Ai no Beat (Japanese: アイノビート, Hepburn: Ai no bīto) is 5th single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2, released on November 14, 2012.[2]

"Ai no Beat"
Single by Kis-My-Ft2
from the album Good Ikuze!
B-side
  • "Winter Lover"
  • "Never End Love"
ReleasedNovember 14, 2012 (2012-11-14) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length13:39
LabelAvex Trax
Kis-My-Ft2 singles chronology
"Wanna Beeee!!!/Shake It Up"
(2012)
"Ai no Beat"
(2012)
"My Resistance (Something that can't be helped)/Fate Girl"
(2013)
Music video
"Ai no Beat" (Dance ver.) on YouTube
"Ai no Beat" (Rock ver.) on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Japan[1]

Two versions of this song were produced with different arrangements. One is a dance version and the other is a rock version.[3]

Chart Performance

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It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart[4] and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[5] It was the 21st best-selling single in Japan in 2012, with 291,265 copies.[6]

Track listing

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  • Normal Edition, Limited First Press (Dance Edition), Kiss My SHOP Edition <Christmas spec
  1. "Ai no Beat" (Dance ver.) [4:21]
  2. "Ai no Beat" (Rock ver.) [4:29]
  3. "Winter Lover" [4:47].
    1. Theme song for Fuji Television's “Moshi Mo Tours"
  4. "Never end love" [4:47] (Regular edition only)
  • Limited first pressing (Rock edition)
  1. "Ai no Beat" (Rock ver.)
  2. "Ai no Beat" (Dance ver.)
  3. "Winter Lover"
  • Limited First Press (Dance edition)
  1. "Ai no Beat" (Dance ver.) (Music Video)
  2. "Ai no Beat" (Dance ver.) (Music Video Making Movie)
  • Limited First Edition (Rock edition)
  1. "Ai no Beat" (Rock ver.) (Music Video)
  2. "Ai no Beat" (Rock ver.) (Music Video Making Movie)

References

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  1. ^ "Rolling Stone Japan Edition review". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  2. ^ "Kis-My-Ft2新曲、アレンジ異なる"ダンス盤""ロック盤"". natalie (in Japanese). 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ "Kis-My-Ft2、新シングル"アイノビート"はダンス&ロックの2ヴァージョン収録". tower. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2012年11月12日~2012年11月18日のCDシングル週間ランキング(2012年11月26日付)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2012/11/26". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Oricon reveals their yearly single ranking for 2012". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
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