5 , 0 0 0 ▁fans , ▁bringing ▁the ▁tour ▁total ▁to ▁almost ▁ 3 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fans . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁group ▁managed ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁ 4 5 ▁million ▁mark ▁in ▁sold ▁records . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁single ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁was ▁their ▁ 2 8 th ▁single ▁ ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁promotion ▁song ▁for ▁Toy ota ' s ▁" T ob ira ▁wo ▁a key ou " ▁commercial ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁theme ▁song ▁to ▁N TV ' s ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁broadcast ing . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁groups ▁invol vement ▁with ▁ap ▁bank ▁f es . ▁' 0 6 , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁magazine ▁or ▁radio ▁prom ot ions , ▁and ▁only ▁ 3 ▁live ▁performances ▁were ▁done ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁single . ▁However ▁the ▁commercial ▁tie - in ' s ▁for ▁the ▁single ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁success ▁and ▁" H ou k ib oshi " ▁was ▁voted ▁No .   3 ▁as ▁the ▁favorite ▁commercial ▁song ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁voted ▁as ▁the ▁favorite ▁winter ▁song ▁heard ▁in ▁the ▁summer . ▁Ten ▁days ▁following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁' H ou k ib oshi ', ▁Mr . Children ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 ▁day ▁festival , ▁ap ▁bank ▁f es ▁' 0 6 , ▁where ▁they ▁performed ▁" H ero ", ▁" Str ange ▁Ch ame le