Butterfly (Koda Kumi)

CD+DVD Cover

CD Only Cover

Artist

Koda Kumi

Single

Butterfly

Released

2005.06.22

2005.xx.xx (Promo)

Catalog Number

RZCS-20201 (Promo)

RZCD-45213/B (CD+DVD)

RZCD-45214 (CD Only)

Price

¥1,890 (CD+DVD)

¥1,050 (CD Only)

CD Tracklist

1. Butterfly
2. Your Sunshine
3. Taisetsu na Kimi e (大切な君へ)
4. Butterfly (Instrumental)
5. Your Sunshine (Instrumental)
6. Taisetsu na Kimi e (Instrumental) (大切な君へ)

DVD Tracklist

1. Butterfly (PV)
2. Butterfly (Making Of)

Information

"Butterfly" is the sixteenth single released by Koda Kumi. The main track was used as the theme song for the dorama "Kosume no Mahou 2" while "Your Sunshine" was used in a CM for Nivea Body's "Yakyo Whitening UV". The single reached #2 on Oricon charts and charted for 22 weeks. It sold 45,303 units in it's first week and the most recent figures show that it sold a total of 125,662 units.

"Taisetsu na Kimi e" is certified gold for over 100,000 full-length song downloads on cellphones.

Song Information

Lyrics

Koda Kumi

Music & Arrangement

Watanabe Miki

Live Performances

• [2005.06.11] secret ~FIRST CLASS LIMITED LIVE~
• [2005.06.18] CDTV
• [2005.06.24] Music Station
• [2005.07.01] PopJam
• [2005.07.01] Music Fighter
• [2005.08.01] a-nation '05
• [2005.09.03] Music Fair 21
• [2005.10.15~11.13] KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2005 ~first things~
• [2005.11.21] Best Hit Kayousai
• [2005.11.30] Best Artist
• [2005.12.07] FNS Kayousai
• [2005.12.17] Nihon Record Taishou
• [2005.12.23] Music Station Super Live
• [2005.12.31] 47th Nihon Record Taishou
• [2005.12.31] CDTV First Live
• [2005.12.31] 56th Kouhaku Uta Gassen
• [2006.03.04] Music Fair 21
• [2006.06.26] SMAPxSMAP
• [2006.07.29] a-nation '06
• [2006.08.18] J-Wave Live '06
• [2006.10.09~2007.02.23] KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2006~2007 ~second session~
• [2006.12.14] Gold Disc Award
• [2006.12.31] CDTV First Live
• [2007.09.28~12.01] KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2007 ~Black Cherry~
• [2008.04.12~06.01] KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2008 ~Kingdom~
• [2008.07.26] a-nation '08
• [2008.08.28] Waon Special Live
• [2008.09.24] CDTV
• [2008.10.23] KODA KUMI SPECIAL LIVE "Dirty Ballroom" ~one night show~
• [2009.10.03~10.04] KODA KUMI 2009 TAIWAN LIVE
• [2010.04.10~06.11] KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2010 ~Universe~
• [2010.07.03~2010.07.04] Dream Music Park
• [2010.08.28] a-nation '10
• [2010.12.05] KODA KUMI 10th Anniversary ~FANTASIA~ in TOKYO DOME
• [2011.03.20] Music Lovers
• [2011.07.30] a-nation '11
• [2011.03.25~10.28] KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2011 ~Dejavu~
• [2012.11.07~11.27] KODA KUMI Premium Night ~Love & Songs~
• [2013.08.03] a-nation island '13
• [2013.08.11] Zushi Fes '13
• [2013.08.25] a-nation '13
• [2013.08.31] 2013 Carnival
• [2014.03.12~07.31] KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2014 ~Bon Voyage~
• [2014.09.28] 400th OSAKA Music Fes
• [2014.12.06] Koda Kumi 15th Anniversary First Class 2nd LIMITED LIVE at STUDIO COAST
• [2015.04.04~07.18] Koda Kumi 15th Anniversary Live Tour 2015 ~WALK OF MY LIFE~
• [2015.09.05] USJ Live '15
• [2016.04.09~11.13] KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2016 ~Best Single Collection~
• [2016.07.18] FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri
• [2017.01.31] Utacon
• [2017.04.08~10.10] KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2017 -W FACE-
• [2019.11.12] Utacon
• [2019.12.27] Music Station Super Live
• [2020.02.19] Sukkiri
• [2020.08.20] Monitoring
• [2020.09.30] TV Tokyo Ongakusai
• [2020.09.12~12.06] KODA KUMI 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2020 MY NAME IS...

Disambiguation

There are three versions of "Butterfly" to be currently found in Koda Kumi's discography.

Butterfly (Original)

Found on this single as track #1.

Found on BEST ~first things~ as track #7 on disc two.

Found on FEVER KODA KUMI LEGEND LIVE as track #3.

Found on Kumi Koda Complete Best as track #2.

Butterfly (Instrumental)

Found on this single as track #4.

Butterfly (Prog5 Mirrorball Remix)

Found on Driving Hit's as track #8.

Butterfly (TeddyLoid Remix)

Found on Driving Hit's 4 as track #15.

External Links

• Kuu's Official YouTube Channel: Music Video | Cutie Honey~Butterfly @ Live Tour ~Dejavu~ | Butterfly @ "Dirty Ballroom" One Night Show
• Purchase: Apple Music | Recochoku | mora
• Oricon Profile CD+DVD | CD Only