I wonder if it was a last minute change and maybe that's why it took so long for them to release the information. I'm pretty sure they said something like "2 brand new Japanese songs" on the TV news when they first announced the single.. Why say "Japanese" if it wasn't implied that it wouldn't be a remake? Why wait so long? Why not include the MV on the DVD as well? (well they did it already for Mr Taxi so I guess it's not really a new strategie or something)
I personally don't really care, we were going to get it anyways, if it wasn't as a single, it would have been in the new album. Better keep all the new songs for the album I guess

At least it's a remake, and there's a b-side this time around!
I'm curious to see the covers now.. And I guess there won't be photocards either with this one..