Frienger
"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.
"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 songs written and composed by Ai Otsuka.
Live performances
Podcasts:
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by Ai Otsuka
Frienger
by: Ai OtsukaMiruku pan wo hoobari tsutsu choko pai nimo te wo nobasu
Mou hitotsu tabetai wa mou hitotsu tabetai wa
Kokoro wo tokihanatte oshaberi wo tanoshimi mashou!
Mou ippai nomitai wa mou ippai nomitai naa..
Momoiro no koi ni nayanda ato mata chuu shitaku naru
Shigoto dukare wo iyashite kuru buruu sukai mainichi ga "dance and fight"
Nanika iya ni nattara dekiru kagiride itsu datte soko ni kaketsukete ageru
Nani mo iranai sa suki ni sureba ii itsu datte soko ni ite agerun da da dada hoi!
Tedukuri no omusubi ranchi nakami wa kitto roshian ruuretto
Mou hitotsu tabetai?@wa mou hitotsu tabetai wa
Onna wa yasashiku tsuyoku yo kanpai ni hanasakasemashou!
Mou ippai nomitai wa mou ippai nomitai naa..
Iroiro to enerugii ga hitsuyou midori de hokyou shite
Shiawase kiiro no kizuna wa arigatou to gomennasai!
Nanika ni mayottara omou you ni shite itsu datte kimi no mikata de iru yo
Donna sutoorii mo arieru sekai de itsu datte kimi wo uketomete ageru san, ni, ichi, hoi!
Ikiru kara koso motto moeru sore wa akai haato
Hitori wa totemo mendou dakara mainichi ga furenjyaa de "fight"
Nanika iya ni nattara dekiru kagiri de itsu datte soko ni kaketsukete ageru