Sunao ni Ienakute

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"Sunao ni Ienakute"

Single by Zard

from the album Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary

Released

May 27, 2009

Genre

Pop rock

Length

12:00

Izumi Sakai

Izumi Sakai

Zard singles chronology

"'Tsubasa wo Hirogete/Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de'"
(2008)

"Sunao ni Ienakute"
(2009)

"Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" is the 45th single by Japanese band Zard. It was released 27 May 2009 under B-Gram Records label.

Background

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This is the third and a final posthumous single released after Izumi Sakai's death. It was released on second anniversary of her death.

Sunao ni Ienakute is re-arranged coupling song from their second single Fushigi ne.... It features vocals of Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki.^[1]

Hypnosis is re-arranged coupling song from their 28th single Mind Games. The member of Japanese band Garnet Crow, Hitoshi Okamoto was involved with the whole production of single.^[2]

The single wasn't included in any studio album, however it got released in their compilation album Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary in 2016.

The single was released in two formats: regular edition and limited edition. Limited edition includes DVD disc with live footage from "What a beautiful memory 2008" of their song Ano Hohoemi wo Wasurenaide.^[3]

Oricon Charting

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The single reached #5 rank first week. It charted for 8 weeks and sold over 36,000 copies.^[4]

Track list

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All lyrics are written by Izumi Sakai and arranged by Hitoshi Okamoto; all music is composed by Izumi Sakai (#1) and Hitoshi Okamoto (Garnet Crow) (#2)^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" (~featuring Mai Kuraki~)	4:19
2.	"Hypnosis" (2007 ver.)	4:22
3.	"Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" (original karaoke)	4:19

References

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^ News announcement (in Japanese) http://natalie.mu/music/news/15138
^ News announcement (in Japanese) https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000048469
^ Zard discography (in Japanese) http://wezard.net/single.html
^ Official Oricon rankings (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/products/758216/1/
^ Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-6013

v t e Zard
Izumi Sakai
Studio albums	Good-bye My Loneliness Mō Sagasanai Hold Me Yureru Omoi Oh My Love Forever You Today Is Another Day Eien Toki no Tsubasa Tomatteita Tokei ga Ima Ugokidashita Kimi to no Distance
Other releases	Golden Best: 15th Anniversary Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary
Singles	"Good-bye My Loneliness" "Fushigi ne... "Mō Sagasanai" "Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite" "In My Arms Tonight" "Makenaide" "Kimi ga Inai" "Yureru Omoi" "Mō Sukoshi, Ato Sukoshi..." "Kitto Wasurenai" "Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo/Boy" "Konna ni Soba ni Iru no ni" "Anata wo Kanjiteitai" "Just Believe in Love" "Ai ga Mienai" "Sayonara wa Ima mo Kono Mune ni Imasu" "My Friend" "Kokoro wo Hiraite" "Don't You See!" "Kimi ni Aitaku Nattara..." "Kaze ga Toori Nukeru Machi he" "Eien" "My Baby Grand ~Nukumori ga Hoshikute~" "Iki mo Dekinai" "Unmei no Roulette Mawashite" "Atarashii Door ~Fuyu no Himawari~" "Good Day" "Mind Games" "Sekai wa Kitto Mirai no Naka" "Itai Kurai Kimi ga Afureteiru yo" "Kono Namida Hoshi ni Nare" "Get U're Dream" "Promised You" "Sawayakana Kimi no Kimochi" "Ashita wo Yume Mite" "Hitomi Tojite" "Motto Chikaku de Kimi no Yokogao Mitetai" "Kakegae no Nai Mono" "Kyō wa Yukkuri Hanasō" "Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni" "Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki/Karatto Ikō!" "Heart ni Hi wo Tsukete" "Glorious Mind" "Tsubasa wo Hirogete/Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de" "Sunao ni Ienakute"
Related articles	B-Gram Records Field of View Wands Deen Sard Underground "Kimi ga Ita kara" "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku"

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