Frienger

"Frienger" (フレンジャー; Furenjā) is Ai Otsuka's 11th single under the avex trax label and her first of three singles in 2006.

"フレンジャー" Furenjā / "Frienger"
Single by Ai Otsuka
from the album Love Piece
Released	April 12, 2006 (2006-04-12)
Recorded	2006
Genre	J-Pop
Label	avex trax AVCD-30915/B (Japan, CD+DVD) AVCD-30916 (Japan, CD)
Songwriter(s)	Ai Otsuka
Ai Otsuka singles chronology
"Planetarium" (2005) "フレンジャー" Furenjā / "Frienger" (2006) "Yumekui" (2006)

"Frienger" is a catchy, upbeat song. The title is actually a portmanteau of the words "Friend" and "Ranger". The song was used in the CM for au mobile service and was the theme song for the television program "Sports Uruguzu". The B-side track, "Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri", was used in a Music.jp CM. The music video for the song was filmed in Taiwan.

"Frienger" debuted at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 70,414 copies sold. It maintained high sales for the following two weeks and sold a total of 173,115 copies in 2006. "Frienger" was Otsuka's best-selling single of 2006 and the 60th best-selling single of 2006 overall. It is currently her fourth best-selling single.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ai Otsuka

CD

No.	Title	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Frienger (フレンジャー)"	Ai×Ikoman	3:48
2.	"Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri (甘い気持ちまるかじり; A Bite Full of Sweet Feelings)"	Ai×Ikoman	4:17
3.	"Frienger (フレンジャー)" (Instrumental)	Ai×Ikoman	3:48
4.	"Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri (甘い気持ちまるかじり; A Bite Full of Sweet Feelings)" (Instrumental)	Ai×Ikoman	4:14
Total length:			16: 07

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Frienger (フレンジャー)" (Music video)

Live performances

• 3 April 2006 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Special
• 15 April 2006 – Music Fighter
• 21 April 2006 – Music Station
• 22 April 2006 – CDTV
• 1 May 2006 – PopJam DX
• 29 December 2006 – Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke - "Frienger" + "Ren'ai Shashin"
• 1 January 2007– CDTV - "Frienger" + "Ren'ai Shashin"

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First week sales	Sales total
April 12, 2006	Oricon Daily Charts	2
	Oricon Weekly Charts	2	70,414	173,115
	Oricon Yearly Charts	60