:Forever Love (Cute song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Forever Love
| cover = °C-ute FOREVER LOVE Regular Edition (EPCE-5588) cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Regular Edition cover
| type = single
| artist = Cute
| album = 4 Akogare My Star
| released = November 26, 2008 (CD)
December 10, 2008 (Single V)
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = J-pop
| length = 12:33
| label = Zetima
| writer = Tsunku
| producer = Tsunku
| prev_title = Edo no Temari Uta II
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Bye Bye Bye!
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{External music video|1="[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JquSlg7zqVE Forever Love]" on YouTube}}
}}
"Forever Love" is the 7th major (and 11th overall) single by Hello! Project idol group Cute. It was released on November 26, 2008{{cite web
| url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/10985
| title=レディースDAYもあり!°C-ute新作発売記念イベント
| date=2008-11-14
| accessdate=2011-07-11
| work=Natalie
| publisher=Natasha, Inc.
| language=Japanese}} in two editions—a normal edition (EPCE-5588), and a limited edition with a bonus DVD (EPCE-5586 - 7) and an alternative cover. The first press of each edition contained a card with a serial number, which was used in a Japan-exclusive event draw.{{cite web
|url = http://www.helloproject.com/discography/cute/s_012.html
|title = Forever Love
|publisher = Hello! Project
|accessdate = 2010-02-24
|language = Japanese
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100306050605/http://www.helloproject.com/discography/cute/s_012.html
|archivedate = 2010-03-06
| url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/10880
| title=°C-ute 7枚目のシングルで"永遠の愛"を歌う
| date=2008-11-11
| accessdate=2011-07-11
| work=Natalie
| publisher=Natasha, Inc.
| language=Japanese}} The Single V (EPBE-5311) was released on December 10, 2008.{{cite web
| url=http://www.helloproject.com/discography/cute/sv_007.html
| title=Forever Love (Single V)
| publisher=Hello! Project
| accessdate=2010-02-24
| language=Japanese
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218043118/http://www.helloproject.com/discography/cute/sv_007.html
| archive-date=2010-02-18
| url-status=dead
}} The single debuted at number 5 in the weekly Oricon charts, remaining in the charts for 3 weeks.{{cite web
|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/791243/1/
| title=C-ute - Releases - Oricon Style Music
| publisher=Oricon Inc.
| accessdate=2010-03-09
| language=Japanese}}{{cite web
| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/398106/products/music/791245/1/
| title=FOREVER LOVE °C-uteのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE
| date=
| accessdate=2011-07-12
| publisher=Oricon Inc.
| language=Japanese}} This was the last single to feature Kanna Arihara.
Track listings
{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column =
| all_writing = Tsunku
| total_length =
| title1 = Forever Love
| note1 = {{nihongo2|FOREVER LOVE}}
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 =
| title2 = Seventeen's Vow
| note2 = {{nihongo2|セブンティーンズVOW}}
| writer2 =
| extra2 =
| length2 =
| title3 = Forever Love (Instrumental)
| note3 = {{nihongo2|FOREVER LOVE(Instrumental)}}
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 =
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = Limited Edition DVD
|title1 = Jacket photos making-of
|note1 = ジャケット撮影メイキング
}}
= Single V =
- Forever Love
- Forever Love (Casual Dance Ver.)
Charts
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Chart (2008)
! Peak |
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Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 |
Billboard Japan Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100 |title=Billboard JAPAN Hot 100 |accessdate=2011-07-12 |publisher=Hanshin Contents Link Corporation & Prometheus Global Media, LLC. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511234807/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/ |archivedate=2011-05-11 }}
| style="text-align:center;" | 22 |
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100306050605/http://www.helloproject.com/discography/cute/s_012.html Forever Love] at the official Hello! Project discography
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090309082520/http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/99/s_12/index.html Forever Love] entry at the Up-Front Works discography (Zetima)
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Category:Cute (Japanese idol group) songs
Category:Songs written by Tsunku
Category:Song recordings produced by Tsunku
Category:Zetima Records singles
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