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"Bittersweet" is the 42nd single released by Japanese boyband Arashi. "Bittersweet" was used as the theme song for the drama Shitsuren Chocolatier starring Arashi member Jun Matsumoto. The B-side "Road to Glory" was used as the theme song for Nippon TV's broadcast of the 2014 Winter Olympics. It was the 7th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 591,847 copies.[1]

Single information

The single was released in two editions: a limited edition including Road to Glory and a bonus DVD with a music video for "Bittersweet", and a regular CD only edition including Road to Glory, two bonus tracks, and karaoke tracks for all the songs. The limited edition also contains a 16-page booklet.

It was announced on a music talk show that Arashi member Satoshi Ohno choreographed the dance for the live performance of "Bittersweet".

Track listing

Regular edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Bittersweet"100+100+Tomoki Ishizuka4:50
2."Road to Glory"S-TnkSusumu KawaguchiHa-j3:59
3."Sync"
U-Key ZoneTaku Yoshioka4:47
4."Motto, Ima Yori" (もっと、いまより)Youth CaseYouth CaseBJ Khan3:47
5."Bittersweet" (instrumental)   4:50
6."Road to Glory" (instrumental)   3:59
7."Sync" (instrumental)   4:47
8."Motto, Ima Yori" (instrumental)   3:47
Limited edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Bittersweet"100+100+Ishizuka4:50
2."Road to Glory"S-TnkKawaguchiHa-j3:59
Limited edition – DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Bittersweet" (Music video)4:50

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[2] 1
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)[3] 1

References

  1. ^ "2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  2. ^ 週間 シングルランキング 2014年02月24日付 (in Japanese). Oricon. February 24, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bittersweet". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2019.

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