Love is the 21st single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2, released on July 11, 2018, by Avex Trax.[1]
| "Love" | ||||
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| Single by Kis-My-Ft2 | ||||
| from the album Best of Kis-My-Ft2 | ||||
| B-side | "Because I Love You" | |||
| Released | July 11, 2018 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Kis-My-Ft2 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Love" on YouTube "Because I Love You" (Dance Edition) on YouTube | ||||
Overview
editThe theme of this album is “Marugoto Love Song(The whole thing is a love song.),” and each song in the album is a song about "love" in its various forms.[2]
It was released in three forms: First edition A/B and Regular disc. The DVD of the first edition A includes the music video for “Love” and “Kis-My-Ft2's Funny Sports Championship,” while the DVD of the first edition B includes the music video for “Because I Love You” and the DVD of “Ura Yummy! ~Moments of Another Kiss Matsuso~" will be included. The regular edition include three unit songs. This is the first time in two years that a unit song has been included on a single.[2]
"Love" is a commercial song for Kowa's "Unakowa Cool", in which the members appear.[3]"Because I Love You” is a commercial song for Daiichi Kosho Company's "Live Dam Stadium", and is an emotional ballad about her painful feelings of being too young to love as a student. The music video “Dance Edition” features dance.[4]
"Love" and "Because I Love You" made their television premieres on the July 7, 2018 broadcast of Nippon TV's "Tge Music Day: The Song You Want to Tell" and TBS Television (Japan)'s "Count Down TV" on the same day, respectively.
Chart performance
editThe song reached No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Chart dated July 23, 2018. This was their 21st consecutive No. 1 ranking on the chart since their debut single “Everybody Go”.[5]
The special single "You & Me" released on April 25, 2018, was sold exclusively on Seven Net, so it is not counted in the Oricon count.
CD first-week sales: 175,655 (Oricon total).
By December 9, 2018, the album had sold a total of 197,737 copies and ranked 33rd on the 2018 annual Oricon Album Ranking.
Track listing
editCD
edit- Regular Edition
- "Love" [3:40]
- "ConneXion" [3:47] - Taisuke Fujigaya, Kennaga Senga, Wataru Yokoo
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" [4:53] - Yuta Tamamori, Toshiya Miyata
- "Happy Birthday" [1:33] - Hiromitsu Kitayama, Takashi Nikaido
- First Edition A/B
- "Love"
- "Because I Love You" [3:20].
DVD
edit- First Edition A
- "Love" Music Video
- "Love" Music Video making document
- Kis-My-Ft2's Funny sports championship with roller skate
- First Edition B
- "Because I Love You" Music Video (Dance Edition)
- "Because I Love You" Music Video (Making Document)
- The making of "Because I Love You" MUSIC VIDEO (Dance Edition)
- "Yummy behind the scenes!" (Moments from the other side of Kismatsuso apartment)
References
edit- ^ "Kis-My-Ft2がニューシングル「LOVE」リリース、3組のユニット曲も". natalie (in Japanese). natalie. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "21st SINGLE『LOVE』". MENT. 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "キスマイの新曲「L.O.V.E.」流れるウナクール新CM放送". natalie. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "キスマイ、最新作MVで"半端ないエモダンス"を披露". musicman. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "【オリコン】Kis-My-Ft2、最新シングルが21作連続となる1位獲得". oricon. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External link
edit- 21st Single "Love" - MENT Recording
- Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - MENT Recording (in Japanese)
- Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - Starto Entertainment (in English)