"Change" is the major-label debut single by Japan

Japan

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ese soul

Soul music

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 singer Miho Fukuhara

Miho Fukuhara

is a Japanese pop star who made an indies debut in 2006, releasing a single titled "The Roots" and mini-album titled Step Out. In early 2008, she made her major-label debuted under Sony Music Entertainment Japan . Her debut single, "Change", was the number ninety-two yearly song on the Billboard...

, telling of a girl who talks playfully about she loves a man, going as far as saying things like "I hate, hate, hate you! Just kidding, I love you!". The single was released on April 16, 2008 to decent success regarding both sales and airplay, peaking at #14 on Oricon and #4 on Billboard Japan. "Change" is still currently Fukuhara's best-selling single.

Track listing

Oricon Overall Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Debut Sales (copies)	Sales Total (copies)	Chart Run
April 16, 2008	Oricon Daily Charts	-	-	25,000+	-
	Oricon Weekly Charts	14	-
	Oricon Monthly Charts	-	-
	Yearly Charts (2008)	-	-

Physical sales and rank

In the RIAJ Monthly Top Downloaded Songs chart, the song first debuted in May 2008, at the 35th position and moved down to the 7-th position the next month before becoming outside of the top 100.

Chart	Peak position
RIAJ Top Monthly Downloaded Songs	35
Oricon Weekly Charts	14
Billboard Japan	4