“Ichirin no Hana” (一輪の花) is a song by Japanese rock band High and Mighty Color. The song was released as the second and final single from the band’s second album Gō on Progressive on January 16, 2006.
“Ichirin no Hana” is the band’s sixth single. It retained number two in the Oricon charts for most of the week of its release, making it the group’s biggest hit since “Over”, and even surpassed that single in sales. It is a rock song, blended with some rapping from Yūsuke. “Ichirin no Hana” was used as the third opening theme for the anime adaption of Bleach and was certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the RIAJ in January 2006. The title of the song is translated to English as “a single flower” A single flower or one flower indicates the sense of fleeting feeling/emotion.
The title track was used as the third opening theme song for the Bleach anime, and it was featured from Episode 52 through 74. It is the theme song of the video games Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou and Bleach: The Blade of Fate.
