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Wikipedia article
"'Frienger'" (; Furenj) is Ai Otsuka's 11th single under the avex trax label and her first of three singles in 2006.
"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
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)
References
Category:2006 singles
Category:Ai Otsuka songs
Category:2006 songs
Category:Avex Trax singles
Category:Songs written by Ai Otsuka
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