Sakurairo Mau Koro

"Sakurairo Mau Koro"
Single by Mika Nakashima
from the album Music
Released	February 2, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	J-pop
Label	Sony
Songwriter(s)	Minako Kawae
Mika Nakashima singles chronology
"Legend" (2004) "Sakurairo Mau Koro" (2005) "Hitori" (2005)

"Sakurairo Mau Koro" (桜色舞うころ, lit. When the Cherry Blossoms Color Flutters) is a song recorded by Japanese singer Mika Nakashima. This song is a lyrical and heartwarming love song about lovers parting in springtime. Mika uses her extraordinary singing skills, blending her tender vocals with the stirring piano and strings accompaniment. Singer/songwriter Kawae Minako was inspired by Mika's strong presence and wrote the song in a day. The first press of this single included a picture label disc (a picture on the CD).

Commercial performance

This single reached number five on the Oricon Singles Chart and charted for 14 weeks. It sold 105,631 units, making it 97th best-selling single of 2005.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Minako Kawae, arranged by Satoshi Takebe.

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sakurairo Mau Koro (桜色舞うころ, lit. When the Cherry Blossoms Color Flutters)"
2.	"Sakurairo Mau Koro" (acoustic)
3.	"Sakurairo Mau Koro" (instrumental)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Japan Singles (Oricon)[1]	5

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[2]	73

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Japan Singles (Oricon)	97

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Physical	Gold	106,000[3]
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Digital	Platinum	250,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Chaku-uta	2× Platinum	500,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "中島美嘉の作品" [Mika Nakashima products]. Oricon. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
2. "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
3. "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']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 21, 2014.
4. "Japanese single certifications – Mika Nakashima – Sakurairo Mau Koro" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2005年1月 on the drop-down menu
5. "Japanese digital certifications – Mika Nakashima – Sakurairo Mau Koro" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2014年1月 on the drop-down menu
6. "Japanese ringtone certifications – Mika Nakashima – Sakurairo Mau Koro" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2006年8月 on the drop-down menu