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YENA to release remake of Ai Otsuka's 'Sakuranbo' on the 17th, unveiling a lyric video and mood film

Published 2026.11.13

By Cely Editor

YENA to release remake of Ai Otsuka's 'Sakuranbo' on the 17th, unveiling a lyric video and mood film

Singer YENA has unveiled a lyric video and a mood film ahead of releasing her remake of Japanese singer Ai Otsuka's song "Sakuranbo." On the 7th, YENA posted the "Sakuranbo" lyric video on her official social media. Centered on pink, it features cherries and hearts made with dot graphics along with some of the song's key lyrics, and at the end a dot character of YENA appears in a design different from the earlier teaser image. On the 11th, she released a mood film expressing the remake's atmosphere through a restaurant interior and props emphasizing red, with the final scene closing in on the feet of a person wearing red shoes. "Sakuranbo" is an up-tempo song Ai Otsuka released in 2003 that has long been loved by Japanese pop fans. YENA plans to present a version that keeps the original's character while reflecting her own musical style, and "Sakuranbo" will be released on music platforms at 6 p.m. on the 17th.

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