Hikari is the 14th single by Japanese singer Mai Hoshimura. It was released on August 20, 2008 under the

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label. The title track was used as the theme song for the TBS TV drama . The single peaked at number 14 in the Oricon Singles Chart selling 7,883 units on its first week. This is currently Mai Hoshimura's most successful single after her singles " Get Happy", "

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", and her previous single "

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" which are her first three top 30 entries on the Oricon charts since she started her singing career. This single's catalog number is SECL-672.

Track listing

#"ひかり / Hikari" - 5:22 #:Composition/Lyrics: Mai Hoshimura, Shiraishi Satori #:Arrangement: Akira Senju #"Hello" - 4:44 #:Composition/Lyrics: Mai Hoshimura #:Arrangement: Suzuki Daichi Hideyuki #"ひかり (Instrumental) / Hikari (Instrumental)" - 5:20

Charts and sales

References

2008 singles Mai Hoshimura songs Japanese television drama theme songs 2008 songs SME Records singles {{2000s-Japan-single-stub