Ichirin no Hana

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"Ichirin no Hana (一輪の花, Ichirin no Hana^?)"

Single by High and Mighty Color
from the album Gou On PROGRESSIVE
Released	January 11, 2006
Format	CD single
Genre	Japanese rock
Length	16 min 12 s
Label	SME Records
Writer(s)	High and Mighty Color
Producer(s)	H/\L (HAL)
Chart positions
#2 (JP)
High and Mighty Color singles chronology
"STYLE ~get glory in this hand~" (2005)	"Ichirin no Hana" (2006)	"DIVE into YOURSELF" (2006)

"Ichirin no Hana" is the sixth single released by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR under the SME Records label. The single is the second, and last retail single for their album Gō On PROGRESSIVE.

1 Overview
2 Track list
3 Personnel
4 Production
5 TV Performances
6 Charts
7 RIAJ Certification
8 References

[edit] Overview

"Ichirin no Hana" is HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR's 6th single. This single shot up the charts and remained number two throughout most of the week. It was their biggest hit since "OVER", and even surpassed that single in sales. It is a rock song, though some sections have rapping from Yūsuke. The a-side song "Ichirin no Hana" was used as the third opening theme for the anime Bleach.

[edit] Track list

"Ichirin no Hana" (High and Mighty Color) - 3:40
"Warped Reflection" (High and Mighty Color) - 4:07
"Ichirin no Hana ~huge hollow mix~" (High and Mighty Color, 1.DT from N/\T[M3]) - 4:37
"Ichirin no Hana (less vocal track)" (High and Mighty Color) - 3:40

[edit] Personnel

Maakii & Yuusuke - vocals
Kazuto - guitar
MEG - guitar
mACKAz - bass
SASSY - drums

[edit] Production

Creative & Art Direction - hide2 (Norishrocks)
Art Direction & Design - TSOUSIE (Jetrock Graphics)
Co-Art Design - RYUICHI TAMURA (Norishrocks)
Products Coordination - ATSUSHI OTAKI (AD FORCE), MASAHIRO AOKI (D&N Planning), NORIKO YAMASHITA (SMC), & KAORI "kacch" NAGAI (Norishrocks)
Hair & Make-Up - KEIKO NAKATANI (Mingle)
Styling - EIJI TANAKA (D&N Planning)
Costume - Rocca Works

[edit] TV Performances

January 13, 2006 - Music Fighter
January 14, 2006 - CDTV
January 20, 2006 - Music Station
January 27, 2006 - PopJam
January 28, 2006 - Melodix!

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
11 January 2006	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	#2
11 January 2006	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	#2	75,372+	14 weeks
11 January 2006	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

[edit] RIAJ Certification

As of January, 2006 "Ichirin no Hana" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the RIAJ.^[1]

[edit] References

↑ Translated Lyrics
↑ Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved on May 19, 2006.

v • d • e High and Mighty Color
Albums
G∞VER \| Gou On PROGRESSIVE \| San
Singles
PRIDE \| OVER \| RUN☆RUN☆RUN \| Days \| STYLE ~get glory in this hand~ \| Ichirin no Hana \| DIVE into YOURSELF \| Enrai ~Tooku ni Aru Akari~ \| Tadoritsuku Basho / Okizarisu
Remix Singles
PRIDE Remix