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| [[File:Ai no Uta.jpeg|thumb|Strawberry Flower logo as seen on the cover art for "Ai no Uta".]] | | [[File:Ai no Uta.jpeg|thumb|Strawberry Flower logo as seen on the cover art to ''Ai no Uta''.]] |
| '''Strawberry Flower''' was a Japanese music duo formed by music producer Gan Matsumoto, under the alias Takeshi Tomozuma{{cite web|https://www.ganmatsumoto.com/work/ZXFpCI2d|GAN MATSUMOTO's website|his involvement with Strawberry Flower, using the alias {{j|友妻 タケシ|Tomozuma Takeshi}}|author=GAN MATSUMOTO|retrieved=27th December}} and vocalist Tomoe Watanabe{{cite web|https://diskunion.net/diw/ct/news/article/1/58031|A Japanese news article|one of the Strawberry Flower member {{j|渡辺智江|Watanabe Tomoe}}'s album|author=diskunion|published=22th April 2016|retrieved=27th December}}, mostly known for their work with [[Nintendo]] in creating songs for TV commercials for the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' franchise]]. Formed in late 2001 specifically to create a song for TV advertisements for {{p1}}, they would later followed up with a few more ''Pikmin''-related single releases{{cite web|https://www.ganmatsumoto.com/series/1-4|GAN MATSUMOTO's website|his involvement with some of Strawbery Flower's Pikmin-related single releases|author=GAN MATSUMOTO|retrieved=27th December}} until 2004. Although they have been largely inactive ever since, they briefly reunited in 2015 for a single "arukuhayasade"{{cite web|https://ototoy.jp/_/default/p/49706|Ototoy's page|the single, "歩くはやさで"|author=ototoy|published=24th February 2015|retrieved=27th December}}, released independently and with no ties to ''Pikmin'' or [[Nintendo]]. | | '''Strawberry Flower''' is a Japanese {{w|virtual band}}. In its early years, it was a trio of three [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]: the [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Yellow Pikmin|Yellow]], and [[Blue Pikmin|Blue]] Pikmin. The group debuted on {{date|6|December|2001}} with the single ''[[Ai no Uta]]''. The [[Purple Pikmin|Purple]] and [[White Pikmin|White]] Pikmin joined the group for their third single, ''[[Tane no Uta]]''. The group was a quintet until the [[Rock Pikmin|Rock]] and [[Winged Pikmin|Winged]] Pikmin joined in their fourth single, ''[[Song of Hey! Pikmin]]''. |
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| ==History== | | ==Members== |
| In 2001, Nintendo enlisted composer and producer Gan Matsumoto, credited as Takeshi Tomozuma, to create music to be used in the then-upcoming {{p1}} game. Tomozuma composed the song "[[Ai no Uta]]", with Tomoe Watanabe recording the vocals. The song, was released as a single in December of 2001, alongside a B-side song, "[[Namida Ga Afureta]]", climbing to #2 in the Oricon charts in January 2002{{cite web|https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/288453/products/465299/1/|A Oricon chart|the placement of Strawberry Flower's "Ai no Uta" single|author=ORICON NEWS|retrieved=27th December}} and selling over 600,000 copies, outselling the Japanese sales of ''Pikmin'' itself. In March 2002, a second single was released, "[[Pikmin Dance]]", featuring 3 dance versions of "Ai no Uta". The ''Pikmin'' soundtrack album, [[Pikmin World]], contains "Ai no Uta" and 2 additional remixes of it.
