"Dear Snow" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi for their tenth studio album, Beautiful World (2011). It was released as a CD single on 6 October 2010 through J Storm. "Dear Snow" was the theme song for member Kazunari Ninomiya's film Ōoku: The Inner Chambers.

"Dear Snow"
Single by Arashi
from the album Beautiful World
B-side"Time Capsule"
Released6 October 2010 (2010-10-06)
Recorded2010
Genre
LabelJ Storm
Songwriter(s)
  • Iori
  • Ishu
  • Kohsuke Ohshima
Arashi singles chronology
"Love Rainbow"
(2010)
"Dear Snow"
(2010)
"Hatenai Sora"
(2010)

"Dear Snow" reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart for the week ending 10 October 2010 with initial sales of 501,000 copies.[2][3] Within the same month of release, it was certified Double Platinum for shipments of over 500,000 units.[4]

Single information

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The single was released in two different versions: a Limited Version consisting of the A-side and a DVD with music video, and a Regular Edition containing a B-side and karaoke versions of the two songs. The music video was directed by Choku.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Dear Snow"
  • Iori
  • Ishu
Kohsuke Ohshima
  • Sachiko Miyano
  • Taku Yoshioka
4:45
2."Time Capsule"SixSixSix4:57
3."Dear Snow" (Instrumental)   4:45
4."Time Capsule" (Instrumental)   4:53
Total length:19:20
Limited edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Dear Snow"
  • Iori
  • Ishu
Ohshima
  • Miyano
  • Yoshioka
4:43
Total length:4:43
Limited edition – DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Dear Snow" (Music video + making-of) 
2."Dear Snow" (Photo gallery making-of) 

Charts and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ "ARASHI / Dear Snow". CD Journal (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppansha. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "週間 シングルランキング 2010年10月18日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ "嵐、今年4作目のシングル初週50万枚突破 22作連続通算29作目首位". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – 嵐 – Dear Snow" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2010年10月 on the drop-down menu
  5. ^ ""Dear Snow" music video" (in Japanese). Space Shower TV. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Dear Snow". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Dear Snow". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Dear Snow". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  9. ^ 年間ランキング特集『2010年、ヒットしたシングル、アルバム、DVDは?』 2ページ目. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  10. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 3 February 2019.