Frienger

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"フレンジャー"
Furenjā / "Frienger"
Single by Ai Otsuka
from the album Love Piece
ReleasedApril 12, 2006 (2006-04-12)
Recorded2006
GenreJ-Pop
Labelavex trax
AVCD-30915/B (Japan, CD+DVD)
AVCD-30916 (Japan, CD)
Songwriter(s)Ai Otsuka
Ai Otsuka singles chronology
"Planetarium"
(2005) 		"フレンジャー"
Furenjā / "Frienger"
(2006) 		"Yumekui"
(2006)

"Frienger" (フレンジャー; Furenjā) is Ai Otsuka's 11th single under the avex trax label and her first of three singles in 2006.[1]

"Frienger" is a catchy, upbeat song. The title is actually a portmanteau of the words "Friend" and "Ranger". The song was used in the CM for au mobile service and was the theme song for the television program "Sports Uruguzu". The B-side track, "Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri", was used in a Music.jp CM. The music video for the song was filmed in Taiwan.

"Frienger" debuted at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 70,414 copies sold. It maintained high sales for the following two weeks and sold a total of 173,115 copies in 2006. "Frienger" was Otsuka's best-selling single of 2006 and the 60th best-selling single of 2006 overall. It is currently her fourth best-selling single.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Ai Otsuka.

CD
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Frienger (フレンジャー)"Ai×Ikoman3:48
2."Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri (甘い気持ちまるかじり; A Bite Full of Sweet Feelings)"Ai×Ikoman4:17
3."Frienger (フレンジャー)" (Instrumental)Ai×Ikoman3:48
4."Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri (甘い気持ちまるかじり; A Bite Full of Sweet Feelings)" (Instrumental)Ai×Ikoman4:14
Total length:16: 07
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Frienger (フレンジャー)" (Music video) 

Live performances[]

  • 3 April 2006 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Special
  • 15 April 2006 – Music Fighter
  • 21 April 2006 – Music Station
  • 22 April 2006 – CDTV
  • 1 May 2006 – PopJam DX
  • 29 December 2006 – Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke - "Frienger" + "Ren'ai Shashin"
  • 1 January 2007– CDTV - "Frienger" + "Ren'ai Shashin"

Charts[]

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
April 12, 2006 Oricon Daily Charts 2
Oricon Weekly Charts 2 70,414 173,115 18 weeks
Oricon Monthly Charts
Oricon Yearly Charts 60

References[]

  1. ^ Ai Otsuka - フレンジャー, retrieved 2022-02-04
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