Niji/Himawari/Sore ga Subete sa explained

Niji/Himawari/Sore ga Subete sa
Cover:Niji_CD_Cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Masaharu Fukuyama
Album:5 Nen Mono
Released:27 August 2003
Genre:J-pop
Length:44:17
Prev Title:Gang
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Naitari Shinaide/Red x Blue
Next Year:2004

is the eighteenth single by Japanese artist Masaharu Fukuyama. It was released on 27 August 2003. This single sold around 356,600 copies in its first week. It remained at the number 1 position on the Oricon chart for 5 consecutive weeks,[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] breaking the artist record of four consecutive week from his 1994 single "It's Only Love". Niji was used as the theme song for Fuji Television drama Water Boys and Water Boys 2. "Himawari", written by himself, was originally released as a single sung by Kiyoshi Maekawa in 2002.

Track listing

  1. Niji
  2. Himawari
  3. Sore ga Subete sa
  4. Himawari: Fields of Toscana
  5. Niji: Synchronised Mix
  6. Niji (original karaoke)
  7. Himawari (original karaoke)
  8. Sore ga Subete sa (original karaoke)

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak positionFirst week salesSales total
27 August 2003Oricon Daily Singles Chart1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart1356,629893,000
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart1
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2003&month=9&week=2&submit4.x=24&submit4.y=10. ja:2003年09月第2週のシングルランキング情報. Oricon. 2010-02-04. Japanese.
  2. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2003&month=9&week=3&submit4.x=16&submit4.y=11. ja:2003年09月第3週のシングルランキング情報. Oricon. 2010-02-04. Japanese.
  3. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2003&month=9&week=4&submit4.x=4&submit4.y=20. ja:2003年09月第4週のシングルランキング情報. Oricon. 2010-02-04. Japanese.
  4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2003&month=9&week=5&submit4.x=30&submit4.y=9. ja:2003年10月第1週のシングルランキング情報. Oricon. 2010-02-04. Japanese.
  5. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2003&month=10&week=1&submit4.x=6&submit4.y=4. ja:2003年10月第1週のシングルランキング情報. Oricon. 2010-02-04. Japanese.
  6. Web site: 過去のTOP 1. CDTV. 2010-02-04. Japanese.