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is a song by Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino
. It was released as her 12th single on November 3, 2010. The song was marketed as a "heart-warming tender" mid-tempo ballad in the initial press release, also describing the lyrics as being about "scaling up passion to love."
. Nishino promoted the single with several television lives, such as on SMAP×SMAP
on November 1, Music Japan on November 7 and Music Station
on November 12.
Kana Nishino
is a J-Pop singer and lyricist signed with SME Records' Newcome Inc. She debuted on February 20, 2008, with the single "I". CNN said that she was the favorite singer of teenage girls in Shibuya, Tokyo.- Life and career :...
. It was released as her 12th single on November 3, 2010. The song was marketed as a "heart-warming tender" mid-tempo ballad in the initial press release, also describing the lyrics as being about "scaling up passion to love."
Promotion
The song was used as the insert theme song for the Fuji TV drama Freeter, Ie o Kau. One of the B-sides of the single, "Girls Girls," was used as an image song for fashion magazine ViviVivi (magazine)
is a Japanese fashion magazine published by K L. ViVi is one of Asia's top fashion magazines, and is published in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand...
. Nishino promoted the single with several television lives, such as on SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP is an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it airs from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday...
on November 1, Music Japan on November 7 and Music Station
Music Station
is a Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcast weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi...
on November 12.
Track listing
Charts
| Charts (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay |
13 |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com .... |
3 |
| Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... daily singles |
2 |
| Oricon weekly singles | 3 |
| Oricon monthly singles | 11 |
| Oricon yearly singles | 87 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads .... weekly top 100 |
1 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100 | 8 |
Certifications and sales
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales | 98,000 |
| RIAJ physical shipping certification | Gold (100,000+) |
| RIAJ ringtone downloads | Million (1,000,000+) |
| RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads | Triple platinum (750,000+) |
Chart procession and succession
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Ringtone | |
| Full-length cellphone download | ||
| CD | ||
| Rental CD |