Koishikute (Koda Kumi song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Koishikute
恋しくて
| cover = CD+DVD_Koishikute_Koda_Kumi.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Koda Kumi
| album = Bon Voyage
| B-side = Alone
| released = December 26, 2012
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 10:19
| label = Rhythm Zone
| writer = Koda Kumi, Mayo Okamoto
| producer =
| prev_title = Go to the top
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Summer Trip
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ClvN5578Ymw|"Koishikute"|link=no}}}}
}}
Koishikute (恋しくて / Yearn for You) is the 54th 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 No. 4 on the Oricon Daily Charts, took No. 7 for the week and remained on the charted for six weeks. The single peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, her fifth highest charting single of the 2010s decade.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130930232438/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2013&month=01&day=14]
Information
Koishikute is Japanese R&B-turned-pop singer Koda Kumi'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 No. 4 on the Oricon Daily charts and took No. 7 for the weekly ranking. It remained on the charts for six consecutive weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2012-12-26/|title=Koishikute Debuts at #4|date=December 26, 2012|publisher=Oricon|access-date=January 6, 2013|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/259698/products/994854/1/|title=恋しくて / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE|work=Oricon|access-date=February 13, 2016}}
The coupling track "Alone" was 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 her release of "hands" in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/celebrity/kumikoda/lyrics/hands::2361.html|title=hands by Koda Kumi|date=January 19, 2005|publisher=Jpop Asia|access-date=January 6, 2013}} Alone was later released on her second cover album Color the Cover.
"Koishikute" was certified gold for 100,000 downloads in January 2014.{{cite web|script-title=ja:レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 |trans-title=Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications |url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140228.html |work=RIAJ |language=ja |date=February 28, 2014 |access-date=March 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305015635/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140228.html |archive-date=March 5, 2014 }}
Packaging
The single was released in three editions:
- CD: contains two songs.
- CD+DVD: contains two songs, music video and making video.
- Playbutton+Goods: contains one song, shopping bag and a sports towel.
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, "Ai no Uta" (2007).{{cite web|url=http://rhythmzone.net/koda/discography/detail.php?id=1004273|title=Koishikute – Koda Kumi OFFICIAL|work=Rhythm Zone|access-date=February 13, 2016}} On her official Facebook, the banner that was posted compared "Ai no Uta" to "Koishikute."{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/KodaKumiOfficial/photos/a.352752324769575.89078.208357449209064/490047977706675/?type=3&theater|title=Cover Photos – Koda Kumi on Facebook|work=Facebook|access-date=February 13, 2016}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline = CD
| extra_column = Arranger(s)
| total_length = 10:09
| title1 = Koishikute
| note1 = 恋しくて / Yearn for You
| lyrics1 = Koda Kumi
| music1 = M.I • Jam9
| extra1 = Masaki Iehara
| length1 = 5:11
| title2 = Alone
| lyrics2 = Mayo Okamoto
| music2 = Mayo Okamoto
| extra2 = Makoto Minagawa
| length2 = 5:08
}}
{{Tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline = DVD
| total_length =
| title1 = Koishikute
| note1 = Music Video
| length1 = 5:29
| title2 = Koishikute
| note2 = Making Video
| length2 =
}}
Oricon sales chart (Japan)
| class="wikitable"
!Release !Chart !Peak position !First day/week sales !Sales total |
| rowspan="4"|December 26, 2012
|Oricon Daily Charts |align="center"|4 |align="center"| | |
| Oricon Weekly Charts
|align="center"|7{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2012-01-05/|title=Weekly Ranking|date=January 5, 2013|publisher=Oricon|access-date=January 6, 2013|language=ja}} |align="center"|18,540 |align="center"|23,183 |
| Oricon Monthly Charts
|align="center"|27 |align="center"|21,901 | |
Alternate versions
Koishikute
- Koishikute: Found on the single (2012) and corresponding album Bon Voyage (2014)
- Koishikute [{{Proper name|Dirt $outh}} (RE:LABEL®) Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)
Alone
- Alone: Found on the single (2012) and album Color the Cover (2013)
- Alone [Prog5 Classic Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)
References
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External links
- [http://rhythmzone.net/koda/ Official Website]
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