Dear Snow

"Dear Snow" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi for their tenth studio album, Beautiful World (2011). It was released as a CD single on 6 October 2010 through J Storm. "Dear Snow" was the theme song for member Kazunari Ninomiya's film Ōoku: The Inner Chambers.

"Dear Snow"
Single by Arashi
from the album Beautiful World
B-side	"Time Capsule"
Released	6 October 2010 (2010-10-06)
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop[1]
Label	J Storm
Songwriters	Iori Ishu Kohsuke Ohshima
Arashi singles chronology
"Love Rainbow" (2010) "Dear Snow" (2010) "Hatenai Sora" (2010)

"Dear Snow" reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart for the week ending 10 October 2010 with initial sales of 501,000 copies.^[2][3] Within the same month of release, it was certified Double Platinum for shipments of over 500,000 units.^[4]

Single information

The single was released in two different versions: a Limited Version consisting of the A-side and a DVD with music video, and a Regular Edition containing a B-side and karaoke versions of the two songs. The music video was directed by Choku.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Dear Snow"	Iori Ishu	Kohsuke Ohshima	Sachiko Miyano Taku Yoshioka	4:45
2.	"Time Capsule"	Six	Six	Six	4:57
3.	"Dear Snow" (Instrumental)				4:45
4.	"Time Capsule" (Instrumental)				4:53
Total length:					19:20

Limited edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Dear Snow"	Iori Ishu	Ohshima	Miyano Yoshioka	4:43
Total length:					4:43

Limited edition – DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dear Snow" (Music video + making-of)
2.	"Dear Snow" (Photo gallery making-of)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[2] 1 Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)[6] 1 South Korea (Gaon Album Chart)[7] 38 South Korea (Gaon International Album Chart)[8] 4 Year-end charts Chart (2010) Peak position Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[9] 9

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Japan (RIAJ)[4] 2× Platinum 599,000[10]