Chu-Lip

"Chu-Lip"
Song

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", 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.

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.

Track listing

CD Version

1. Chu-Lip
2. Kimi ni Kaeru. (Returning to you , キミにカエル。)
3. Chu-Lip (instrumental)
4. Kimi ni Kaeru. (Instrumental)

DVD Version

1. Chu-Lip (PV)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
February 21, 2007	Oricon Daily Charts	#2
February 21, 2007	Oricon Weekly Charts	#3	55,362	120,779*	5 weeks
February 21, 2007	Oricon Monthly Charts
February 21, 2007	Oricon Yearly Charts