is a song by
Japanese pop
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singer
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Kana Nishino
is a Japanese Pop music, pop singer signed with Sony Music Entertainment Japan, SME Records' Newcome Inc. She debuted on February 20, 2008, with the single "I".
Considered one of Japan's most popular songstresses of the late 2000s and 2010s, s ...
. It was released as her 12th single on November 3, 2010.
The song was marketed as a "heart-warming tender" mid-tempo ballad in the initial press release, also describing the lyrics, as being about "scaling up passion to love."
Promotion
The song was used as the insert theme song for the
Fuji TV
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drama ''
Freeter, Ie o Kau.''
One of the B-sides of the single, "Girls Girls," was used as an image song for fashion magazine
Vivi. Nishino promoted the single with several television lives, such as on
SMAP×SMAP
''SMAP×SMAP'', often referred to simply as ''Sma-Sma'', was a Japanese television variety show hosted by boy band SMAP. Debuting on April 15, 1996, it was produced by Kansai TV and Fuji TV and aired on Fuji TV every Monday from 10:00 p.m. ...
on November 1,
Music Japan
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on November 7 and
Music Station
, stylised in all caps, is a Japanese music television program. Broadcasting live weekly on TV Asahi since October 24, 1986, it currently airs from 9PM-10PM on Fridays. The program is also colloquially known as , , and . The show is currently sy ...
on November 12.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
References
External links
Sony Music "Kimi tte" profile
Kana Nishino songs
2010 singles
RIAJ Digital Track Chart number-one singles
Songs in Japanese
Japanese television drama theme songs
2010 songs
SME Records singles
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