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Hero / Ashita e

"Hero" Limited Edition
"Ashita e" Limited Edition
Regular Edition
Artist
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
Single
Hero / Ashita e (ヒーロー / 明日へ)
Released
2009.11.18
Catalog Number
MUCD-9010 ("Hero" Limited Edition)
MUCD-9011 ("Ashita e" Limited Edition)
MUCD-5160 (Regular Edition)
Price
¥1,365 (Limited Editions)
¥1,050 (Regular Edition)
"Hero" Limited Edition CD Tracklist
  1. Hero (ヒーロー)
  2. Ashita e (明日へ; For Tomorrow)
  3. Hero (instrumental) (ヒーロー)
  4. Ashita e (instrumental) (明日へ)
DVD Tracklist
  1. Hero (ヒーロー) (Video Clip)
"Ashita e" Limited Edition CD Tracklist
  1. Ashita e (明日へ)
  2. Hero (ヒーロー)
  3. Ashita e (instrumental) (明日へ)
  4. Hero (instrumental) (ヒーロー)
  5. Ashita e Buraban Version (instrumental) (明日へ ブラバン・バージョン)
DVD Tracklist
  1. Ashita e (明日へ) (Video Clip)
Regular Edition Tracklist
  1. Hero (ヒーロー)
  2. Ashita e (明日へ)
  3. Hero (instrumental) (ヒーロー)
  4. Ashita e (instrumental) (明日へ)


Information

"Hero / Ashita e" is the 11th single released by FUNKY MONKEY BABYS. It was released in three versions: a regular CD only edition, a limited edition type A containing a DVD with "Hero" music video and a limited type B also containing a DVD with "Ashita e" music video. "Hero" was used as the theme song for the TV programs Zoom in!! SUPER and Zoom in!! Saturday, while "Ashita e" was used as the image song for the Dai 88-kai Zenkoku Koukou Sakka Senshuken Taikai. Announcer Hatori Shinichi appears on the "Hero" limited edition jacket cover and "Hero" music video. Soccer player Nakayama Masashi appears on the "Ashita e" limited edition and regular edition jacket covers, as well as, "Ashita e" music video. The single reached #4 on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for 14 weeks.

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 37,677
4 15 14 12 10 10 11 13 13,106
9 24 22 18 20 17 19 20 5,312
19 33 31 27 22 25 24 27 2,921
22 49 47 36 41 34 34 45 1,961
32 28 16 16 19 28 27 21 2,714
35 31 29 28 6 8 6 13 6,754
8 16 15 17 13 10 12
10 29 28 26 28 25 21 26 2,287
26 - - - - - 46 61 1,294
- - - - - - - 90 1,116
- - - - - - - 95 738
- - - - - - - 127 588

Total Reported Sales: 76,468

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