7 ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁ty ph oon , ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁days ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁can ce led , ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁proceeded ▁as ▁planned . ▁With ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁single , ▁Mr . Children ▁also ▁announced ▁the ▁' Home ' ▁tour ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁DVD , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Or icon ▁announced ▁that ▁Home ▁became ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁year ly ▁album ▁charts ▁since ▁their ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁sales ▁of ▁ 1 . 1 8 ▁million ▁copies , ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁sales ▁of ▁K umi ▁K oda ' s ▁album ▁Black ▁Cher ry ▁of ▁ 1 . 0 2 ▁million ▁copies . ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sak ur ai ▁released ▁an ▁album ▁and ▁DVD ▁with ▁his ▁solo ▁project ▁Bank ▁Band , ▁followed ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁official ▁announ cement ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁song , ▁, ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁N H K ▁Japanese ▁television ▁drama ▁. ▁After wards ▁Mr . ▁Children ▁announced ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁two ▁singles . ▁The ▁first , ▁" G ift ", ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁theme ▁song ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Be ij