"Venus" is Tackey and Tsubasa's sixth single under the avex trax label.

Overview

"Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single, and currently their best selling single, reaching the 300,000 copies sold mark. The a-side song "Venus" was used in commercials for the ringtone service site, Mu-Mo. The b-side song "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai" was used as the ending theme for the TBS show "ZUBARI Iu wa yo." The other b-side song "Never Ever" was used as the opening theme song for the TV show "capeta."

Sample of the translated lyrics:

Burn, Venus, hotly, Venus

Your eyes scorch my heart

Love is a long silk road

And if I hesitate, you'll want to forget me

Feel, Venus, hotly, Venus

Show me a wind like that of a storm

You know the answer

Let loose the sparkling of your love

Track listing

Regular CD Format

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:11
2. "" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:39
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:23
4. "Venus ~Korean Version~" - 4:11
5. "Venus ~Chinese Version~" - 4:11
6. "Venus ~Thai Version~" - 4:11
7. "Venus ~karaoke~" - 4:10
8. " ~'06 Remix~" - 4:13

Limited CD Format

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
2. "" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
4. "Venus ~Korean Version~" - 4:09
5. "Venus ~Chinese Version~" - 4:09
6. "Venus ~Thai Version~" - 4:09
7. "Venus ~karaoke~" - 4:09

CD+DVD Format

CD Portion

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
2. "" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
4. "Venus ~Korean Version~" - 4:09
5. "Venus ~Chinese Version~" - 4:09
6. "Venus ~Thai Version~" - 4:09
7. "Venus ~karaoke~" - 4:09

DVD Portion

1. "Venus Choreography Video"

Personnel

• Takizawa Hideaki - vocals
• Imai Tsubasa - vocals

TV performances

• ?, 2006 - Music Fighter
• January 19, 2006 - UTABAN
• January 29, 2006 - Utawara
• February 17, 2006 - MUSIC STATION
• May 5, 2006 - MUSIC STATION

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
18 January 2006	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	#1
18 January 2006	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	#1	105,782	301,192	10+ weeks
18 January 2006	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

RIAJ Certification

As of February 2006, "Venus" has been certified platinum for shipments of over 250,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

References

• Translated Lyrics
• Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved on May 20., 2006.