Beautiful (Mai Kuraki song)

"Beautiful" is Mai Kuraki's thirty-second single, released on June 10, 2009. The single comes in two formats: limited CD+DVD edition and regular edition. It sold 29,446 copies in its first week and peaked at #2.

Information

The title song, "Beautiful", is being used in Kose Cosmeport's "Salon Style" commercials since early June 2009.^[1]

To promote the single, Kuraki made her second appearance on TV Asahi's "Music Station" on June 12 as well as appearing on other TV programs such as NTV's "Music Fighter" and NHK's "Music Japan" on June 14.^[2] She also held four in-store events at Shinjuku's "Flags" (6/10), Tressa Yokohama (6/13), LaLaport Tokyo-Bay (6/13) and Nagoya's "Asunal Kanayama", entitled "Mai Kuraki 10th Anniversary Event: Beautiful", where Kuraki gave away postcard sets to audience members.

"Beautiful" debuted on the daily Oricon charts at #1 and stayed at the top for four days, however it only managed to rank at #2 on the weekly charts due to the unexpected boost in sales of Girl Next Door's "Infinity" on the last eligible day, which resulted in their first #1 charting single. "Beautiful" is Kuraki's second Top 3 entry in a row and her first single to reach the second spot in six years, since "Make My Day". With "Beautiful", Kuraki updated her own record for being the only female artist to have all of her 32 singles enter the Top 10.^[3]

Tie-up

Kose Cosmeport "Salon Style" CM song (#1)
NTV "Sukkiri!!" June theme song (#1)

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki.

CD
No.	Title	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful"	Song Yang Ha (송양하)	Daisuke Ikeda	4:31
2.	"Wana"	Silver Stream	Silver Stream	3:24
3.	"Beautiful" (Instrumental)	Song Yang Ha	Daisuke Ikeda	4:30

Limited Edition DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beautiful" (Music video)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Day/Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
June 10, 2009	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1	7,512
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	2	29,446	36,434	6 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	17
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

Billboard Japan Sales Chart

Release	Chart	Peak Position
June 10, 2009	Billboard Japan Hot 100	5
June 10, 2009	Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales	1

References

↑ 倉木麻衣、2009年第2弾はビューティフルなバラード. Natalie (in Japanese). 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
↑ "倉木麻衣、新曲リリース＆2回目のMステ出演決定". Oricon (in Japanese). 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
↑ "GIRL NEXT DOORがデビュー以来初の首位獲得". Oricon (in Japanese). 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-06-16.

External links

Mai Kuraki Official Website

Mai Kuraki singles

Delicious Way	"Love, Day After Tomorrow" "Stay by My Side" "Secret of My Heart" "Never Gonna Give You Up"

Perfect Crime	"Reach for the Sky" "Tsumetai Umi" "Start in My Life" "Stand Up" "Always" "Perfect Crime"

Fairy Tale	"Can't Forget Your Love" "Winter Bells" "Feel Fine!" "Like a Star in the Night"

If I Believe	"Make My Day" "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)" "Kiss" "Kaze no La La La"

Fuse of Love	"Ashita e Kakeru Hashi" "Love, Needing" "Dancing" "P.S My Sunshine"

Diamond Wave	"Growing of My Heart" "Best of Hero" "Diamond Wave"

One Life	"Shiroi Yuki" "Season of Love" "Silent Love (Open My Heart)" "Be With U"

Touch Me!	"Yume ga Saku Haru" "You and Music and Dream" "Ichibyōgoto ni Love for You" "24 Xmas Time"

Future Kiss	"Puzzle" "Revive" "Beautiful" "Eien Yori Nagaku" "Drive Me Crazy" "Summer Time Gone"

Over the Rainbow	"1000 Mankai no Kiss" "Mō Ichido" "Your Best Friend" "Strong Heart"

Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope	"Koi ni Koishite" Special Morning Day to You "Try Again" "Muteki na Heart" "Stand By You"

Other singles	"Simply Wonderful" "Serendipity

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