I'd say the primary reason for it being left out of the album is the fact it was written for the drama. We could be glad it is indeed, because she didn't pull an Utada who just HAD to stick Boku wa Kuma on Heart Station even though it totally killed the flow. Seriously, someone should tell her she doesn't have to have all her singles on albums (like when I heard Ultra Blue for the first time and when Colors came on, I was like "let's skip this, it's a bit old after three years"... and the very next track was only TWO years old!)
Back on topic - this single would work great as a 7" vinyl, but they don't do that anymore, do they. Just think about it - Ariamaru Tomi on side A and SG on side B - those two work great as "flipsides" even conceptually. The purity versus the chaos, or going with the comparisons, "the MM" vs. "the KZK". Ahhh... hell, it could even be a 12" with the big sleeve, wouldn't that be just sweet?
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