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Grotesque
From generasia
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- Artist
- Hirai Ken
- Single
- Grotesque feat. Amuro Namie (グロテスク)
- Released
- 2014.04.02
- Catalog Number
- BVCL-583~4 (Limited Edition A)
- BVCL-585~6 (Limited Edition B)
- BVCL-587 (Regular Edition)
- Price
- ¥1,680 (Limited Editions)
- ¥1,260 (Regular Edition)
- CD Tracklist
- Limited Edition A
- Grotesque feat. Amuro Namie (グロテスク)
- Grotesque feat. Amuro Namie (Instrumental) (グロテスク)
- Limited Edition B
- Grotesque feat. Amuro Namie (グロテスク)
- Kikyōgaoka (桔梗が丘; Bellflower Hill)
- Regular Edition
- Grotesque feat. Amuro Namie (グロテスク)
- Kikyōgaoka (桔梗が丘; Bellflower Hill)
- Aozora Sanka (青空傘下; Under the Blue Sky)
- DVD Tracklist
- Limited Edition A
- Grotesque feat. Amuro Namie (MUSIC VIDEO) (グロテスク)
- Limited Edition B
- KEN HIRAI TV Vol.2

- Artist
- Hirai Ken
- Digital Single
- Grotesque feat. Amuro Namie (グロテスク)
- Released
- 2014.04.23
- Price
- ¥261
- Tracklist
- Grotesque feat. Amuro Namie (グロテスク)
- Information
"Grotesque feat. Amuro Namie" is the 36th single released by Hirai Ken. It was released in 3 versions: two limited CD+DVD editions and a regular CD-Only edition. "Kikyōgaoka" was previously released as a digital single one year earlier, meanwhile "Aozora Sanka" was used as the Japanese Red Cross Society 2013 Blood Donation campaign song.
The title track was certified Platinum by RIAJ for 250,000 downloads.
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Hirai Ken
- Music
- Matthew Tishler & Daniel J.Plante
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Daniel J.Plante
Oricon Chart Positions

The single reached #4 on the Oricon weekly charts.
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 30,064 |
3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7,191 |
6 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 3,933 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 31 | 2,463 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 42 | 1,851 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 43 | 1,489 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 57 | 869 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 82 | 762 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 71 | 988 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 83 | 839 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 106 | 411 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 162 | 251 |
- Total Reported Sales: 51,111* (#122 Single of the Year)
- Total Reported Downloads by RIAJ: 250,000
External Links
- Oricon Profiles: Limited Edition A | Limited Edition B | Regular Edition
- Sony Music Profiles: Limited Edition A | Limited Edition B | Regular Edition
- Itunes
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