Yumekui

Infobox Single
Name = ユメクイ" "Yumekui" / "Dream Eater


Artist = Ai Otsuka
from Album = Love Piece
B-side =
Released = August 2, 2006
Format = CD, CD+DVD
Recorded = 2006
Genre = J-Pop
Length =
Label = avex trax
AVCD-31021/B (Japan, CD+DVD)
AVCD-31022 (Japan, CD)
Writer = Ai Otsuka
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Frienger"
(2006)
This single = "Yumekui"
(2006)
Next single = "Renai Shashin"
(2006)

"Yumekui" is Ai Otsuka's 12th single under the avex trax label.

"Yumekui" was used as the theme song to the movie "Tokyo Friends the Movie", which Otsuka starred in. The b-side, which is a ballad named "tears", was also used in the movie.

During the first week, the single debuted at #5 with 63,428 copies sold, making it Otsuka's lowest debut sales of the year. Although the single debuted with relatively low sales, it sold a total of 145,281 copies in 2006, making it the 66th best-selling single of the year.

Unlike most of Otsuka's previous singles, "Yumekui" only had one cover whereas usually there are two different ones; one for the CD-only version and one for the CD+DVD version.

Track listing

CD Version

#
# tears
# Yume kui (instrumental)
# tears (Instrumental)

DVD Version

# Yumekui (PV)

Live Performances

*July 31, 2006 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
*August 4, 2006 – Music Station
*August 4, 2006 – Music Fighter
*August 5, 2006 – PopJam DX
*August 13, 2006 – CDTV

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)