"rose" is the third single of singer Anna Tsuchiya

Anna Tsuchiya

is a Japanese singer, lyricist, actress and semi-retired model.Tsuchiya was born to a Japanese mother and an American father of Polish-Irish descent from Buffalo, New York. In her earliest years, she spoke English and Japanese...

 released on 28 June 2006 under the pseudonym of ANNA inspi' NANA (BLACK STONES) for the MAD PRAY RECORDS label, a sub-label to Avex. Its highest ORICON STYLE ranking was #6, Anna Tsuchiya

Anna Tsuchiya

is a Japanese singer, lyricist, actress and semi-retired model.Tsuchiya was born to a Japanese mother and an American father of Polish-Irish descent from Buffalo, New York. In her earliest years, she spoke English and Japanese...

's highest ranking single to date.

Track listing

Commercial endorsements

"rose" was chosen as first opening theme to 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....

-adaption of the famous Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese manga NANA

Nana (manga)

is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa, serialized in Cookie published by Shueisha. The manga derives its title from the name of the two main characters, both of whom are called Nana. Nana Komatsu is a small town girl who goes to Tokyo to follow her boyfriend and...

. Its B-side, "Lovin' You", was the theme for the Japanese release of the film Silent Hill

Silent Hill (film)

Silent Hill is a 2006 horror film directed by Christophe Gans and written by Roger Avary. The story is an adaptation of the Silent Hill series of survival horror video games created by Konami. The film, particularly its emotional, religious and aesthetic content as well as its creature design,...

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Trivia

1. The singer is the singing voice of the main character Nana Oosaki from 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....
   
    version of NANA.
2. "Ah Ah" appears the same way on the singer's mini album Taste My Beat
   Taste My Beat
   Taste My Beat, Anna Tsuchiya's first solo release as a mini album, was released after the disbanding of her former band Spin Aqua. Although there were no singles made from this mini-album, Taste My Skin was used as a radio single for promotion, included with a PV to air on television...
   
   
3. The single sold 53,988 copies overall.