Precious (Yuna Ito song)


"Precious" is the third single by Yuna Ito. It is the theme song to the movie and was released on May 3, 2006. Both "I'm Free" and "Secrets" are more up-beat songs than "Precious".
"Precious" reached a peak of #2 on the daily charts and #3 on the weekly charts. The following week, her single stayed high on the charts and was #3 for the second week in a row. Her sales jumped from 39,000 copies the first week to 44,000 copies the second week. In two weeks, it has already surpassed the sales of her last single, "Faith/Pureyes".
This single has been billed as a double b-side single due to the fact it has 2 b-sides.
On the half-yearly charts of 2006, "Precious" was the 2nd most-downloaded song, 3rd most-downloaded ringtone, 5th most-downloaded PV, and overall ranked 2nd.
The PV for the title track "Precious" was shot in New Zealand, where Ito and her staff stayed for 5 days.
Despite the song being released for more than two years, it managed to climb back up the charts, with a peak of 17.

Track listing

  1. Precious
  2. I’m Free
  3. Secrets
  4. Precious: Instrumental

    Live performances

Oricon Sales Chart
ReleaseChartPeak PositionFirst Week SalesSales TotalChart Run
3 May 2006Oricon Daily Singles Chart2
3 May 2006Oricon Weekly Singles Chart338,583 copies217,319 copies29 weeks
3 May 2006Oricon Monthly Singles Chart6--
3 May 2006Oricon Yearly Singles Chart42