is a song by Japanese rock band
High and Mighty Color
High and Mighty Color (stylized as HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR) was a Japanese rock band active from 2003 to 2010. They had two vocalists; a male and a female.
History Formation and Anti-Nobunaga
The band started in Okinawa when Sassy and Meg left a ...
. The song was released as the second and final single from the band's second album ''
Gō on Progressive
is the second studio album by Japanese rock band High and Mighty Color. The album was released on April 5, 2006 through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, less than seven months after their debut '' G∞ver''.
Overview
The album was announced after ...
'' on January 16, 2006.
Overview
"Ichirin no Hana" is the band's sixth single. It retained number two in the
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charts for most of the week of its release, making it the group's biggest hit since "
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", and even surpassed that single in sales. It is a rock song, blended with some rapping from Yūsuke. "Ichirin no Hana" was used as the third opening theme for the
anime
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adaption of ''
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'' and was certified ''gold'' for shipments of over 100,000 by the RIAJ in January 2006. The title of the song is translated to English as "a single flower"
Track list
# "Ichirin no Hana" – 3:40
# "Warped Reflection" – 4:07
# "Ichirin no Hana ~Huge Hollow Mix~" (remixed by DT of NATM3) – 4:37
# "Ichirin no Hana (Less Vocal Track)" – 3:40
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All songs written by High and Mighty Color.
Production
* Hide2 (Norishrocks) – creative & art direction
* Tsousie (Jetrock Graphics) – art direction & design
* Ryuichi Tamura (Norishrocks) – co-art design
* Rocca Works – costume
* Eiji Tanaki (D&N Planning) – styling
* Keiko Nakatani (Mingle) – hair and make-up
* Atsushi Otaki (Ad Force), Masahiro Aoki (D&N Planning), Noriko Yamashita (SMC) & Kaori"Kacch" Nagai (Norishrocks) – products coordination
TV Performances
* January 13, 2006 - Music Fighter
* January 14, 2006 - CDTV
* January 20, 2006 - Music Station
* January 27, 2006 - PopJam
* January 28, 2006 - Melodix!
Charts
References
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Translated Lyrics#
2006 singles
High and Mighty Color songs
Anime soundtracks
Bleach (manga) songs
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