Black Butterfly / Kaze ni Fukarete (ブラックバタフライ／風に吹かれて; Black Butterfly / Blowing in the Wind), official English title being Black Butterfly / Blown by the Wind, is Juice=Juice's 4th major single. It was released on July 30, 2014 in 6 editions, 2 regular and 4 limited.
Tracklist
Juice=Juice promoting Black Butterfly
Juice=Juice promoting Kaze ni Fukarete
CD Tracklist
Regular A; Limited A, C
- Black Butterfly
- Kaze ni Fukarete
- Black Butterfly (Instrumental)
- Kaze ni Fukarete (Instrumental)
Regular B; Limited B, D
- Kaze ni Fukarete
- Black Butterfly
- Kaze ni Fukarete (Instrumental)
- Black Butterfly (Instrumental)
DVD Tracklist
Limited Edition A
- Black Butterfly (Music Video)
Limited Edition B
- Kaze ni Fukarete (Music Video)
Limited Edition C
- Black Butterfly (Dance Shot ver.)
- Black Butterfly (Jacket and MV Making, Off-shot)
Limited Edition D
- Kaze ni Fukarete (Dance Shot ver.)
- Kaze ni Fukarete (Jacket and MV Making, Off-shot)
Event V "Black Butterfly"
- Black Butterfly (Miyazaki Yuka Solo Ver.)
- Black Butterfly (Kanazawa Tomoko Solo Ver.)
- Black Butterfly (Takagi Sayuki Solo Ver.)
- Black Butterfly (Miyamoto Karin Solo Ver.)
- Black Butterfly (Uemura Akari Solo Ver.)
Event V "Kaze ni Fukarete"
- Kaze ni Fukarete (Miyazaki Yuka Solo Ver.)
- Kaze ni Fukarete (Kanazawa Tomoko Solo Ver.)
- Kaze ni Fukarete (Takagi Sayuki Solo Ver.)
- Kaze ni Fukarete (Miyamoto Karin Solo Ver.)
- Kaze ni Fukarete (Uemura Akari Solo Ver.)
Featured Members
Comments by Tsunku and Members
Black Butterfly
- Tsunku: “Firstly I started out by composing a piece of tango-like music. When I was making the melody, somehow there was no image of a butterfly, but when I was in the middle of shortening the arrangement I pictured the girls flapping their huge wings and floating upwards. Even so, the image as for up to now is bright and full of energy ! Rather than a butterfly, sometimes a little lonely, but, to be able to also have a strong mind and spirit, Such an image came to mind. And that’s how I might have arrived at Black Butterfly. At the dance choreography for the high part of the song there was the image of five of them merged together as one butterfly. I tried to project the girls currently as if they are looking for a place with bitter honey、rather than sweet honey”.[1]
Kaze ni Fukarete
- Tsunku: “This is the other song. It seems that the girls flapping their wings freely gives off a strong feeling. This music gives a complete feeling of I want to be able to fly away into the sky”.[2]
Concert Performances
- Black Butterfly
- Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2014 News=News ~Kakuchi yori Otodoke Shimasu!~
- Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~KOREZO!~
- S/mileage LIVE 2014 Natsu FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~
- Kaze ni Fukarete
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~6gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~
- Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2014 News=News ~Kakuchi yori Otodoke Shimasu!~
- Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~KOREZO!~
- Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~YAPPARI!~
Promotions
- July 24, 2014 (Tokyo, Japan)
- July 27, 2014 (Nagoya, Japan)
- July 31, 2014 (Yokohama, Japan)
- September 14, 2014 (Tokyo, Japan)
Single Information
- All lyrics and composition by Tsunku
- All arrangements by Hirata Shoichiro
Trivia
- The outfits for "Kaze ni Fukarete" are refreshingly fluffy, pastel color plain clothes.
- "Black Butterfly" has a tango and adult feel to it.
- This is currently Juice=Juice highest selling first day single.
- This was their lowest selling first week single until Senobi / Date ja nai yo Uchi no Jinsei wa.
- This is their shortest charting and lowest selling single.
Chart Positions
Oricon Chart Position
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 29,134 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 37,008 |
| 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 79 | 976 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 431 |
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | July | 18 | 37,008[3] |
Total Reported Sales: 38,415
Other Charts Rankings
| Country |
|
Position |
| Japan | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 18[4] |
| Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay | 73[5] | |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | 9[6] | |
| Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay | 73[7] |
Additional Videos
External Links
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Event V announcement
- Oricon Listings: Regular Edition A, Regular Edition B, Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, Limited Edition C, Limited Edition D
- Lyrics: Black Butterfly, Kaze ni Fukarete
Reference
- ↑ http://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-11881540762.html
- ↑ http://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-11881540762.html
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2014-07/more/3/
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_airplay
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=adult_airplay