumental)	Nakamura	Nakamura

DVD (Limited edition B)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Barairo no Jinsei" (music video)

CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai"	Mai Kuraki Taisuke Nakamura	Nakamura
2.	"Barairo no Jinsei"	Kuraki Akihito Tokunaga	Tokunaga
3.	"Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" (Instrumental)	Kuraki Nakamura	Nakamura
4.	"Barairo no Jinsei" (Instrumental)	Tokunaga	Tokunaga

Bonus track (Standard edition)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" (TinyVoice Remix)	Kuraki Nakamura

DVD (Limited edition A)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" (music video)

DVD (Detective Conan edition)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Detective Conan" (special video)

Digital download (TV Size)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Barairo no Jinsei" (TV Size)	Mai Kuraki Akihito Tokunaga	Tokunaga	1:56

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)[5] with "Kimi to Koi no Mama..."	4
Japan Animation (Japan Hot Animation)[6]	19
Japan Download (Japan Top Download Songs)[7]	15

Certification and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)		37,291 (physical sales)

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Japan	January 13, 2019	Digital download (TV Size)	Northern Music	[8]
	March 20, 2019	CD single (Standard edition)		[9]
		CD single/DVD (Detective Conan edition)		[10]
		CD single/DVD (Limited edition A)		[11]
		CD single/DVD (Limited edition B)		[12]
		CD single (Musing & FC edition)		[13]
		Digital download

References

1. "倉木麻衣、『名探偵コナン』主題歌書き下ろし＋声優に初挑戦「一生懸命演じさせて頂きました」". Barks. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
2. "「倉木麻衣 20th Anniversary Special Event」『きみと恋のままで終われない　いつも夢のままじゃいられない／薔薇色の人生』リリース記念イベント ＆ 特典会". Mai Kuraki 20th Anniversary. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
3. "倉木麻衣「薔薇色の人生」ミュージックビデオ（Short version）". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
4. "倉木麻衣、ウェディングドレス姿で20周年の目標を宣誓「まだまだ倉木麻衣は成長していきます」". RealSound. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
5. "週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年04月01日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for April 1, 2019]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved March 27, 2019.
6. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2018/4/1". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 27, 2019.
7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2018/4/8". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 27, 2019.
8. "薔薇色の人生_TV size". mora. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
9. "きみと恋のままで終われない いつも夢のままじゃいられない/薔薇色の人生<通常盤>". Tower Records. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
10. "きみと恋のままで終われない いつも夢のままじゃいられない/薔薇色の人生 [CD+DVD]<名探偵コナン盤>". Tower Records. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
11. "きみと恋のままで終われない いつも夢のままじゃいられない/薔薇色の人生 [CD+DVD]<初回限定盤A>". Tower Records. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
12. "きみと恋のままで終われない いつも夢のままじゃいられない/薔薇色の人生 [CD+DVD]<初回限定盤B>". Tower Records. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
13. "きみと恋のままで終われない　いつも夢のままじゃいられない／薔薇色の人生【Musing＆FC盤】". Musing.jp. Retrieved March 5, 2019.