Koishikute (Koda Kumi song)

"Koishikute
恋しくて"
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Bon Voyage
B-side"Alone"
ReleasedDecember 26, 2012
Recorded2012
Length10:19
LabelRhythm Zone
Songwriter(s)Koda Kumi, Mayo Okamoto
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Go to the top"
(2012) 		"Koishikute
恋しくて"
(2012) 		"Summer Trip"
(2013)
Music video
"Koishikute" on YouTube

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[4] Alone was later released on her second cover album Color the Cover.

"Koishikute" was certified gold for 100,000 downloads in January 2014.[5]

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).[6] On her official Facebook, the banner that was posted compared "Ai no Uta" to "Koishikute."[7]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Koishikute" (恋しくて / Yearn for You)Koda KumiM.I • Jam9Masaki Iehara5:11
2."Alone"Mayo OkamotoMayo OkamotoMakoto Minagawa5:08
Total length:10:09
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Koishikute" (Music Video)5:29
2."Koishikute" (Making Video) 

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak position First day/week sales Sales total
December 26, 2012 Oricon Daily Charts 4
Oricon Weekly Charts 7[8] 18,540 23,183
Oricon Monthly Charts 27 21,901

Alternate versions

Koishikute

  1. Koishikute: Found on the single (2012) and corresponding album Bon Voyage (2014)
  2. Koishikute [Dirt $outh (RE:LABEL®) Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

Alone

  1. Alone: Found on the single (2012) and album Color the Cover (2013)
  2. Alone [Prog5 Classic Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Koishikute Debuts at #4" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 26, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "恋しくて / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "hands by Koda Kumi". Jpop Asia. January 19, 2005. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  5. ^ レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 28, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ^ "Koishikute – Koda Kumi OFFICIAL". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "Cover Photos – Koda Kumi on Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Weekly Ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. January 5, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.