Kirei na Senritsu (きれいな旋律) is the seventh single by the singer Kotoko for Geneon Entertainment. The title track was used as the final ending theme for the OVA of Maria-sama ga Miteru. The lyrics to this song were written by Konno Oyuki [ja], the creator of Maria-sama ga Miteru, and the melody was composed by the former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman.[1] The single reached a peak position of 18 on the Oricon chart, becoming Friedman's first top-20 single.[2]

"Kirei na Senritsu"
Single by Kotoko
B-side"Rush"
ReleasedMarch 7, 2007
GenreJ-pop
Length16:23
LabelGeneon
SongwritersMarty Friedman, Oyuki Konno
ProducerI've Sound
Kotoko singles chronology
"Chercher"
(2006)
"Kirei na Senritsu"
(2007)
"Hayate no Gotoku!"
(2007)

Track listing

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  1. きれいな旋律 / Kirei na Senritsu—4:00
    Composition: Marty Friedman
    Arrangement: Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Maiko Iuchi
    Lyrics: Oyuki Konno
  2. Rush—4:13
    Composition: Kotoko
    Arrangement: C.G mix
    Lyrics: Kotoko
  3. きれいな旋律 (Instrumental) / Kirei na Senritsu (Instrumental) -- 3:59
  4. Rush (Instrumental) -- 4:11

Charts and sales

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Oricon Ranking
(Weekly)
Sales
18 12,249

References

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  1. "きれいな旋律 | Kotoko". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  2. Macias, Patrick (2007-07-19). "'Heavy-metal suicide'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2026-04-14. I just finished a single with a J-pop singer named Kotoko. I wrote the song 'Kirei Na Senritsu' [Beautiful Melody) and it debuted on the charts at No. 18; it's my first top-20 single anywhere.