Koishikute (Koda Kumi song)

Koishikute (恋しくて / Yearn for You) is the 54th single by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, released on December 26, 2012, pushed back from the original release date of December 5, 2012. The single debuted No. 4 on the Oricon Daily Charts, took No. 7 for the week and remained on the charted for six weeks. The single peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, her fifth highest charting single of the 2010s decade.^[1]

"Koishikute 恋しくて"
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Bon Voyage
B-side	"Alone"
Released	December 26, 2012
Recorded	2012
Length	10:19
Label	Rhythm Zone
Songwriter(s)	Koda Kumi, Mayo Okamoto
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Go to the top" (2012) "Koishikute 恋しくて" (2012) "Summer Trip" (2013)
Music video
"Koishikute" on YouTube

Information

Koishikute is Japanese R&B-turned-pop singer Koda Kumi's fifty-fourth single under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. Initially, the song was to be released in early December, but was pushed back and released later that month. The single peaked at No. 4 on the Oricon Daily charts and took No. 7 for the weekly ranking. It remained on the charts for six consecutive weeks.^[2][3]

The coupling track "Alone" was a cover of the song originally sung by Mayo Okamoto in 1996, making it the first time Koda Kumi has had a single with both a ballad for the a-side and the b-side since her release of "hands" in 2005.^[4] Alone was later released on her second cover album Color the Cover.

"Koishikute" was certified gold for 100,000 downloads in January 2014.^[5]

Packaging

The single was released in three editions:

• CD: contains two songs.
• CD+DVD: contains two songs, music video and making video.
• Playbutton+Goods: contains one song, shopping bag and a sports towel.

The playbutton+goods edition came with the single mp3 in a button, a shopping bag and a towel with Koda Kumi's official fan club logo.

Promotions

The single was promoted as being as intense and with a similar message to one of her more famous ballads, "Ai no Uta" (2007).^[6] On her official Facebook, the banner that was posted compared "Ai no Uta" to "Koishikute."^[7]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Koishikute" (恋しくて / Yearn for You)	Koda Kumi	M.I • Jam9	Masaki Iehara	5:11
2.	"Alone"	Mayo Okamoto	Mayo Okamoto	Makoto Minagawa	5:08
Total length:					10:09

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Koishikute" (Music Video)	5:29
2.	"Koishikute" (Making Video)

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First day/week sales	Sales total
December 26, 2012	Oricon Daily Charts	4
	Oricon Weekly Charts	7[8]	18,540	23,183
	Oricon Monthly Charts	27	21,901

Alternate versions

Koishikute

1. Koishikute: Found on the single (2012) and corresponding album Bon Voyage (2014)
2. Koishikute [Dirt $outh (RE:LABEL®) Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

Alone

1. Alone: Found on the single (2012) and album Color the Cover (2013)
2. Alone [Prog5 Classic Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

References

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2. "Koishikute Debuts at #4" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 26, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
3. "恋しくて / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
4. "hands by Koda Kumi". Jpop Asia. January 19, 2005. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
5. レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 28, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
6. "Koishikute – Koda Kumi OFFICIAL". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
7. "Cover Photos – Koda Kumi on Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
8. "Weekly Ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. January 5, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

External links

• Official Website