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Hotaru / Shounen

Single Cover
Artist
Fukuyama Masaharu
Single
Hotaru / Shounen (蛍 / 少年)
Released
2010.08.11
Catalog Number
UUCH-9030 (Limited Edition with DVD)
UUCH-9031 (Limited Edition with Photobook + Hotaru piano version + Chaku Uta Benefit)
UUCH-5079 (Regular Edition)
Price
¥1,700 (Limited Edition with DVD)
¥1,500 (Limited Edition with Photobook + Hotaru piano version + Chaku Uta Benefit)
¥1,200 (Regular Edition)
CD Tracklist
  1. Hotaru (蛍; Firefly)
  2. Shounen (少年; Boy)
  3. Revolution//Evolution
  4. Hotaru -piano ver.-
  5. Hotaru (Original Karaoke)
  6. Shounen (Original Karaoke
  7. Hotaru -piano ver.- (Original Karaoke)
DVD Tracklist
  1. Hotaru (PV)
  2. DVD Recording


Information

"Hotaru / Shounen" is Fukuyama Masaharu's 26th single. The single comes in three editions: a regular edition with the main songs, their instrumentals and "Revolution//Evolution"; a limited edition with the PV for "Hotaru" and a DVD recording and another limited edition that includes a bonus CD with a bonus track "Hotaru -piano ver.-", the respective instrumental and a photobook. "Hotaru" was used as the theme song for the drama Mioka, "Shounen" was used as the REGZA commercial song and "Revolution//Evolution" was used as a tied-in song for Asahi Super Dry Beer.

The single is certified Platinum for shipment of 250,000 copies .

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 158,002
1 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 37,283
2 2 14 13 11 8 7 11 16,555
5 14 13 12 9 9 8 12 8,266
6 18 16 17 17 11 9 18 5,543
9 29 25 22 19 20 14 20 4,109
12 32 33 27 22 20 20 26 3,205
22 41 39 39 31 33 32 38 1,698
35 - - - - - 40 63 1,193
37 - - - - - - 68 915
- - - - - - - 90 684
- - - - - - - 126 622
- - - - - - - 107 674
- - - - - - - 126 510
- - - - - - - 131 509
- - - - - - - out for three weeks
- - - - - - - 180 354

Total Reported Sales: 240,122*
Total Sales in 2010: 239,768 (#22 single of the year)
Total Sales in 2011: 354*

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