"Love" is the 21st single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2, released on July 11, 2018, by Avex Trax.
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.
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." In contrast, the DVD of the first edition B consists of the music video for "Because I Love You," and the DVD of "Ura Yummy! (Moments of Another Kis-Matsu-So)" will be included. The regular edition includes three-unit songs. This is the first time a unit song has been included on a single in two years.
"Love" is a commercial song for Kowa's "Unakowa Cool," in which the members appear."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.
"Love" and "Because I Love You" made their television premieres on the July 7, 2018, broadcasts of Nippon TV's "The 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 since their debut single “Everybody Go”. The single also topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
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 "Love" (3:40) "ConneXion" (3:47) song by Taisuke Fujigaya, Kento Senga and Wataru Yokoo "Hoshi ni Negai wo" (lit. "Wish Upon a Star") (4:53) song by Yuta Tamamori and Toshiya Miyata "Happy Birthday" (1:33) song by Hiromitsu Kitayama and Takashi Nikaido First Edition A/B "Love" "Because I Love You" (3:20)
DVD First Edition A "Love" Music Video "Love" Music Video making document Kis-My-Ft2's Funny sports championship with roller skate First Edition B "Because I Love You" Music Video (Dance Edition) "Because I Love You" Music Video (Making Document) The making of "Because I Love You" MUSIC VIDEO (Dance Edition) "Yummy behind the scenes!" (Moments from the other side of the Kismatsuso apartment)
References
External links 21st Single "Love" - MENT Recording Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - MENT Recording (in Japanese) Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - Starto Entertainment (in English)