Namidairo

"Namidairo"
Single by Yui
from the album I Loved Yesterday
Released	February 27, 2008
Format	CD single
Genre	J-pop
Label	Sony Music Japan
Songwriter(s)	Yui (lyrics & music)
Producer(s)	Hisashi Kondo
Yui singles chronology
CD + DVD
	CD + DVD cover

Last updated April 26, 2019

"Namidairo" is the eleventh single by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Yui. The single was released on February 27, 2008. The title song is a tie-up for the TV drama, 4 Shimai Tantei Dan.

Yui, stylized as YUI or yui, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress. Born and raised in Fukuoka prefecture, she played live at various locations in her hometown before being noticed by Sony Music Japan when she was 17 years old, and released her debut single months later. Her singles, however, were only met with moderate success until the breakout "Good-bye Days", which charted for 44 weeks on Oricon and marked her as one of the Japanese music industry's rising stars.

Background and writing

Yui began writing the lyrics soon after her concert at Nippon Budokan on November 19, 2007. In an interview with Excite on February 2008, she revealed the melody of the chorus was actually from her second single, Tomorrow's Way, but she only wrote it halfway.^[1] She completed the song by including new A and B melodies, and the lyrics.

Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Budokan was originally built for the judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics, hence its name, which translates in English as Martial Arts Hall. Its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests and for a time was a popular venue for Japanese professional wrestling. It has hosted numerous other sporting events such as the 1967 Women's Volleyball World Championship and other events such as musical concerts.

"Tomorrow's Way" is the second single by the Japanese artist Yui. It was released June 22, 2005, under Sony Records. The song was also featured as the ending theme in the Japanese movie Hinokio. The boy who appears in the song's music video is Kanata Hongō, who also stars in the movie. The music video was directed by Takahiro Miki.

Although told to write the theme song for the drama, she had the consent to write as she wished.^[1] Consequently, Yui tried not to put all the emphasis on "love", as was the main theme of 4 Shimai Tantei Dan, but on relationships between individuals as well.

The title, "Namidairo" (ナミダイロ), in Japanese literally means "tear-colored", but was officially translated as "the color of tears". Yui used this phrase to mean the crying of the heart, but she also said listeners will likely decide on their own meaning for the word.^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Takahiro Miki.^[2] It begins with Yui playing guitar in a room. From thereon, the video cuts to Yui walking down a street or riding a bus alone, sitting in a telephone booth, or back to the room. The video ends with Yui in the telephone booth looking outward at floating lines of light.

Takahiro Miki is a Japanese film, television and music video director.

Track listing

Normal Edition

All tracks written by Yui.

CD
No.	Title	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Namidairo"	northa+
2.	"I Wanna Be..."	northa+
3.	"Love & Truth ~Yui Acoustic Version~"	Yui & northa+
4.	"Namidairo ~Instrumental~"	northa+

Limited Edition

Normal Edition + DVD

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Namidairo" (Music Video)
2.	"Umbrella" (Unreleased video from live DVD Thank You My Teens )

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
February 27, 2008	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	3
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	3	81,730	115,168	10 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	5
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	61

"Namidairo" has been certified gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies in Japan.^[3]

"Namidairo" (2008)

Yui's 11th Single, "Namidairo" [Theme song of a Japanese drama "4 Shimai Tantei Dan"]

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References

1 2 3 "YUI こころが"なみだいろ"に染まる時" (in Japanese). excite . Retrieved 2011-08-17.
↑ "Namidairo". Space Shower TV (in Japanese). Retrieved December 18, 2014.
↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2008年03月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (February 2008)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2011.

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[excite-1] 1 2 3 "YUI こころが"なみだいろ"に染まる時" (in Japanese). excite . Retrieved 2011-08-17.

[2] "Namidairo". Space Shower TV (in Japanese). Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[3] ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2008年03月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (February 2008)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2011.