Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way

"Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way" 瞳の奥の銀河(ミルキーウェイ)
Single by Flower from album THIS IS Flower THIS IS BEST
Release Date	December 16, 2015
B-side(s)	"Lucky 7" "Imagination" "Virgin Snow ~Ubu (Hatsu Gokoro)~" "Hanadokei ~Party's on!~ (version 2016)"
Format(s)	CD single, CD+DVD, digital download
Genre	Pop, mid-tempo
Length	04:48 (song) 01:30 (Anime ver.)
Label	Sony Music Associated Records
Singles Chronology
Previous	"Blue Sky Blue" (2015)
Next	"Yasashisa de Afureru You ni" (2016)
Tracklist
Disc 1: A-side Collection Still (version 2016) SAKURA Regret (version 2016) forget-me-not ~Wasurenagusa~ (version 2016) Koibito ga Santa Claus (version 2016) Taiyou to Himawari (version 2016) Shirayukihime (version 2016) Nettaigyo no Namida (version 2016) Akikaze no Answer (version 2016) Sayonara, Alice (version 2016) TOMORROW ~Shiawase no Housoku~ (version 2016) Blue Sky Blue (version 2016) Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way Yasashisa de Afureru You ni Hoka no Dareka Yori Kanashii Koi wo Shita Dake Ningyo Hime Disc 2: B-side Best CALL (version 2016) Boyfriend (Moonlight Version) (version 2016) Hatsukoi (version 2016) Dolphin Beach (version 2016) Flower Garden (version 2016) Clover (version 2016) Lucky 7 Imagination Virgin Snow ~Hatsu Gokoro~ Ajisai Kaleidoscope Dreamin' Together (version 2016)
Music Video
Audio (YouTube)

"Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way" (瞳の奥の銀河(ミルキーウェイ); The Milky Way in Your Eyes) is the eleventh single of Flower. It was released on December 16, 2015 in 5 editions: CD+DVD Type A, 3 CD only types B-D, and a Limited Pressing One Coin CD, including only the title song. Types B, C and D includes a different instrumental of the b-sides depending of the version.

The title track was used as the ending theme song for the anime Kindaichi Case Files (R): Season 2, for which member Washio Reina dubs a character.

The single includes a footage of the group's first tour Flower LIVE TOUR 2015 "Hanadokei".

An Anime version of the song with 1 minute and 30 seconds in length was released on November 28, 2015. A week later, the full version of the song was pre-released digitally. An special digital edition of the single was released on the same day as the physical single including all songs except the instrumentals.

The single is certified Gold by RIAJ for the shipment of 100,000 physical copies.

Editions

• Type A (Limited CD+DVD; AICL-3025~3026, ¥4,850)
• Types B-D (Regular CD Only)
  • Type B (Lucky 7 Version) (AICL-3027, ¥1,800)
  • Type C (Imagination Version) (AICL-3028, ¥1,800)
  • Type D (Virgin Snow ~Hatsu Gokoro~ Version) (AICL-3029, ¥1,800)
• Limited Pressing Edition (AICL-3030, ¥500)

Tracklist

Limited CD+DVD (Type A)

CD

1. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way
2. Lucky 7 (ラッキー7)
3. Imagination
4. Virgin Snow ~Hatsu Gokoro~ (Virgin Snow ~初心(はつごころ)~; Virgin Snow ~First Sincerity~)

DVD

1. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way (MUSIC VIDEO)

• Flower LIVE TOUR 2015 "Hanadokei"

1. Sayonara, Alice
2. Akikaze no Answer
3. Flower Garden
4. Clover
5. Aoi Triangle
6. Hanadokei ~Party's on!~
7. Nettaigyo no Namida
8. Taiyou to Himawari
9. Shirayukihime
10. Hatsukoi
11. Dreamin' Together
12. let go again
13. Blue Sky Blue
14. TOMORROW ~Shiawase no Housoku~
15. Nando Demo
16. Koibito ga Santa Claus
17. Jikan Ryokou
    -ENCORE-
18. Nanairo Candle

Regular CD Only (Types B-D)

• Type B
• Type C
• Type D

Type B

1. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way
2. Lucky 7
3. Imagination
4. Virgin Snow ~Hatsu Gokoro~
5. Hanadokei ~Party's on!~ (version 2016)
6. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way (Instrumental)
7. Lucky 7 (Instrumental)

Type C

1. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way
2. Lucky 7
3. Imagination
4. Virgin Snow ~Hatsu Gokoro~
5. Hanadokei ~Party's on!~ (version 2016)
6. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way (Instrumental)
7. Imagination (Instrumental)

Type D

1. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way
2. Lucky 7
3. Imagination
4. Virgin Snow ~Ubu (Hatsu Gokoro)~
5. Hanadokei ~Party's on!~ (version 2016)
6. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way (Instrumental)
7. Virgin Snow ~Hatsu Gokoro~ (Instrumental)

Limited Pressing One Coin CD

1. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way

Anime ver. (Digital)

1. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way Anime version (瞳の奥の銀河 (ミルキーウェイ) アニメversion)

Special Digital Edition

1. Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way
2. Lucky 7
3. Imagination
4. Virgin Snow ~Hatsu Gokoro~
5. Hanadokei ~Party's on!~ (version 2016)

Featured Members

Flower promoting the single

• Fujii Shuuka
• Shigetome Manami
• Nakajima Mio
• Washio Reina
• Ichiki Kyoka (Flower LIVE TOUR 2015 "Hanadokei" only)
• Bando Nozomi
• Sato Harumi

Song Information

Vocals

Washio Reina

Lyrics

Odake Masato

Music

Junya Maesako, RUSH EYE, Harukawa Hitoshi

Other Information

Arrangement: RUSH EYE, Harukawa Hitoshi (arrangement, strings arrangements), Kawaguchi Daisuke (vocal arrangements, strings arrangements)

Music Video Information

Director

Suzuki Toshiyuki

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	2 48,077	3	3	4	1	1	2	79,462
9	16	16	13	17	21	21	18	4,956
16	18	17	18	12	19	14	18	2,249
19	22	29	30	28	27	29	27	1,345
28	47	-	-	45	-	-	57	800
45	-	-	-	-	-	-	75	501
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	113	497
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	127	371
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	117	455
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	166	285

Total Reported Sales: 90,921

Trivia

• First release of the group as 6 members, after Ichiki Kyoka left the group in October 2015.
• The single was released on the same day as Sandaime J Soul Brothers' DVD/Blu-ray Sandaime J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2015 "BLUE PLANET" and Crystal Kay's album Shine.
• The best selling single of the group, as well their highest first day sales.
• The single peaked at #1 in its fifth day of sales on Oricon's daily chart, selling 7,282 copies. It's their first single to peak at #1 on the daily chart.

External Links

• Single Page: Type A | Type B | Type C | Type D | Limited Pressing Edition
• Oricon Profile: Type A | Type B | Type C | Type D | Limited Pressing Edition
• Digital Single:
  • Anime ver.: iTunes | Recochoku | mora
  • Full song: iTunes | Recochoku | mora
• Special Digital Edition: iTunes | Recochoku | mora