| | *[[Yellow Pikmin]] – female vocalist |
| | *[[Blue Pikmin]] – male guitarist |
| | *[[Red Pikmin]] – male bassist |
| | *[[Purple Pikmin]] – female guitarist |
| | *[[White Pikmin]] – female bassist |
| | *[[Rock Pikmin]] – male guitarist |
| | *[[Winged Pikmin]] – female bassist |
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| In 2004, Nintendo commissioned Strawberry Flower for promotional ''Pikmin'' music again for TV commercials for {{p2}}; the resulting single was "[[Tane no Uta]]"{{cite web|https://www.ganmatsumoto.com/work/AqyO-ufG|GAN MATSUMOTO's website|his involvement with "Tane no Uta", also under the alias {{j|友妻 タケシ|Tomozuma Takeshi}}|author=GAN MATSUMOTO|retrieved=27th December}}. This was the last time Strawberry Flower made music for the ''Pikmin'' series. They briefly reunited in 2015 for a new single, called "arukuhayasade", being written as a tie-in to a book of the same name and is not related to the Pikmin franchise.{{cite web|https://chiisaishobo.com/arukuhayasade/|Chiisai Shobo's page|the book of the same name as the single, written by Strawberry Fruit member Gan Matsumoto|author=Chiisai Shobou|published=24th Feburary 2015|retrieved=27th December}}
| | ==Singles== |
| | *''[[Ai no Uta]]'' (includes ''[[Namida Ga Afureta]]'') |
| | *''[[Pikmin Dance]]'' |
| | *''[[Tane no Uta]]'' (includes ''{{w|Shabondama}}'') |
| | *''[[Song of Hey! Pikmin]]'' |
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| ==Sheet music== | | ==Sheet music== |
| In light of the popularity of Strawberry Flower's music, two different sheet music books were released containing music for ''Ai no Uta''. They were released in Japan by the publishing companies KMP on {{date|15|January|2002}} and Doremi in {{date|30|January|2002}}. The retail price for each was {{tt|¥500|≈$4.01 (at time of release)}}. | | In light of the popularity of the Strawberry Flower album, two sets of sheet music were released. The books contained music for ''Ai no Uta'' and ''Tane no Uta'' respectively and were released in Japan by the publishing company Doremi in December of 2001. The retail price for each was {{tt|¥500|≈$4.01 (at time of release)}}. |
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| ===KMP=== | | ===''Ai no Uta''=== |
| [[File:TanenoUta SheetMusic Cover.jpg|thumb|The cover of the ''Ai no Uta'' book published by KMP.]] | | [[File:AinoUta SheetMusic Cover.jpg|thumb|right|The cover of the ''Ai no Uta'' book.]] |
| This book was published by KMP on {{date|15|January|2002}} and contains three different arrangements of the song: a solo piano arrangement, a guitar arrangement, and a 2-part chorus arrangement with piano accompaniment. All of the arrangements are in the song's original key (D major). Also included at the end of the book is a lyric sheet with the chords. All of the arrangements within are arranged by K. K. SMALLWOOD. The book consists of 11 pages, and its ISBN number is "ISBN 4-7732-1915-7".
| | The ''Ai no Uta'' book contained 3 different compositions of the song: a piano composition, another piano composition but shifted from the key of D to the key of C, and a guitar composition. It also includes a set of lyrics with the chords above each word. The book consists of 12 pages, and its ISBN number is "ISBN 4-8108-1594-3". |
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| * CM song for the Nintendo GameCube software "Pikmin"
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| * Song of Love
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| * Strawberry Flower
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| * Piano Solo
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| * Guitar Arrangement
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| * 2-part Chorus with Piano Accompaniment
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| * '''Pikmin'''
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| * '''PIKMIN'''
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| ===Doremi===
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| [[File:AinoUta SheetMusic Cover.jpg|thumb|The cover of the ''Ai no Uta'' book published by Doremi.]]
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| This book was published by Doremi on {{date|30|January|2002}} and contains three different arrangements of the song: a solo piano arrangement (three staves, voice with piano accompaniment in the original key of D), another solo piano arrangement (simplified to the key C, this time with only two staves), and a solo guitar arrangement. Also included at the end of the book is a lyric sheet with the chords, similar to the other book. The piano arrangements are written by Shiori Aoyama and the guitar arrangement is written by Michio Tashima. The book consists of 11 pages, and its ISBN number is "ISBN 4-8108-1594-3".
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| | ===''Tane no Uta''=== |
| | [[File:TanenoUta SheetMusic Cover.jpg|thumb|right|The cover of the ''Tane no Uta'' book.]] |
| | This book contains compositions of the song ''Tane no Uta''. Not much is known about this book. |
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *{{w|Strawberry Flower|Wikipedia's article on Strawberry Flower}} | | *{{w|Strawberry Flower|Wikipedia's article on Strawberry Flower}} |
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