:Mamoritai (White Wishes)
{{Infobox song
| name = Mamoritai (White Wishes)
| cover = Mamoritai White Wishes (CD Only).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| type = single
| B-side = The End Soshite And...
| artist = BoA
| album = Identity
| released = December 9, 2009
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = J-pop
| length =
| label = Avex Trax
| composer =
| lyricist = Mizue
| producer = Hiroo Yamaguchi
| prev_title = Bump Bump!
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Energetic
| next_year = 2010
| misc =
}}
{{Nihongo|"Mamoritai (White Wishes)"|まもりたい ～White Wishes～||lit. Want to Protect (White Wishes)}} is a song by South Korean recording artist BoA, serving as her twenty-ninth Japanese single under Avex Trax.{{cite web |date=November 13, 2009 |script-title=ko:보아, 데뷔 10주년 맞아 프로듀서 변신 |url=http://spn.edaily.co.kr/entertain/newsRead.asp?sub_cd=EA21&newsid=01092246589885392&DirCode=0010201 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115022617/http://spn.edaily.co.kr/entertain/newsRead.asp?sub_cd=EA21&newsid=01092246589885392&DirCode=0010201 |archivedate=November 15, 2009 |accessdate=November 14, 2009 |publisher=SPN |language=Korean}} It was released for her seventh Japanese album Identity on December 9, 2009. It was released in three formats: Limited Tales of Graces Edition, CD-only and CD+DVD.
Background
On September 26, 2009, "Mamoritai (White Wishes)" was revealed to be the theme song for Tales of Graces at the Tokyo Game Show 2009 held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. Three versions were released simultaneously on December 9, 2009: a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, and a Tales of Graces Edition (limited time production).{{cite web |date=November 2009 |title=BoA |url=http://www.avexnet.or.jp/boa/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304013241/http://www.avexnet.or.jp/boa/index.html |archive-date=4 March 2009 |accessdate=11 November 2009 |work=avexnet.or.jp |publisher=Avex Trax}}{{cite web |date=November 12, 2009 |script-title=ko:"보아, 한국은 안와?" 日싱글-앨범-공연 ‘종횡무진’ 韓팬은 ‘울상’ |url=http://news.joins.com/article/861/3871861.html?ctg=15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228164325/https://news.joins.com/article/861/3871861.html?ctg=15 |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |accessdate=November 14, 2009 |publisher=Joins.com/Newsen |language=Korean}}
Live performances
BoA performed "Mamoritai (White Wishes)" on a Christmas songs special on October 10, 2009. In December 2009, she added it to the set list of her BoA The Live 2009 X'mas concerts in Tokyo and Osaka and performed it on Music Fighter on December 11. On February 19, 2010, she performed the song on Music Station.
Usage in media
"Mamoritai (White Wishes)" was featured as the theme song of the game Tales of Graces, which was released in Japan one day after the single.{{cite web |last=Gantayat |first=Anoop |date=September 26, 2009 |title=Tales of Graces Set for December |url=http://andriasang.com/comc6q/tales_of_graces_date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317223550/http://andriasang.com/comc6q/tales_of_graces_date/ |archive-date=2013-03-17 |access-date=May 29, 2012 |publisher=Andriasang.com}}
Track list
{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline = CD only edition
| title1 = Mamoritai (White Wishes)
| lyrics1 = Mizue
| music1 = Hiroo Yamaguchi
| length1 = 3:33
| title2 = The End Soshite And...
| note2 =
| lyrics2 = BoA
| music2 = BoA
| length2 = 5:53
| title3 = Bump Bump! feat. Verbal(M-Flo) KOZM・Mix (First Press CD Only Bonus Track)
| lyrics3 = Verbal
| music3 = Verbal
| length3 = 4:05
| title4 = Mamoritai (White Wishes) (Instrumental)
| lyrics4 = Mizue
| music4 = Hiroo Yamaguchi
| length4 = 3:33
| title5 = The End Soshite And... (Instrumental)
| lyrics5 = BoA
| music5 = BoA
| length5 = 5:53
}}
{{tracklist
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| headline = DVD
| title1 = Mamoritai (White Wishes) (Music Video)
| lyrics1 =
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| length1 =
| title2 = Mamoritai (White Wishes) (Making Clip) ~ (First Press CD+DVD Bonus Video)
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{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline = Tales of Graces version
| title1 = Mamoritai (White Wishes)
| lyrics1 = Mizue
| music1 = Hiroo Yamaguchi
| length1 = 3:33
| title2 = Mamoritai (White Wishes) (Tales of Graces Version)
| lyrics2 = Mizue
| music2 = Hiroo Yamaguchi
| length2 = 2:18
| title3 = Mamoritai (White Wishes) (English Version)
| lyrics3 = EMI K.Lynn
| music3 = Hiroo Yamaguchi
| length3 = 3:33
| title4 = Mamoritai (White Wishes) (Instrumental)
| lyrics4 = Mizue
| music4 = Hiroo Yamaguchi
| length4 = 3:33
| title5 = Best Hit Mega Blend
| lyrics5 =
| music5 =
| length5 = 4:56
| title6 = Tales of Graces × Mamoritai (White Wishes) [Special Movie (CD-Extra)]
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| music6 =
| length6 =
}}
Charts
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! Chart (2009) ! Peak |
| scope="row"| Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=12&day=21 | magazine=Billboard |language=ja | date=December 16, 2009 | access-date=October 27, 2014}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 |
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| scope="row"| Japan (Oricon){{cite web | title=BoAのリリース一覧 |trans-title=List of BoA's Releases | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/270150/products/release/ | work=Oricon | access-date=October 22, 2014}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 |
Sales and certifications
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