| Precious | |
| Cover: | yunaitoprecious.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Yuna Ito |
| Album: | Heart |
| Released: | May 3, 2006 |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Length: | 00:20:06 |
| Label: | Sony Music of Japan |
| Prev Title: | Faith/Pureyes |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Stuck on You |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
"Precious" is the third single by Yuna Ito. It is the theme song to the movie (starring Hideaki Ito and Ai Kato) and was released on May 3, 2006. Both "I'm Free" and "Secrets" are more up-beat songs than "Precious".
"Precious" reached a peak of #2 on the daily charts and #3 on the weekly charts. The following week, her single stayed high on the charts and was #3 for the second week in a row. Her sales jumped from 39,000 copies the first week to 44,000 copies the second week. In two weeks, it has already surpassed the sales of her last single, "Faith/Pureyes".
This single has been billed as a double b-side single due to the fact it has 2 b-sides.
On the half-yearly charts of 2006, "Precious" was the 2nd most-downloaded song, 3rd most-downloaded ringtone, 5th most-downloaded PV, and overall (combined ranking for all 3 categories) ranked 2nd.
The PV (promotional video) for the title track "Precious" was shot in New Zealand, where Ito and her staff stayed for 5 days.
Despite the song being released for more than two years, it managed to climb back up the charts, with a peak of 17.[1]
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2006 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 2 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 3 | 38,583 copies | 217,319 copies | 29 weeks | |
| Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | 6 | - | - | ||
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 42 |