is the first major single from the Japanese pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

 group C-ute, released on February 21, 2007 under the Zetima

Zetima

is a Japanese record label owned by Up-Front Works, a Japanese entertainment management company. The label is handled by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Outside Japan the label is most famous for releasing music by several participants in Hello! Project, the most famous...

 label. This single was the first debut single by a female idol group to enter the charts

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 within the top five positions (reaching the #3 spot on the daily chart, and #5 on the weekly chart), and the youngest group to rank within the top 10.

The CD single appeared in two versions: Regular Edition and Limited Edition, the latter with an additional DVD. The first press of the limited edition contained an event ticket draw card with a serial number.

Track listing

2. "Jump"
3. "Sakura Chirari (Instrumental)"

External links

• Sakura Chirari entry on the Up-Front Works official website
• Sakura Chirari at the official Hello! Project discography (Japanese)

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position	Weeks on chart
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