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}} is the 43rd Japanese single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released by Avex Trax. It was made available in three physical versions – a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, and a fan club edition exclusively for Tohoshinki's Japanese fan club, Bigeast. "Sakuramichi" was first made available for download in Japan on February 11, 2015, followed by the official physical release on February 25, 2015. Calling it their graduation song, "Sakuramichi" was promoted as Tohoshinki's tenth debut anniversary single in Japan. Written and produced by Katsuhiko Yamamoto, the lyrics of "Sakuramichi" are about facing new life adventures with optimism. "Sakuramichi" was commercially successful, peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 with over 136,000 copies sold on the first week of release. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000. ==Release and promotion== "Sakuramichi" was first revealed by ''Smart TV'' on December 8, 2014, stating that Tohoshinki would perform the theme song for the fourth series of the Japanese television drama, . On December 23, Avex officially posted pre-order notices of the single on Tohoshinki's official website. A one-minute preview of "Sakuramichi" was played during the opening credits for ''Hanayome Noren'', which premiered on Tokai TV on January 5, 2015. On January 25, Avex revealed the official artwork for "Sakuramichi", which included three different covers. The first artwork shows Tohoshinki posing in front of a cherry blossom tree, while the second artwork has Tohoshinki sitting inside a train cabin. Both sets appeared in the song's official promotional video (PV), which was first unveiled on January 30. The last cover shows Tohoshinki wearing similar sweaters that carry the number "10", representing the duo's tenth year.〔 An official preview for the PV of "Sakuramichi" aired on television on January 30, including snippets of Tohoshinki working behind-the-scenes. A day later, the short version of "Sakuramichi" was posted on ''GYAO!'', a video-sharing website on Yahoo! Japan. On February 3, Avex uploaded the PV to YouTube and launched a special website for "Sakuramichi" the following day. On February 11, "Sakuramichi" and the B-side track "Kimi no Inai Yoru" were made available for download in many Asian countries on the iTunes Store and Recochoku, two weeks before its official physical release. was later made into the ending theme song for the Japanese variety show ''King's Brunch'' for the February to March 2015 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sakuramichi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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