Milestone is
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's first
DVD
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single (31st overall) which was released on December 7, 2011 to commemorate her 10th anniversary in Japan. The song is written and composed by STY who was requested by
Avex
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to write a song for BoA's 10th anniversary. The song was first performed at
Audio Technica's 50th-anniversary live party, and later a 7-second snippet of the song live performance at J-Wave Live: Autumn was leaked.
The DVD consists 30 minutes' worth of videos, including the music video, making of and short documentary and interview videos.
Information
The single consists of one new song, "Milestone", and two previously released songs: "I See Me" and "Meri Kuri ~Best & USA Version~". BoA stated that "Meri Kuri ~Best & USA Version~" was also included because the release was around Christmas time. "I See Me", however, had previously been unreleased.
Music Video was released on MTV Japan on November 22, 2011.
It was later released by Avex on
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on December 4. The video was identified as the short version but it's actually the normal version.
Promotions
BoA performed Milestone in various events like Audio Technica 50th Anniversary Live Party, J-Wave Live: Autumn, and Soul Member Meeting Vol. 5: BoA 10th Anniversary & Birthday Party. Some TV Performances alongside the normal version of "
Meri Kuri
, known in South Korea as "Merry-Chri" ( ''Meri Keuri''), is a song recorded in two languages by South Korean singer BoA. A holiday-themed ballad, its lyrics were written by Chinfa Kan and BoA; production was handled by Kazuhiro Hara. It was rel ...
" were performed. BoA also performed a trio performance alongside
Mai Kuraki
(born October 28, 1982) is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. After releasing her US debut single " Baby I Like" in 1999, Kuraki signed with Giza Studio and released her Japanese debut single " Love, Day After Tomorrow" in 1999. In 2000, she rele ...
and
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 ...
. The trio sang a medley of their hits "
Kimi tte", "Strong Heart" and "Meri Kuri" at Live FNS Music Party.
"Milestone" was used in Audio Technica 50th-anniversary products CM. Both "I See Me" and "Meri Kuri ~Best & USA Version~" were also used in Audio Technica commercials.
Track list
CD
# Milestone
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I See Me
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Meri Kuri ~Best & USA Version~
# Milestone
(Inst.)
# I See Me
(Inst.)
# Meri Kuri ~Best & USA Version~
(Inst.)
DVD
# Milestone (Music Video)
# Milestone (Making)
# BoA 10th film: From the Past to the Present
Charts
References
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BoA songs
2011 singles
2011 songs
Avex Trax singles