Kono Yo no Kagiri explained

Kono Yo no Kagiri
Cover:sheena-Kono Yo no Kagiri.jpg
Alt:A man turned to his right in a suit holds a conductor's baton. Next to him stands a woman with short hair, standing in front of a vintage microphone stand. The pair stand in a tatami room with shoji.
Type:single
Artist:Ringo Sheena, Neko Saito, Junpei Shiina
Album:Heisei Fūzoku
Released:January 17, 2007
Length:10:09 minutes
Label:Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music
Producer:Inoue Uni
Prev Title:Karisome Otome
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Ariamaru Tomi
Next Year:2009

was released by Ringo Sheena, Neko Saito and Junpei Shiina on January 17, 2007 in the name of . It was certified gold by the RIAJ for 100,000 copies shipped to stores in 2007.[1]

Background

The song was used as theme song for the movie Sakuran, of which Sheena was the music director. The song is a duet with her brother Shiina Junpei, and is shown using the ending of the film. This is the first solo work by Sheena for two months, after the digital single "Karisome Otome (Death Jazz Ver.)" was released, and her first physical single in three years since she released "Ringo no Uta" at the end of 2003. Kiyoshi Hasegawa whom Shiina had respected for a long time played "Sakuran (ONKIO ver.)" on the acoustic guitar.

Charts and sales

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Japan Oricon weekly singles[2] 8
Japan RIAJ Reco-kyō monthly ringtone chart[3] 49

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[4] 54,000<--53,868-->
RIAJ physical certificationGold (100,000)

Notes

  1. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年1月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (January 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200701.html . . Japanese . February 10, 2007 . January 26, 2014.
  2. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/237797/products/music/689332/1/ . ja:「この世の限り」 椎名林檎 . Oricon . Japanese . May 3, 2014.
  3. Web site: レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信チャート(「着うた(R)」) . RIAJ . Japanese . February 20, 2007 . April 15, 2014.
  4. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree' . . subscription . April 21, 2014.