: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

}}{{cite web

| 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 =

  1. Forever Love
  2. Forever Love (Casual Dance Ver.)

Charts

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Chart (2008)

! Peak
position

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

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