My Friend (Zard song)
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"My Friend" is the 17th single by J-pop
band Zard
and is the fourth closing theme song of the anime
series Slam Dunk
. It debuted at number 1 on the Oricon
chart. It sold over a million copies and became her third highest-selling single. When she died, it was elected as her third best song on the Oricon polls.
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
band Zard
Zard
was a Japanese pop group. Originally a group of five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as group leader. However, Sakai was the only member who stayed on in the group while others joined and left regularly. As such, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. Zard's work was sold under...
and is the fourth closing theme song of the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series Slam Dunk
Slam Dunk (manga)
is a sports-themed manga series written by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shōhoku High School. It was first serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan from 1990 to 1996 and had also been adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation which had been broadcast worldwide,...
. It debuted at number 1 on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
chart. It sold over a million copies and became her third highest-selling single. When she died, it was elected as her third best song on the Oricon polls.
Track list
- My friend
- Mezameta asa wa
- My friend (original karaoke)
- Mezameta asa wa (original karaoke)