"Precious" is the third single by Yuna Ito. It is the theme song to the movie Limit of Love: Umizaru (starring Hideaki Ito and Ai Kato) and was released on May 3, 2006. Both "I'm Free" and "Secrets" are more up-beat songs than "Precious".
"Precious" reached a peak of #2 on the daily charts and #3 on the weekly charts. The following week, her single stayed high on the charts and was #3 for the second week in a row. Her sales jumped from 39,000 copies the first week to 44,000 copies the second week. In two weeks, it has already surpassed the sales of her last single, "Faith/Pureyes".
This single has been billed as a double b-side single due to the fact it has 2 b-sides.
On the half-yearly charts of 2006, "Precious" was the 2nd most-downloaded song, 3rd most-downloaded ringtone, 5th most-downloaded PV, and overall (combined ranking for all 3 categories) ranked 2nd.
The PV (promotional video) for the title track "Precious" was shot in New Zealand, where Ito and her staff stayed for 5 days.
Despite the song being released for more than two years, it managed to climb back up the charts, with a peak of 17.
Track listing Precious I’m Free Secrets Precious: Instrumental
Live performances April 29, 2006 — CDTV - "Precious" April 29, 2006 — Music Fair 21 - "Precious" + "Endless Story" May 5, 2006 — Music Station - "Precious" May 5, 2006 — Music Fighter - "Precious" May 26, 2006 — Music Station - "Precious" November 20, 2006 — Best Hit Song Festival 2006 - "Precious" December 6, 2006 — FNS Kayousai 2006 - "Precious" December 16, 2006 — 39th Japan Cable Awards (Nihon Yusen Taisho) - "Precious" December 29, 2006 — Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke - "Precious" and "Truth" December 31, 2006 — CDTV 2006-2007 Special - "Precious"
Charts Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) ReleaseChartPeak positionFirst week sales Sales totalChart run3 May 2006Oricon Daily Singles Chart2Oricon Weekly Singles Chart338,583 copies217,319 copies29 weeks Oricon Monthly Singles Chart6 - -Oricon Yearly Singles Chart42
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