Bittersweet (Arashi song)

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"Bittersweet"
Arashi - Bittersweet.png
Regular edition cover
Single by Arashi
B-side
  • "Road to Glory"
  • "Sync"
  • "Motto, Ima Yori"
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2014 (2014-02-12)
Format CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded2014
Genre Pop
Label J Storm
Songwriter(s) 100+
Arashi singles chronology
"Endless Game"
(2013)
"Bittersweet"
(2014)
"Guts!"
(2014)

"Bittersweet" is the 42nd single released by Japanese boyband Arashi. "Bittersweet" was used as the theme song for the drama Shitsuren Chocolatier starring Arashi member Jun Matsumoto. The B-side "Road to Glory" was used as the theme song for Nippon TV's broadcast of the 2014 Winter Olympics. It was the 7th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 591,847 copies. [1]

Arashi is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Ohno Satoshi, Sakurai Sho, Aiba Masaki, Ninomiya Kazunari, and Matsumoto Jun. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and made their debut CD on November 3, 1999. The group was initially signed to Pony Canyon and released one studio album and six singles—beginning with their 1999 eponymous debut single before moving to the Johnny's subsidiary label J Storm in 2001, which was initially set up for their succeeding releases. While their debut single sold close to a million copies, the group took a mixture of pop and alternate/contemporary approach to its music which attracted core followers, but subsequently faced commercially slow sales.

<i>Shitsuren Chocolatier</i> Japanese manga series

Shitsuren Chocolatier is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama in January 2014.

Jun Matsumoto, often called by the portmanteau nickname MatsuJun (松潤), is a Japanese singer, actor, radio host, concertmaster, dancer and model. He is a member of the boy band Arashi, and produces Arashi's concerts. He invented the moving stage in 2005 which has been subsequently used by several Asian musical acts. He is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of The Year Award under the singer/actor category for his work in the drama.

Contents

Single information

The single was released in two editions: a limited edition including Road to Glory and a bonus DVD with a music video for "Bittersweet", and a regular CD only edition including Road to Glory, two bonus tracks, and karaoke tracks for all the songs. The limited edition also contains a 16-page booklet.

It was announced on a music talk show that Arashi member Satoshi Ohno choreographed the dance for the live performance of "Bittersweet".

Satoshi Ohno is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host, dancer and choreographer. He is the lead vocalist and leader of the boy band Arashi, hence his nickname Leader.

Track listing

Regular edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Bittersweet"100+100+Tomoki Ishizuka4:50
2."Road to Glory"S-TnkSusumu KawaguchiHa-j3:59
3."Sync"
U-Key ZoneTaku Yoshioka4:47
4."Motto, Ima Yori" (もっと、いまより)Youth CaseYouth CaseBJ Khan3:47
5."Bittersweet" (instrumental)   4:50
6."Road to Glory" (instrumental)   3:59
7."Sync" (instrumental)   4:47
8."Motto, Ima Yori" (instrumental)   3:47

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart) [2] 1
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) [3] 1

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