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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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Friday, February 21, 2014
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| Credits Lyrics By – Ayumi Hamasaki Mastered By – Shigeo Miyamoto Music By – D.A.I. Producer – Max Matsuura Producer [Sound] – Naoto Suzuki (2) Information
Boys & Girls is Hamasaki Ayumi's ninth single. Boys & Girls was used as the Kao "AUBE" lipstick CM song, featuring Hamasaki on the commercial. The song was so successful that she was invited to perform it at the annual Kohaku Uta Gassen concert. This single reached #2 on the Oricon charts in its first week, and #1 on the next three weeks. It sold 1,033,390 copies in 1999, becoming the #11 single of the year. It charted for 17 weeks and sold a total of 1,037,950 copies, making it her first single to sell over a million copies. This single is also Hamasaki's first to chart on the United World Charts.
The second vinyl released alongside with 'appears/immature' and 'Fly high' vinyls are official and were produced as collector's items that were available only at the shows during the Concert Tour 2000. They are relatively rare but do occassionally appear on e-bay.
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| Credits Arranged By – D.A.I., Naoto Suzuki (2) Lyrics By – Ayumi Hamasaki Music By – D.A.I. Producer – Max Matsuura Information
"TO BE" is the eighth single released by Hamasaki Ayumi. This is Hamasaki's last single to be released in 8cm CD version. The title track was used as the CM song for JT Peach Water drinks which featuring Hamasaki herself. The single reached #4 on the weekly charts and stayed on the charts for a total of fifteen weeks. The single also became the the #64 single of 1999. The single sold 109,860 copies during it's first weeks sales and it has since sold a total of 324,500 copies.
The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single reached #26 and charted for three weeks.
TV Performances
Music Video
The music video for "TO BE" was directed by longtime collaborator Takeishi Wataru. It shows Hamasaki singing as seen by a little boy through a kaleidoscope. It makes use of various backgrounds, outfits, makeup, and wigs to bring as much color as possible into the world the little boy sees. At the end, the kaleidoscope lens breaks, and Hamasaki is seen in black and white.
Director: Takeishi Wataru Production Manager: Ishibashi Yoshiko (Dee DRIVE), Azumaya Yusuke (prime direction) Production Assistant: Sugiyama Yasumasa (Dee Drive) Director of Photography: Kato Masakazu Light: Noguchi Masuto Stylist: Matsumoto Koji Hair & Make up: Tamotsu, Chu (Too-Rustic) |
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