"Senkō" is Tomiko Van

Tomiko Van

, is a Japanese J-pop singer and occasional actress, as well as a member of the band Do As Infinity , along with Ryo Owatari and Dai Nagao, that has resumed activities after their 2005 split.- Beginnings as solo artist :...

's second single under the Avex Trax label. The single was released on September 27, 2006 in two formats, four months after her last single.

Overview

"Senkō" is the second single to be released by solo artist Tomiko Van after the split up of the Japanese band Do As Infinity

Do As Infinity

Do As Infinity is a Japanese pop and rock band that formed in 1999 with three members: vocalist Tomiko Van, guitarist Ryo Owatari, and guitarist and composer Dai Nagao. The band's name is sometimes abbreviated as D.A.I., alluding to the fact that Do As Infinity was named after Dai Nagao...

. The A-side song was used as the commercial song for the ringtone service site mu-mo, and for music.jp TV-CF. Online store, CD Japan, describes the title song as "a medium tempo track that's just perfect for autumn", and her official website simply describes it as a medium rock number.

A drastic change from her previous single, "Senkō" takes on a much darker tone than the up-tempo "Flower". Lyrically, the song is about the sorrows and inward struggles of a woman who is by herself. Instrumentally, the song uses heavy guitars to help in the overall dark tone the song takes.

CD only format

2. "Mosaic"
3. "Senkō" -Instrumental-
4. "Mosaic" -Instrumental-

CD portion

2. "Mosaic"
3. "Senkō" -Instrumental-
4. "Mosaic" -Instrumental-

Personnel

• Tomiko Van - vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
   (both tracks)
• Ken Shibuya - drum
  Drum
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  s (Track #1)
• Fumio Kawabuchi - bass
  Bass guitar
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   (Track #1)
• Satoru Hiraide - programming, acoustic & electric guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  s (Track #1)
• Yoshihisa Tokuda - acoustic guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
   (Track #1)
• Shigeso Sasaki - drum
  Drum
  The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
  
  s (Track #2)
• Shintaro Jinbo - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
   (Track #2)
• Masayoshi Murakami - programming, acoustic & electric guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  s (Track #2)

Oricon Sales Chart

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
September 27, 2006	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	#8
September 27, 2006	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	#14	9,949	12,196	4 weeks