"Rain" is the seventeenth single by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Yui. It was released on November 24, 2010. The title song is a tie-in for the Fuji TV drama series Perfect Report. The single reached number 2 on the Oricon chart.
Music video and lyrics
The music video for "Rain" alternates between cuts of Yui and her band playing in the rain and Yui herself running through a rainy street towards a Christmas gift shop. Around the middle of the music video, a happier past is shown through flashbacks of Yui smiling and receiving earrings on a sunny day, along with the lines: "They try to bring back memories / Which are already gone / No matter what I do, I can't get rid of the past."Original text: 失い続けた / 記憶がよぎる / どうしたって / 過去はなくせない The video eventually ends with an image of hope for the future, with the lyrics: "When someday this rain turns to snow / And slowly consumes this sadness / I'll be greeted by new hope.Original text: "この雨がいつか粉雪になって / 悲しみをそっと包み込むとき / 新しい希望に出会うの"
Track listing
Oricon sales chart (Japan) Chart (2010)PeakpositionFirst week salesSales totalJapan Oricon Daily Single1Japan Oricon Weekly Single267,79683,706Japan Oricon Yearly Single86
The single was certified gold by the RIAJ for having more than 100,000 copies shipped to stores.
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