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"Chu-Lip"
"Chu-Lip"
Single by Ai Otsuka
from the album Love Piece
Released	February 21, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	J-Pop
Label	avex trax; AVCD-31177/B (Japan, CD+DVD); AVCD-31178 (Japan, CD)
Songwriter(s)	Ai Otsuka
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"Chu-Lip" is Ai Otsuka's 14th single under the avex trax label. It is also her first single released in 2007.

"Chu-Lip", marks the first time that Otsuka has released more than 3 singles before the release of an album. "Chu-Lip" is a play on the Japanese word for tulip, combining the sound of a kiss ("chu") with the English word "lip." The title track of the single is used as the theme song for the TBS drama Kirakira Kenshuii, starring Manami Konishi and Eiji Wentz from WaT. The b-side of the single is "Kimi ni Kaeru.", which is a med-tempo song. The term kaeru can mean "returning" or "frog," thus the title can also be translated into "Giving You a Frog.". Otsuka can sometimes be seen carrying a stuffed animal frog on her TV performances for "CHU-LIP" because of this. Otsuka also wore a frog ring at the 58th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

The single debuted at #3 during its first week with 55,362 copies sold. Altogether it has sold 105,233 copies and continues to chart on Oricon.

The single has been certified as being downloaded more than 1,000,000 times as a ringtone by the RIAJ,^[1] and more than 250,000 times as a full-length download to cellphones.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ai Otsuka

CD
No.	Title	Arranger(s)
1.	"Chu-Lip"	Ai×Ikoman
2.	"Kimi ni Kaeru. (キミにカエル。; Returning to You.,)"	Ai×Ikoman
3.	"Chu-Lip" (Instrumental)	Ai×Ikoman
4.	"Kimi ni Kaeru. (キミにカエル。; Returning to You.,)" (Instrumental)	Ai×Ikoman

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chu-Lip" (Music video)

Charts

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First week sales	Sales total
February 21, 2007	Oricon Daily Chart	2
February 21, 2007	Oricon Weekly Chart	3	55,362	120,779*

References

^ レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：2月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
^ レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：5月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). June 20, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2011.

[1] レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：2月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.

[2] レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：5月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). June 20, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2011.

