Soba ni Iru ne is a song recorded by Japanese singer Thelma Aoyama featuring Japanese rapper SoulJa, released on January 23, 2008, via Universal J. It is an answer song to her previous collaboration with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo." The B-side of the single, "My Dear Friends", was used as the ending theme to anime Shion no Ō, and the opening theme to television show Ryuuha-R.