Dear Snow

"Dear Snow"
"Dear Snow"
Single by Arashi
from the album Beautiful World
B-side	"Time Capsule"
Released	6 October 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop;
Label	J Storm
Songwriter(s)	Iori; Ishu; Kohsuke Ohshima;
Arashi singles chronology

"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" 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

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Dear Snow"	Iori Ishu	Kohsuke Ohshima	Sachiko Miyano Taku Yoshioka	4:45
2.	"Time Capsule"	Six	Six	Six	4:57
3.	"Dear Snow" (Instrumental)				4:45
4.	"Time Capsule" (Instrumental)				4:53
Total length:					19:20

Limited edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Dear Snow"	Iori Ishu	Ohshima	Miyano Yoshioka	4:43
Total length:					4:43

Limited edition – DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dear Snow" (Music video + making-of)
2.	"Dear Snow" (Photo gallery making-of)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)^[2]	1
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)^[6]	1
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart)^[7]	38
South Korea (Gaon International Album Chart)^[8]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)^[9]	9

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[4]	2× Platinum	599,000^[10]

References

^ "ARASHI / Dear Snow". CD Journal (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppansha. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ ^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
^ ""Dear Snow" music video" (in Japanese). Space Shower TV. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ "Dear Snow". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ "Dear Snow". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ "Dear Snow". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ 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.
^ 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.

[1] "ARASHI / Dear Snow". CD Journal (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppansha. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[week-2] "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.

[riaj-4] "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.

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