Kokoro no Senshi
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- Artist
- Angela Aki
- Single
- Kokoro no Senshi
- Released
- 2006.01.18
- Catalog Number
- ESCL-2768～ESCL-2769 (Limited ed.)
- ESCL-2770 (Regular ed.)
- Price
- ¥1,500 (Limited ed.)
- ¥1,223 (Regular ed.)
- CD Tracklist
- Kokoro no Senshi (心の戦士; The Warrior Within)
- Sora wa Itsumo Naiteiru (空はいつも泣いている; The Sky is Always Crying)
- TODAY
- Eyes On Me
- DVD Tracklist
- Kokoro no Senshi (PV) (心の戦士; The Warrior Within)
- Final Fantasy XII Premiere DVD (プレミア)
- Information
Kokoro no Senshi is the second single released by Angela Aki, which was used as the ending theme song for The Nagoya regional TV news show News Plus 1. The first press of the single included an exclusive DVD, featuring the music video for Kokoro no Senshi as well as the Final Fantasy XII Premiere DVD; which was a showcase of Final Fantasy XII set to the English version of Kiss Me Good-Bye. There are two covers on this single; TODAY, a Smashing Pumpkins cover, and Eyes On Me, a cover of the Final Fantasy VIII theme song sung by Faye Wong. The single reached #13 on Oricon charts, and in it's first week sold 12,645 units; roughly three times better than her previous single, HOME. In it's second week it peaked at #27 and sold 6,661 units, while in it's third it peaked at #50 and sold 3,088. This makes the total known sales 22,394. This single charted for seven weeks.
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Song Information
- Lyrics
- Angela Aki
- Music
- Angela Aki
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Matsuoka Motoki, Angela Aki
- Drums: Muraishi Masayuki
- Bass: Okiyama Yuuji
- Electric & Acoustic Guitar: Matsuoka Motoki
- Strings: Genittetsu Strings
- Piano: Angela Aki
- Strings Arrangement: Kouno Shin
The PV was directed by Noda Tomoo.
Angela Quotes
- "My second single. It's a quite depressing song, and it brings up images of people being needed and falling down, and needing a warrior to fight their battles for them. The warrior who sets up this shield called courage has weapons of people's original form and of truth. I know for sure that in everyone's heart there's a warrior waiting there. You can call upon him for your own strength. It's a song for people who's battle goes on every day." -- Angela Aki
Disambiguation
There are two known versions of Kokoro no Senshi to be found in Angela's discography. These include:
- Kokoro no Senshi
- Found on the Kokoro no Senshi single as track #1 and the Home album as track #3.
- Kokoro no Senshi (My Keys 2006 in Budokan Live)
- Found on the Angela Aki My Keys 2006 in Budokan DVD as track #8. This version is performed solo with the piano.
