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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 for "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|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, " | '''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]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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|Takeshi | 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, though they briefly reunited in 2015 for a new single, called "arukuhayasade", being written as a tie-in to a book of the same name.{{cite web|https://chiisaishobo.com/arukuhayasade/|Chiisai Shobo's page|the book written by Strawberry Fruit member Gan Matsumoto|author=Chiisai Shobou|published=24th Feburary 2015|retrieved=27th December}} | ||
==Sheet music== | ==Sheet music== | ||