''Gaining Through Losing'' is the fourth

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released by Japanese singer

Ken Hirai is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and brand ambassador. During his career, Hirai has released forty-seven singles and eleven studio albums as of January 2024.

. It was released on July 4, 2001 on DefStar Records (Sony Music Entertainment). Four singles are featured on the CD along with two

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s from the singles ("Tug of War" from ''Miracles'' and "Taboo" from ''Love or Lust''). The album was ranked #21 for 2001 by Oricon for best selling albums. The style of the album continue on his two following albums, '' Sentimentalovers'' and '' Life Is...''. A concert DVD was later released. The concert was filmed at

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and was titled ''Ken Hirai Films Vol.4 Live Tour 2001 gaining through losing at the Budokan''.

Release

"Even If" is the first single taken from ''Gaining Through Losing''. It was released on December 6, 2000 and reached #3 on the Oricon weekly chart, with a total of 360,000 sales. The track "Even if" appears on Hirai's fourth

, ''Gaining Through Losing.'' It was also included in his first best-of compilation released in 2005. The song was originally called "Bourbon and Cassis Soda" (バーボンとカシスソーダ). The second single, "Miracles", was released released on February 15, 2001. The track appears on Hirai's fourth

, ''Gaining Through Losing''. The third single, "Kiss of Life", was released on May 16, 2001. The single's title song was the theme song to the drama ''Love Revolution''. The song sold a total of 650,000 copies and reached number 2 on the Oricon weekly chart, remaining in the chart for a total of 29 weeks. It remained Hirai's most successful single until August 2002, when he released his first #1 single, , a cover of

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Track list

Related works

*Kiss of Life was featured on ''Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka''. Kh Re-mixed Up 1 featured Kiss of Life (Hex Hector Remix). His " issin' you: It will break my heart single featured (S.O.U.L.remix=''Sound Of Urban London''). *Kh Re-mixed Up 1 featured L'Amant (Da Lata remix). *Miracles appeared on Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka, on The "Kiss of Life" (Silent Poets remix) and on Kh Re-mixed Up 1 (Silent Poets remix). *Tug of War was featured on the "

Miracles A miracle is an event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific lawsOne dictionary define"Miracle"as: "A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divin ...

" single and Kh Re-mixed Up 1 (United Future Organization Remix). *Merry Go-round Highway appeared on Kh Re-mixed Up 1 (Dj ajapai mix). *Taboo was featured on the " Love or Lust" single. and Kh Re-mixed Up 1 (a tip of M-Flo remix). *Love or Lust appeared on Kh Re-mixed Up 1 (V.I.P. remix). and on ''Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka''. *Even If was featured on ''Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka''.

References

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