Kimi wo Daisuki da

"Kimi wo Daisuki da"
Single by Kis-My-Ft2
from the album Free Hugs!
B-side	"Liar World"(First Edition) "Hurray! Hurray!"(Regular edition) "To the adventurer"(Regular edition) "Thinking of you"(Regular edition)
Released	February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:39
Label	Avex Trax
Composer(s)	Takumi Yoshida
Lyricist(s)	Fumiya Fujii
Kis-My-Ft2 singles chronology
"Kimi, Boku" (2018) "Kimi wo Daisuki da" (2019) "Hands Up" (2019)
Music video
"Kimi wo Daisuki da" on YouTube

"Kimi wo Daisuki da" (君を大好きだ, lit. 'I Love You') is Kis-My-Ft2's 23rd single, released on February 6, 2019, by Avex Trax.[1]

Overview

The title song is the theme song for the movie Tora-san: The Reason I Became a Cat starring member Hiromitsu Kitayama.[2] The music video included in the First edition is over 11 minutes long and is a drama, and includes a scene in which the members wear school uniforms and play in a band.[3]

All songs on the regular edition are tie-up songs.[4] "To the adventurer" is a commercial song for Lemino (dTV)'s "Kiss My Doki Doki!" and "Thinking of you" is a commercial song for Tokyo interior furniture", and "Hurray!" is a commercial song for Benesse's "Shinkenzemi junior high school preparation course".[1]

The Extra disc DVD includes a Live DVD of Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2018 You & Me Extra Yummy! that took place from December 8 to 16, 2018. This DVD includes December 9th concert held on Kyocera Dome Osaka.[1]

"Still song for you" and "Wish upon a star" included in this Extra disc will later be included in "Best of Live Setlist", a bonus video for the regular edition of the 2nd best album "Best of Kis-My-Ft2".[5]

Package specifications

• First edition (AVCD-94356/B): CD, DVD
• Extra disc (AVCD-94357/B): CD, DVD
• Regular Edition (AVCD-94358): CD

Chart performance

The album sold 297,000 copies in the first week, reaching No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart dated February 18. This was their 23rd consecutive No. 1 ranking on the chart since their debut single "Everybody Go."[6] By December 8, 2019, it had sold a total of 318,738 copies and ranked 18th on the annual Oricon Album Ranking for 2019.[7] The single topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100 on February 13, 2019.[8]

Track listing

CD

Regural edition and Extra edition

("Hurray! Hurray!" and later songs are included only on the regular edition.)

1. "Kimi wo Daisuki da" [4:39]
   • Lyrics by Fumiya Fujii, Composed by Takumi Yoshida, Arranged by Seiji Kameda Theme song for the Shawgate movie "Tora-san: Why I Became a Cat" starring Hiromitsu Kitayama.
2. "Hurray! Hurray!" [3:25]
   • Lyrics by KOMU, music composed and arranged by Octobar :Benesse "Shinkenzemi Junior High School Preparation Course" CM song.
3. "To the Adventurer" [3:55]
   • Lyrics by Kelly, Composed by Andreas Ohrn, Henrik Smith, Susumu Kawaguchi, Arranged by Andreas Ohrn, Henrik Smith dTV "Kiss My Doki Doki!" CM song
4. "Thinking of you" [4:47]
   • Lyrics, music, arrangement by Berry Goodman, Tokyo Interior Furniture" CM song. This is the third installment of the "Kimi Series" trilogy, following "Kimi wo Daisuki da", "Kimi, Boku".

First edition

1. "Kimi wo Daisuki da"
2. "Liar World" [4:19]
   • Lyrics by Iwatsubo Kodai, music by Albi Albertsson, Jonas Mengler, Iwatsubo Kodai, arrangement by Jonas Mengler and Hiroshi Usami

DVD

First Edition

1. "Kimi wo Daisuki da" Music Video
2. "Kimi wo Daisuki da" Music Video making document
3. "New project "Kis-My-Ft2 What If Series - Part 1"

Extra disc "Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2018 You & Me Extra Yummy!"

1. Overture
2. Home
3. Still song for you
4. Super Tasty!
5. Pick it up
6. I Scream Night
7. AAO
8. We are Kis-My-Ft2!
9. Invitation
10. Break The Chains
11. Freeze
12. mirage
13. Because I Love You
14. She! Her! Her!
15. Thank you!
16. Happy Birthday
17. Sorairo
18. Holy night with you
19. The Town Where You Are
20. Snow dome's Promise
21. ConneXion
22. Wish Upon a Star
23. 2 parts per 7 billion
24. Real me
25. I goofed!!
26. Red fruits
27. Let it BURN!
28. Kiss Spirits
29. Tonight
30. Now, my endless dreams are still far away
31. You, me.
32. End Credits
33. Light Signal [Encore]
34. Youth Don't Stop!! [Encore]
35. Everybody Go [Encore]

References

1. "23rd SINGLE『君を大好きだ』". ment. 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
2. "キスマイ映画主題歌決定！　最新作「君を大好きだ」が映画「トラさん～僕が猫になったワケ～」主題歌に！". avexportal (in Japanese). 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
3. "ニューシングル「君を大好きだ」コンテンツ紹介⑨ ～MUSIC VIDEOあらすじ～". ment. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
4. "Kis-My-Ft2新シングル「君を大好きだ」通常盤収録曲はすべてタイアップ曲". natalie (in Japanese). 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
5. "10th Anniversary ALBUM 『BEST of Kis-My-Ft2』". ment. 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
6. "Kis-My-Ft2、最新シングルが初登場1位 「シングル連続1位獲得作品数」を23作連続に更新". oricon. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
7. "【オリコン年間ランキング 2019】嵐が18年ぶり200億円超えで総合首位、米津玄師、あいみょん、髭男がデジタルシーンを席巻". oricon (in Japanese). 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
8. "【ビルボード】Kis-My-Ft2「君を大好きだ」が3冠で総合首位獲得　総合2位のIZ*ONE「好きと言わせたい」とわずか約250ポイント差". billboard japan (in Japanese). 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

External links

• "Kimi wo Daisuki da" - Starto Entertainment
• "I Love You" - MENT Recording (in Japanese)
• Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - MENT Recording (in Japanese)
• Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - Starto Entertainment