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Akai Hana

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"Akai Hana"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection
LanguageJapanese
English titleRed Flower
ReleasedMay 12, 2004 (2004-05-12)
Recorded2004
GenreJ-pop
Length5:32
LabelUtahime Records
Composer(s)Kim Hyung-seok
Lyricist(s)
  • Kim Hyung-seok
  • Minako Kawae
Producer(s)Satoshi Takebe
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Days"
(2003)
"Akai Hana"
(2004)
"Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni"
(2004)

"Akai Hana" (赤い花, lit. "Red Flower") is the 43rd single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Kim Hyung-seok and Minako Kawae, the single was released on May 12, 2004, by Utahime Records.[1][2]

Background

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"Akai Hana" is a Japanese-language cover of South Korean singer Park Yong-ha's 2003 single "Cheoeum Geu Nalcheoleom" (처음 그 날처럼, lit. "Like the First Day").[2] It was also the first release through Nakamori's own label Utahime Records, with distribution by Universal Music Japan.[3]

Chart performance

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"Akai Hana" peaked at No. 40 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 5,100 copies.[4][5]

Track listing

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Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Akai Hana" ((赤い花, "Red Flower"))
  • Kim Hyung-seok
  • Minako Kawae
KimSatoshi Takebe5:32
2."Akai Hana" (Karaoke)   5:29
Total length:11:01

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[4] 40

References

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  1. ^ "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ^ a b "中森明菜、特注プレイヤー付属のアナログBOX". Natalie.mu. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. ^ ""明菜レーベル"、立ち上げ…新人プロデュースの夢も". Sankei Sports. 2004-04-21. Archived from the original on 2004-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. ^ a b "赤い花 | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  5. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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