"Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single under the Avex Trax label.
Overview "Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single, and currently their best selling single, reaching the 300,000 copies sold mark. The a-side song "Venus" was used in commercials for the ringtone service site, Mu-Mo. The b-side song "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai" was used as the ending theme for the TBS show "Zubari Iu wa yo." The other b-side song "Never Ever" was used as the opening theme song for the anime "Capeta."
Sample of the translated lyrics: Burn, Venus, hotly, Venus Your eyes scorch my heart Love is a long silk road And if I hesitate, you'll want to forget me Feel, Venus, hotly, Venus Show me a wind like that of a storm You know the answer Let loose the sparkling of your love
Track listing Regular CD Format "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:11 "" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:39 "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:23 "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:11 "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:11 "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:11 "Venus: karaoke" - 4:10 ": '06 Remix" - 4:13
Limited CD Format "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09 "" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37 "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21 "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:09 "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:09 "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:09 "Venus: karaoke" - 4:09
CD+DVD Format CD Portion "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09 "" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37 "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21 "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:09 "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:09 "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:09 "Venus: karaoke" - 4:09
DVD Portion "Venus Choreography Video"
Personnel Takizawa Hideaki - vocals Imai Tsubasa - vocals
TV performances ?, 2006 - Music Fighter January 19, 2006 - Utaban January 29, 2006 - Utawara February 17, 2006 - Music Station May 5, 2006 - Music Station
Charts Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) ReleaseChartPeak positionFirst week sales Sales totalChart run18 January 2006Oricon Daily Singles Chart1Oricon Weekly Singles Chart1105,782301,19210+ weeksOricon Yearly Singles Chart
RIAJ Certification As of February 2006, "Venus" has been certified platinum for shipments of over 250,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
References Translated Lyrics