Ichirin no Hana explained

Ichirin no Hana
Cover:	Ichirin_no_Hana_Cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	High and Mighty Color
Album:	Gō on Progressive
B-Side:	Warped Reflection
Released:	January 16, 2006^[1]
Genre:	Alternative metal post-hardcore
Length:	16:12
Label:	SMEJ
Producer:	Hal
Prev Title:	Style (Get Glory in This Hand)
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Dive into Yourself
Next Year:	2006

is a song by Japanese rock band High and Mighty Color. The song was released as the second and final single from the band's second album Gō on Progressive on January 16, 2006.

Overview

"Ichirin no Hana" is the band's sixth single. It retained number two in the Oricon charts for most of the week of its release, making it the group's biggest hit since "Over", and even surpassed that single in sales. It is a rock song, blended with some rapping from Yūsuke. "Ichirin no Hana" was used as the third opening theme for the anime adaption of Bleach and was certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the RIAJ in January 2006. The title of the song is translated to English as "a single flower"

Track list

1. "Ichirin no Hana" – 3:40
2. "Warped Reflection" – 4:07
3. "Ichirin no Hana ~Huge Hollow Mix~" (remixed by DT of NATM3) – 4:37
4. "Ichirin no Hana (Less Vocal Track)" – 3:40

All songs written by High and Mighty Color.

Production

• Hide2 (Norishrocks) – creative & art direction
• Tsousie (Jetrock Graphics) – art direction & design
• Ryuichi Tamura (Norishrocks) – co-art design
• Rocca Works – costume
• Eiji Tanaki (D&N Planning) – styling
• Keiko Nakatani (Mingle) – hair and make-up
• Atsushi Otaki (Ad Force), Masahiro Aoki (D&N Planning), Noriko Yamashita (SMC) & Kaori"Kacch" Nagai (Norishrocks) – products coordination

TV Performances

• January 13, 2006 - Music Fighter
• January 14, 2006 - CDTV
• January 20, 2006 - Music Station
• January 27, 2006 - PopJam
• January 28, 2006 - Melodix!

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)!Release!Chart!Peak position!Sales

January 11, 2006	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	align=center	2
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	align=center	2^[2]	84,562

References

1. Translated Lyrics
2. Web site: Recording Industry Association of Japan . April 29, 2015 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: . High and Mighty Color - Ichirin No Hana . February 1, 2023.
2. Web site: 一輪の花. ORICON STYLE. 30 April 2015.