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Sakuramichi

"Sakuramichi"
Sakuramichi cover.jpg
Single by Tohoshinki
B-side "Kimi no Inai Yoru"
Released February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11) (release history)
Format
Recorded 2014
Genre J-pop
Length 5:29
Label Avex Trax
Songwriter(s) Katsuhiko Yamamoto
Producer(s) Katsuhiko Yamamoto
Tohoshinki singles chronology
"Time Works Wonders"
(2014)
"Sakuramichi"
(2015)
"Rise as One / Champagne"
(2015)
"Time Works Wonders"
(2014)
"Sakuramichi"
(2015)
"Rise as One / Champagne"
(2015)
Music video
"Sakuramichi" (Short ver.) on YouTube

"Sakuramichi" (サクラミチ, lit. Cherry Blossom Road) is the 43rd Japanese single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released by Avex Trax. It was made available in three physical versions – a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, and a fan club edition exclusively for Tohoshinki's Japanese fan club, Bigeast. "Sakuramichi" was first made available for download in Japan on February 11, 2015, followed by the official physical release on February 25, 2015. Calling it their graduation song, "Sakuramichi" was promoted as Tohoshinki's tenth debut anniversary single in Japan. Written and produced by Katsuhiko Yamamoto, the lyrics of "Sakuramichi" are about facing new life adventures with optimism.

"Sakuramichi" was commercially successful, peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100 with over 136,000 copies sold on the first week of release. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000.

"Sakuramichi" was first revealed by Smart TV on December 8, 2014, stating that Tohoshinki would perform the theme song for the fourth series of the Japanese television drama, Hanayome Noren (花嫁のれん). On December 23, Avex officially posted pre-order notices of the single on Tohoshinki's official website. A one-minute preview of "Sakuramichi" was played during the opening credits for Hanayome Noren, which premiered on Tokai TV on January 5, 2015.

On January 25, Avex revealed the official artwork for "Sakuramichi", which included three different covers. The first artwork shows Tohoshinki posing in front of a cherry blossom tree, while the second artwork has Tohoshinki sitting inside a train cabin. Both sets appeared in the song's official promotional video (PV), which was first unveiled on January 30. The last cover shows Tohoshinki wearing similar sweaters that carry the number "10", representing the duo's tenth year. An official preview for the PV of "Sakuramichi" aired on television on January 30, including snippets of Tohoshinki working behind-the-scenes. A day later, the short version of "Sakuramichi" was posted on GYAO!, a video-sharing website on Yahoo! Japan. On February 3, Avex uploaded the PV to YouTube and launched a special website for "Sakuramichi" the following day.


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