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+{{hatnote|For the adventure video game, see [[Chulip]].}}
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+{{Infobox song
-| Name           = Chu-Lip
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+| name       = Chu-Lip
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+| alt        =
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+| artist     = [[Ai Otsuka]]
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+| recorded   = 2007
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+| venue      =
-| Label          = [[avex trax]]<br><small>AVCD-31269 ([[Japan]], CD+DVD)<br>AVCD-31270 ([[Japan]], CD)</small>
-| Writer         = Ai Otsuka
+| genre      = [[Pop music|J-Pop]]
-| Producer       =
+| length     =
+| label      = [[avex trax]]<br><small>AVCD-31177/B ([[Japan]], CD+DVD)<br>AVCD-31178 ([[Japan]], CD)</small>
-| Certification  =
+| writer     = Ai Otsuka
-| Chart position = <ul><li>#3<small> ([[Japan|JP]])</small></li></ul>
+| producer   =
-| Last single = "''[[Renai Shashin]]''" <br /> (2006)
+| prev_title = [[Renai Shashin]]
-| This single = "Chu-Lip" <br /> (2007)
+| prev_year  = 2006
-| Next single = "[[Peach / Heart]]" <br /> (2007)
+| next_title = [[Peach / Heart]]
-| Misc        =
+| next_year  = 2007
-{{Extra chronology 2
-  | Artist     = [[Ai Otsuka|LOVE]] singles
+| misc       = {{Extra chronology
-  | Type       = single
+ | artist     = [[Love-chan|Love]]
-  | Last album = ——
+ | type       = single
+ | prev_title =
-  | This album = ——
+ | prev_year  =
-  | Next album = "[[Love no Theme|Love ''no Theme'']]" <br /> (2007)
+ | title      =
-  }}
+ | year       =
-{{Extra album cover
+ | next_title = [[Love no Theme]]
-  | Upper caption = Alternate cover
+ | next_year  = 2007
-  | Cover          = Chu-Lip DVD.jpg
+}}
-  | Lower caption  = The CD + DVD Cover
-  }}
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-__NOTOC__
-==Information==
-"'''Chu-Lip'''" is [[Ai Otsuka]]'s 14th single under the [[avex trax]] label. It is also her first single released in [[2007]].
+"'''Chu-Lip'''" is [[Ai Otsuka]]'s 14th single under the [[avex trax]] label. It is also her first single released in 2007.
-"Chu-Lip", marks the first time that Ai has released more than 3 singles before the release of an album. "Chu-Lip" is a play on the Japanese word for [[Tulip]], and the sound of a kiss, "chu" with the english word "lip." The title track of the single is used as the theme song for the TBS drama ''Kirakira Kenshuii'', starring [[Manami Konishi]] and [[Eiji Wentz]] from [[WaT]]. The b-side of the single is "Kimi ni Kaeru" which is a med-tempo song. The term ''kaeru'' can mean "returning" or "frog," thus the title can also be translated into "Giving You a Frog." Ai can sometimes be seen carrying a stuffed animal frog on her TV performances for "Chu-Lip" because of this. Ai also wore a frog ring at the 58th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
+"Chu-Lip", marks the first time that Otsuka has released more than 3 singles before the release of an album. "Chu-Lip" is a play on the Japanese word for [[tulip]], combining the sound of a kiss ("chu") with the English word "lip." The title track of the single is used as the theme song for the TBS drama ''Kirakira Kenshuii'', starring [[Manami Konishi]] and [[Eiji Wentz]] from [[WaT]]. The b-side of the single is "Kimi ni Kaeru.", which is a med-tempo song. The term ''kaeru'' can mean "returning" or "frog," thus the title can also be translated into "Giving You a Frog.". Otsuka can sometimes be seen carrying a stuffed animal frog on her TV performances for "CHU-LIP" because of this. Otsuka also wore a frog ring at the 58th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
-For its first week, the single debuted at #3 with 55,362 copies sold. Altogether it has sold 105,233 copies and is still charting on [[Oricon]].
+The single debuted at #3 during its first week with 55,362 copies sold. Altogether it has sold 105,233 copies and continues to chart on [[Oricon]].
+The single has been certified as being downloaded more than 1,000,000 times as a ringtone by the [[RIAJ]],<ref>{{cite web | script-title=ja:レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞  | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110220.html | work=[[RIAJ]] |language=Japanese | date=February 20, 2011 | accessdate=February 21, 2011}}</ref> and more than 250,000 times as a full-length download to cellphones.<ref>{{cite web | script-title=ja:レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：5月度認定＞  | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w070620_3.html | work=[[RIAJ]] |language=Japanese | date=June 20, 2007 | accessdate=February 21, 2011}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
+{{track listing
-===CD Version===
+| headline = CD
-# Chu-Lip
+| all_writing     = Ai Otsuka
-# {{nihongo|Kimi ni Kaeru.|Returning to you , キミにカエル。|}}
+| extra_column    = Arranger(s)
-# Chu-Lip (instrumental)
-# Kimi ni Kaeru. (Instrumental)
+| title1          = Chu-Lip
-===DVD Version===
+| note1           =
-# Chu-Lip ([[PV]])
+| extra1          = Ai×Ikoman
+| length1         =
+| title2          = Kimi ni Kaeru. <small>(キミにカエル。; ''Returning to You.,'')</small>
-== Charts ==
+|note2          =
+| extra2          = Ai×Ikoman
+| length2         =
+| title3          = Chu-Lip
-Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
+|note3          = [[Instrumental]]
+| extra3          = Ai×Ikoman
+| length3         =
+| title4          = Kimi ni Kaeru. <small>(キミにカエル。; ''Returning to You.,'')</small>
+|note4          = Instrumental
+| extra4          = Ai×Ikoman
+| length4         =
+}}
+{{track listing
+| headline        = DVD
+| extra_column    = Director(s)
+| title1          = Chu-Lip
+| note1           = [[Music video]]
+| extra1          =
+| length1         =
+}}
+== Charts ==
+Oricon sales chart (Japan)
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+!Release
-!align="left"|Chart
+!Chart
-!align="left"|Peak Position
+!Peak position
-!align="left"|First Week Sales
+!First week sales
-!align="left"|Sales Total
+!Sales total
-!align="left"|Chart Run
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-|align="left"|February 21, 2007
+|rowspan="2"|February 21, 2007
-|align="left"|Oricon Daily Charts
+|Oricon Daily Chart
-|align="left"|#2
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+|
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-|align="left"|February 21, 2007
-|align="left"|Oricon Weekly Charts
-|align="left"|#3
-|align="left"|55,362
-|align="left"|120,779*
-|align="left"|5 weeks
-|-
-|align="left"|February 21, 2007
-|align="left"|Oricon Monthly Charts
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-|align="left"|February 21, 2007
-|align="left"|Oricon Yearly Charts
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 |-
+|Oricon Weekly Chart
+|align="center"|3
+|55,362
+|120,779*
 |}
+==References==
-[[Category:2007 singles]]
+{{reflist}}
 {{Ai Otsuka singles}}
-{{2000s-Japan-single-stub}}
-[[Category:Ai Otsuka songs]]
+{{authority control}}
-[[es:CHU-LIP]]
-[[ko:CHU-LIP]]
+[[Category:2007 singles]]
-[[ja:CHU-LIP]]
+[[Category:Ai Otsuka songs]]
+[[Category:Japanese television drama theme songs]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Ai Otsuka]]
+[[Category:2007 songs]]
+[[Category:Avex Trax singles]]

v t e Ai Otsuka
Studio albums	Love Punch Love Jam Love Cook Love Piece Love Letter Love Fantastic Love Tricky Love Honey
Compilation albums	Ai Am Best Love Is Best
Singles	"Momo no Hanabira" "Sakuranbo" "Amaenbo" "Happy Days" "Kingyo Hanabi" "Daisuki da yo" "Kuroge Wagyu Joshio Tanyaki 680-en" "Sakuranbo: Encore Press" "Smily/Biidama" "Neko ni Fūsen" "Planetarium" "Frienger" "Yumekui" "Ren'ai Shashin" "Chu-Lip" "Peach/Heart" "Pocket" "Rocket Sneaker/One x Time" "Kurage, Nagareboshi" "Bye Bye" "Zokkondition/Lucky Star" "Re:Name"
Love albums	Love It
Love singles	"Love no Theme" "White Choco"
See also	Discography Love Tokyo Friends Avex Group