Sakuranbo
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Music video
The video for "Sakuranbo" begins by showing Ai in "her" bedroom which is predominantly red and white. A picture hanging on the wall shows a picture of a pair of cherries. Then we see Ai playing with her band in another room, which starts out blue but changes colour later in the song. We see Ai talking on the phone and drawing Love-Chan. Interspersed throughout the PV are bicycle scenes showing Ai with a man her age, two children and an older couple. The video closes on the picture of the two cherries hanging on the wall.
Track list
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Sales
Initial week estimate: 6,730
Total estimate: 525,784
Self-cover version
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This version was described as a mature, jazz-infused version of the original 2003 track,[2][3] featuring a sultry, "sexy" arrangement[1] in a sharp contrast to the original J-pop production. The digital cover was also redesigned, inspired by the original single’s artwork.[3] The track was initially released exclusively on the iTunes Store on December 4, 2013, with additional distribution on other platforms starting December 25, 2013.[1] The song was ultimately included as the lead track on Otsuka's EP Aio Punch, released on March 26, 2014.[4]
To mark Otsuka's fifteenth anniversary in 2018, Avex released a "Sakuranbo" 7-inch vinyl record on February 14, 2019, featuring both the original track and "Sakuranbo -Cocktail-". This release was sold exclusively at HMV in Japan.[5]
On July 24, 2024, a performance video of "Sakuranbo -Cocktail-" recorded in one take premiered on the YouTube channel The First Take as its 459th episode.[6] The audio version of the performance was subsequently released on digital platforms on August 28, 2024.[7]
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External links
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