is the eighth single of the Japanese boy band

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. The single was released in two editions. While both the regular edition and limited edition contains the song and its instrumental, the two editions differ in covers and sizes: the regular edition being twelve centimeters and the limited edition being 8 centimeters. Both editions also contain a

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of a Secret Talk, an audio recording of the group's casual conversations. It was certified gold by the

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for a shipment of 200,000 copies.

Single information

"Nice na Kokoroiki" was used as the eleventh ending theme song for the anime ''

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo , often shortened to , and known in English as ''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station (kōb ...

''. The single was released with the group's name spelled in

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(アラシ) instead of

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(嵐).

Track listing

Chart positions

References

External links

Nice na Kokoroiki product information

Nice na Kokoroiki Oricon profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nice Na Kokoroiki Arashi songs 2002 singles Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo Oricon Weekly number-one singles