"Kurage, Nagareboshi" (クラゲ、流れ星; "Jellyfish, Shooting Star") is Japanese pop singer

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's 18th single, released on 10 September 2008. It will include a CD-only and CD + DVD format, as well as four different covers to celebrate her 5-year anniversary. There will be a 5th anniversary limited edition CD-only and CD + DVD version, as well as regular CD-only and CD + DVD versions. It is described as a "heartwarming ballad for the summer". The 5th anniversary covers pay homage to the covers of her debut single, "

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", whose release this single is meant to commemorate. Kurage, Nagareboshi is similar in style to "

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"; people often group the three songs together. It was used as the theme song for the TBS series, ''

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''. The first pressing will include a written comment card and a jacket sticker.News & Info｜大塚愛（おおつかあい） Official WebSite

Track listing

"Kurage, Nagareboshi" is a ballad to mark the end of the summer. "H2O" is an upbeat pop/rock song, as an upbeat song is often released with a ballad single to equalize the mood

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" had "Hoshikuzu" and "Rocket Sneaker / One × Time" had "One × Time"]. "Ame no Tsubu, Waltz: Love Music" is a new song reprising the chorus of "Love Music" found on ''Love Cook''.

5th anniversary covers

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Charts

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

References

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