Love (Kis-My-Ft2 song) explained

Love is the 21st single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2, released on July 11, 2018, by Avex Trax.^[1]

Overview

The theme of this album is “Marugoto Love Song(The whole thing is a love song.),” and each song in the album is a song about "love" in its various forms.^[2]

It was released in three forms: First edition A/B and Regular disc. The DVD of the first edition A includes the music video for “Love” and “Kis-My-Ft2's Funny Sports Championship,” while the DVD of the first edition B includes the music video for “Because I Love You” and the DVD of “Ura Yummy! ~Moments of Another Kiss Matsuso~" will be included. The regular edition include three unit songs. This is the first time in two years that a unit song has been included on a single.

"Love" is a commercial song for Kowa's "Unakowa Cool", in which the members appear.^[3] "Because I Love You” is a commercial song for Daiichi Kosho Company's "Live Dam Stadium", and is an emotional ballad about her painful feelings of being too young to love as a student. The music video “Dance Edition” features dance.^[4]

"Love" and "Because I Love You" made their television premieres on the July 7, 2018 broadcast of Nippon TV's "Tge Music Day: The Song You Want to Tell" and TBS Television (Japan)'s "Count Down TV" on the same day, respectively.

Chart performance

The song reached No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Chart dated July 23, 2018. This was their 21st consecutive No. 1 ranking on the chart since their debut single “Everybody Go”.^[5]

The special single "You & Me" released on April 25, 2018, was sold exclusively on Seven Net, so it is not counted in the Oricon count.

CD first-week sales: 175,655 (Oricon total).

By December 9, 2018, the album had sold a total of 197,737 copies and ranked 33rd on the 2018 annual Oricon Album Ranking.

Track listing

CD

• Regular Edition

1. "Love" [3:40]
2. "ConneXion" [3:47] - Taisuke Fujigaya, Kennaga Senga, Wataru Yokoo
3. "When You Wish Upon a Star" [4:53] - Yuta Tamamori, Toshiya Miyata
4. "Happy Birthday" [1:33] - Hiromitsu Kitayama, Takashi Nikaido

• First Edition A/B

1. "Love"
2. "Because I Love You" [3:20].

DVD

• First Edition A

1. "Love" Music Video
2. "Love" Music Video making document
3. Kis-My-Ft2's Funny sports championship with roller skate

• First Edition B

1. "Because I Love You" Music Video (Dance Edition)
2. "Because I Love You" Music Video (Making Document)
3. The making of "Because I Love You" MUSIC VIDEO (Dance Edition)
4. "Yummy behind the scenes!" (Moments from the other side of Kismatsuso apartment)

External link

• 21st Single "Love" - MENT Recording
• Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - MENT Recording (in Japanese)
• Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - Starto Entertainment (in English)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kis-My-Ft2がニューシングル「LOVE」リリース、3組のユニット曲も. natalie. natalie. April 28, 2024. Japanese.
2. Web site: 21st SINGLE『LOVE』. 2018. MENT . 28 April 2024.
3. Web site: キスマイの新曲「L.O.V.E.」流れるウナクール新CM放送. 14 May 2018. natalie . 28 April 2024.
4. Web site: キスマイ、最新作MVで"半端ないエモダンス"を披露. 26 June 2018. musicman . 28 April 2024.
5. Web site: 【オリコン】Kis-My-Ft2、最新シングルが21作連続となる1位獲得. 17 July 2018. oricon . 28 April 2024.