Blue Bird
japanese anime Soundtrack j-pop Naruto
"Blue Bird" is the tenth single released by Ikimonogakari. The title track was used as the third opening theme for the anime NARUTO: Shippuuden. The single reached #3 on the Oricon weekly charts. Because it sold 87,002 copies in 2008, it was the #82 single of that year. Overall, it charted for 29 weeks and sold 90,267 copies. The first press came with "ikimono card 005" as well as a Naruto sticker and card. Read more on Last.fm.

いきものがかり (ikimono-gakari) is a three-member pop rock band founded by childhood friends Yoshiki Mizuno (水野良樹) and Hotaka Yamashita (山下穂尊) in Kanagawa, Japan. The two began doing street performances in February 1999 and decided on the band name. Vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka (吉岡聖恵) joined in November of that year. They temporarily disbanded in September 2000, coming together again in April 2003 after finishing college. They were signed to Epic Japan Records and released their first mainstream single SAKURA in March 2006. The title song was used in NTT East Japan commercials and heard on various televised programs. Their 2nd single HANABI was used as the 7th ending song for the Studio Pierrot anime release, Bleach. Their 10th single Blue Bird was used as the 3rd opening for Naruto Shippuuden. Their single Kaze ha fuite iru was used by NHK as the theme song of their 2012 London Summer Olympics and Paralympics broadcasts. They have also appeared on the widely viewed year-end music show NHK Kôhaku Utagassen every year since 2008. List of duplicates on last.fm : Ikimonogakari, Ikimono-Gakari, Ikimono Gakari. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.