Ai no Uta (Koda Kumi song) explained

Ai no Uta (愛のうた / Song of Love) is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda. The single was released in CD and CD+DVD, with limited editions carrying the "Urban Kiss Version" of Ai no Uta.^[1] The single was released on September 12, 2007, and followed the theme of Yume no Uta/Futari de... as an autumn/winter-time love ballad. It charted at No. 2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.^[2]

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Ai no Uta is Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's thirty-seventh single released under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. It charted at No. 2 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for twenty-two weeks. It was released in September 2007 and continued the theme of an autumn/winter-time love song, such as she did with Yume no Uta/Futari de... the year prior during her Black Cherry era.

The single was released in both CD and CD+DVD editions, with limited editions of each. Limited editions contained one bonus track: a remix of "Ai no Uta."^[3]

The title track has been described as a song about the sadness of fleeting love and how fragile and precious it is.^[4] The b-side, "Come Over," was the theme song used for the World Judo 2007 (世界柔道2007 / Sekai Judo 2007).^[5]

"Ai no Uta" was certified by the RIAJ as being downloaded as a ringtone more than one million times, and as a full-length download to cellphones more than 750,000 times.^[6]

Music video

The music video of "Ai no Uta" carried a theme of a woman in love, but left broken hearted by her lover. A ring is used to symbolize the fragility of love, showing her saddened when he lover ignores her adoration of a ring in the window to a jewellery shop.

The video has been described as her "most stunning," with Kumi in a room surrounded by teardrop crystals.

An alternate version of the music video was placed on her corresponding album, Kingdom.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Peak position
Japan (Oricon)[7]	2

Monthly charts

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Peak position
Japan (Oricon)[8]	9

Year-end charts

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Position
Japan (Oricon)[9]	62

Alternate versions

"Ai no Uta"

1. "Ai no Uta" (The Standard Club PIANO DANCE Remix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)
2. "Ai no Uta" (JAXX DA FISHWORKS Remix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 7 (2017)

"Come Over"

1. "Come Over" (Caramel Pod Club Mix): included on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Koda Kumi: Ai no Uta—Limited. Amazon Japan. January 24, 2016.
2. Web site: AI NO UTA / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE. Oricon. January 24, 2016.
3. Web site: KODA KUMI OFFICIAL WEBSITE discography – Ai no Uta. Rhythm Zone. August 30, 2016.
4. Web site: the online asian media source: Ai no Uta lyrics. JPop Asia. January 24, 2016.
5. Web site: Koda Kumi's new song "Song of Love" feature! "Come Over" is the "World Judo 2007" cheer song!. Neowing. January 24, 2016.
6. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞ . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110220.html . . ja . February 20, 2011 . February 21, 2011.
7. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/. ja:週間ランキング 2007 年 09月 24日付. Oricon. ja. Single: Weekly Ranking as of September 24, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070922152635/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/. September 22, 2007. dead. October 25, 2023.
8. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp:80/rank/js/m/. ja:シングル 週間ランキング 2007 年 09月度. Oricon. ja. Single: Monthly Ranking – September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071001115429/http://www.oricon.co.jp:80/rank/js/m/. October 1, 2007. dead. October 26, 2023.
9. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp:80/rank/js/y/. ja:シングル 年間ランキング 2007 年度. Oricon. ja. Single: Annual Ranking – 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071224125541/http://www.oricon.co.jp:80/rank/js/y/. December 24, 2007. dead. October 26, 2023.