Dear Snow Explained

Dear Snow
Cover:File:Arashi - Dear Snow.png
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Arashi
Album:Beautiful World
B-Side:"Time Capsule"
Recorded:2010
Label:J Storm
Prev Title:Love Rainbow
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Hatenai Sora
Next Year:2010

"Dear Snow" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi for their tenth studio album, Beautiful World (2011). It was released as a CD single on 6 October 2010 through J Storm. "Dear Snow" was the theme song for member Kazunari Ninomiya's film .

"Dear Snow" reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart for the week ending 10 October 2010 with initial sales of 501,000 copies.[1] [2] Within the same month of release, it was certified Double Platinum for shipments of over 500,000 units.

Single information

The single was released in two different versions: a Limited Version consisting of the A-side and a DVD with music video, and a Regular Edition containing a B-side and karaoke versions of the two songs. The music video was directed by Choku.[3]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)1
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)[4] 1
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart)[5] 38
South Korea (Gaon International Album Chart)[6] 4

Certifications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 週間 シングルランキング 2010年10月18日付 . 18 October 2010 . 28 July 2018 . Oricon Style . . ja .
  2. Web site: 嵐、今年4作目のシングル初週50万枚突破 22作連続通算29作目首位 . 12 October 2010 . 28 July 2018 . Oricon Style . . ja .
  3. Web site: "Dear Snow" music video. ja. Space Shower TV. 3 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Dear Snow . 3 February 2019 . Billboard Japan . https://web.archive.org/web/20171119073101/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2010&month=10&day=18 . 19 November 2017 . live.
  5. Web site: Dear Snow . 3 February 2019 . Korea Music Content Industry Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20171124040303/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=week&hitYear=2010&targetTime=44&nationGbn=T . 24 November 2017 . live.
  6. Web site: Dear Snow . 3 February 2019 . Korea Music Content Industry Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20171124041312/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=week&hitYear=2010&targetTime=44&nationGbn=E . 24 November 2017 . live .
  7. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2010/musicrank1220/index02.html . ja:年間ランキング特集『2010年、ヒットしたシングル、アルバム、DVDは?』 2ページ目 . Oricon Style . . 3 February 2019 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222011137/https://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2010/musicrank1220/index02.html . 22 December 2010.