Ai Otsuka
is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo", which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks.
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's 11th single under the avex trax label and her first of three singles in 2006.
"Frienger" is a catchy, upbeat song. The title is actually a
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsCM for au mobile service and was the theme song for the television program "Sports Uruguzu". The B-side track, "Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri", was used in a Music.jp CM. The music video for the song was filmed in
Taiwan
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"Frienger" debuted at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 70,414 copies sold. It maintained high sales for the following two weeks and sold a total of 173,115 copies in 2006. "Frienger" was Otsuka's best-selling single of 2006 and the 60th best-selling single of 2006 overall. It is currently her fourth best-selling single.
Track listing
Live performances
*3 April 2006 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Special
*15 April 2006 – Music Fighter
*21 April 2006 – Music Station
*22 April 2006 – CDTV
*1 May 2006 – PopJam DX
*29 December 2006 – Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke - "Frienger" + "
Ren'ai Shashin
is the 13th single by Japanese singer Ai Otsuka, released on the Avex Trax label. It is also her third and final single released in 2006.
The ballad was used as the theme song of the movie ''Tada, Kimi o Aishiteru''. The title of the movie was ...
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*1 January 2007– CDTV - "Frienger" + "
Ren'ai Shashin
is the 13th single by Japanese singer Ai Otsuka, released on the Avex Trax label. It is also her third and final single released in 2006.
The ballad was used as the theme song of the movie ''Tada, Kimi o Aishiteru''. The title of the movie was ...