Sakurairo Mau Koro

"Sakurairo Mau Koro" (桜色舞うころ, lit. When the Cherry Blossoms Color Flutters) is a song recorded by Japanese singer Mika Nakashima. This song is a lyrical and heartwarming love song about lovers parting in springtime. Mika uses her extraordinary singing skills, blending her tender vocals with the stirring piano and strings accompaniment. Singer/songwriter Kawae Minako was inspired by Mika's strong presence and wrote the song in a day. The first press of this single included a picture label disc (a picture on the CD).

"Sakurairo Mau Koro"
Single by Mika Nakashima
from the album Music
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2005
Recorded2005
GenreJ-pop
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)Minako Kawae
Mika Nakashima singles chronology
"Legend"
(2004)		 "Sakurairo Mau Koro"
(2005)		 "Hitori"
(2005)

Commercial performance

This single reached number five on the Oricon Singles Chart and charted for 14 weeks. It sold 105,631 units, making it 97th best-selling single of 2005.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Minako Kawae, arranged by Satoshi Takebe.

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Sakurairo Mau Koro (桜色舞うころ, lit. When the Cherry Blossoms Color Flutters)" 
2."Sakurairo Mau Koro" (acoustic) 
3."Sakurairo Mau Koro" (instrumental) 

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Japan Singles (Oricon)[1] 5
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[2] 73

Year-end charts
Chart (2005) Position
Japan Singles (Oricon) 97

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[3]
Physical 		Gold 106,000[4]
Japan (RIAJ)[5]
Digital 		Platinum 250,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[6]
Chaku-uta 		2× Platinum 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "中島美嘉の作品" [Mika Nakashima products]. Oricon. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  2. "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  3. "Japanese single certifications – Mika Nakashima – Sakurairo Mau Koro" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2005年1月 on the drop-down menu
  4. "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']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  5. "Japanese digital certifications – Mika Nakashima – Sakurairo Mau Koro" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2014年1月 on the drop-down menu
  6. "Japanese ringtone certifications – Mika Nakashima – Sakurairo Mau Koro" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2006年8月 on the drop-down menu
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