"Bittersweet" | ||||
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Single by Arashi | ||||
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Released | February 12, 2014 | |||
Format | CD single, CD+DVD | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | J Storm | |||
Songwriter(s) | 100+ | |||
Arashi singles chronology | ||||
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"Bittersweet" is the 42nd single released by Japanese boyband Arashi. "Bittersweet" was used as the theme song for the drama Shitsuren Chocolatier starring Arashi member Jun Matsumoto. The B-side "Road to Glory" was used as the theme song for NTV's broadcasting of the 2014 Winter Olympics. It was the 7th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 591,847 copies.
The single was released in two editions: a limited edition including Road to Glory and a bonus DVD with a music video for "Bittersweet", and a regular CD only edition including Road to Glory, two bonus tracks, and karaoke tracks for all the songs. The limited edition also contains a 16-page booklet.
It was announced on a music talk show that Arashi member Satoshi Ohno choreographed the dance for the live performance of "Bittersweet".