Akai Hana

"Akai Hana" (赤い花, lit. "Red Flower") is the 43rd single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Kim Hyung-seok and Minako Kawae, the single was released on May 12, 2004, by Utahime Records.[1][2]

"Akai Hana"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection
LanguageJapanese
English titleRed Flower
ReleasedMay 12, 2004 (2004-05-12)
Recorded2004
GenreJ-pop
Length5:32
LabelUtahime Records
Composer(s)Kim Hyung-seok
Lyricist(s)
  • Kim Hyung-seok
  • Minako Kawae
Producer(s)Satoshi Takebe
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Days"
(2003)		 "Akai Hana"
(2004)		 "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni"
(2004)

Background

"Akai Hana" is a Japanese-language cover of South Korean singer Park Yong-ha's 2003 single "Cheoeum Geu Nalcheoleom" (처음 그 날처럼, lit. "Like the First Day").[2] It was also the first release through Nakamori's own label Utahime Records, with distribution by Universal Music Japan.[3]

Chart performance

"Akai Hana" peaked at No. 40 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 5,100 copies.[4][5]

Track listing
Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Akai Hana" ((赤い花, "Red Flower"))
  • Kim Hyung-seok
  • Minako Kawae
KimSatoshi Takebe5:32
2."Akai Hana" (Karaoke)   5:29
Total length:11:01

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[4] 40

References
  1. "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. "中森明菜、特注プレイヤー付属のアナログBOX". Natalie.mu. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. ""明菜レーベル"、立ち上げ…新人プロデュースの夢も". Sankei Sports. 2004-04-21. Archived from the original on 2004-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. "赤い花 | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  5. "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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