Yasashii Aka

"Yasashii Aka" (優しい赤, lit. gentle red) is the third major-label physical single by Japanese soul singer Miho Fukuhara, and was released on November 5, 2008. The song is about the pains Fukuhara faced when moving from Sapporo to Tokyo.

"Yasashii Aka 優しい赤"
Single by Miho Fukuhara
from the album Rainbow
Released	November 5, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	J-pop, Soul, Folk
Length	18:48
Label	Sony Music Entertainment
Songwriter(s)	Miho Fukuhara, Yuka Kawamura, Hiroshiyuu Yamaguchi
Producer(s)	Fukuhara
Miho Fukuhara singles chronology
"Himawari" (2008) "Yasashii Aka 優しい赤" (2008) "Love" (2008)

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Yasashii Aka (優しい赤; Gentle Red)"	Fukuhara	Fukuhara, Yuka Kawamura	4:57
2.	"Upside Down"			3:42
3.	"Himawari (Acoustic Version) (ひまわり; Sunflower)"	Fukuhara	Fukuhara, Hiroshiyuu Yamaguchi	5:14
4.	"Yasashii Aka (instrumental)"		Fukuhara, Kawamura	4:55

DVD

No.	Title	Type	Length
1.	"Yasashii Aka"	PV
2.	"Yasashii Aka"	Making of

Oricon overall sales chart

Release	Chart	Peak position	Sales total (copies)
November 5, 2008	Oricon Weekly Charts	24	11,000+

Physical sales and rank

In the RIAJ Monthly Top Downloaded Songs chart, the song debuted in December 2008, at the 17th position. By January 2009, the song had fallen to the 93 position and subsequently fell off the charts.[1][2]

Chart	Peak position
RIAJ Top Monthly Downloaded Songs	17
Oricon Weekly Charts	24
Billboard Japan	11

References

1. "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計". Riaj.or.jp. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
2. "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計". Riaj.or.jp. Retrieved March 16, 2012.