Namida (Kokoro Abaite)


"Namida " is the theme song to the film , released as a CD single on April 21, 2010. The song is performed by actress Riisa Naka under the name Zebra Queen, the character she portrays in the film. In the plot of the film, the song is said to have been the #1 song for 40 weeks straight during the year 2025. In real life, the single peaked at #22 on the Oricon Weekly Charts in 2010, remaining on the charts for 6 weeks. Naka states that she gave Zebra Queen a persona akin to Lady Gaga for the musical performances. In addition to a standard CD single release, a CD+DVD combo pack was released featuring music videos for both tracks with her back up dancers known as the Zebras. In addition to these two music videos, an alternate music video for the B-Side was filmed featuring comedian Naomi Watanabe in place of Riisa Naka as Zebra Queen.

Track list

  1. "Namida " - 3:21
  2. *Lyrics: Hidenori Tanaka, Emmy
  3. *Composition: Makoto Ogata, Noriki Ijiri
  4. *Arrangement: Masahiro Tobinai
  5. "Zebra Queen no Thema" - 3:56
  6. *Lyrics: Kankurō Kudō
  7. *Composition & Arrangement: Masahiro Tobinai
  8. "Namida " - 3:21
  9. "Zebra Queen no Thema " - 3:54