Koishikute (Kumi Koda song)

"恋しくて (Koishikute)"
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Bon Voyage
B-side Alone
Released December 26, 2012
Format CD, CD+DVD, Playbutton+GOODS
Recorded 2012
Length 10:19
Label Rhythm Zone
Writer(s) Koda Kumi, Mayo Okamoto
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Go to the top"
(2012)
"Koishikute"
(2012)
"Summer Trip"
(2013)

Koishikute (恋しくて / Yearn for You) is the fifty-fourth single by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, released on December 26, 2012, pushed back from the original release date of December 5, 2012. The single debuted #4 on the Oricon Daily Charts, took #7 for the week and remained on the charted for six weeks.[1][2]

Information

Koishikute is Japanese R&B-turned-pop singer Kumi Koda's fifty-fourth single under the [Avex]] sub-label Rhythm Zone. Initially, the song was to be released in early December, but was pushed back and released later that month. The single peaked at #4 on the Oricon Daily charts, but took #7 for the week. It remained on the Oricon charts for six weeks, despite the low weekly ranking.

The b-side, Alone, is another ballad, a cover of the song originally sung by Mayo Okamoto in 1996, making it the first time Koda Kumi has had a single with both a ballad for the a-side and the b-side since 2005's release of hands.[3] Alone was later released on her second cover album Color the Cover.

Koishikute was certified gold for 100,000 downloads in January 2014.[4]

Packaging

The single was released in three editions:

The playbutton+goods edition came with the single mp3 in a button, a shopping bag and a towel with Koda Kumi's official fan club logo.

Promotions

The single was promoted as being as intense and with a similar message to one of her more famous ballads, 2007's Ai no Uta.[5] On her official Facebook, the banner that was posted compared Ai no Uta to Koishikute.[6]

Track listing

CD
No. TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s) Length
1. "Koishikute"  Koda KumiM.I • Jam9Masaki Iehara 5:11
2. "Alone"  Mayo OkamotoMayo OkamotoMakoto Minagawa 5:08
Total length:
10:09
DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Koishikute" (Music Video) 5:29
2. "Koishikute" (Making Video)  

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak position First day/week sales Sales total
December 26, 2012 Oricon Daily Charts 4
Oricon Weekly Charts 7[7] 18,540 23,183
Oricon Monthly Charts 27 21,901

Alternate versions

恋しくて

  1. 恋しくて: Found on the single (2012) and corresponding album Bon Voyage (2014)
  2. 恋しくて [Dirt $outh (RE:LABEL®) Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

Alone

  1. Alone: Found on the single (2012) and album Color The Cover (2013)
  2. Alone [Prog5 Classic Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

References

  1. "Koishikute Debuts at #4" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 26, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  2. "恋しくて / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. "hands by Koda Kumi". Jpop Asia. January 19, 2005. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  4. レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. "Koishikute - Koda Kumi OFFICIAL". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  6. "Cover Photos - Koda Kumi on Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  7. "Weekly Ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. January 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

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