Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara

"Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara"
A woman with a tear down her cheek looking to the right.
Single by Kana Nishino
from the album Love One.
B-side
  • "Shitsuren mode feat. WISE"
  • Again
ReleasedJune 3, 2009 (2009-06-03)
Recorded2009
Studio
  • Plick Pluck
  • Sunrise Studio
Genre
Length4:05
LabelSME Records
Songwriter(s)Kanako Kato, Kana Nishino, Jeff Miyahara, Kenji "JINO" Hino
Kana Nishino singles chronology
"Tookutemo"
(2009) 		"Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara"
(2009) 		"Motto..."
(2009)

"Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" (君に会いたくなるから, Because I've Grown to Miss You) is the sixth single released by Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter Kana Nishino. It was released on June 3, 2009, by her record label SME Records. The song was written by Nishino and Kanako Kato and composed by Nishino, Jeff Miyahara and Kenji "JINO" Hino; this single marked the first time that Nishino herself has been involved in composing a song. It was used as the commercial song for Recochoku.

"Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" was well received by music critics, who complimented Nishino's vocal performance and the song's production. Commercially, the single was a success in Japan. It reached number nineteen on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, becoming Nishino's first entry into the Oricon's top twenty. The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has certified the song double platinum for both ringtone and full song downloads sales of over 500,000.

Background and composition

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"Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" was written collaboratively by Nishino and Kanako Kato.[1] The song was recorded in early-2009 at Plick Pluck and Sunrise Studio.[1] Nishino composed the song alongside Jeff Miyahara and Kenji "JINO" Hino, marking the first time that Nishino herself has been involved in composing a song.[1] Musically, "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" is a highly melancholy electro-pop with a flamboyant keyboard arrangement.[2] The first B-side "Shitsuren mode" was a collaboration with rapper Wise.[1] The second B-side "Again" features writing credits from Australian duo Nervo,[1] who wrote Nishino's debut single "I."[3]

Release and reception

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This is her first single in about two and a half months since her last single, "Tookutemo," and the first single to precede her first album, Love One.. Men's Egg models (Ayumi Sato, Ryo Imai, Yukihide Sawamoto, Naoki Fujisawa) are featured in the music video, which was directed by Choku.[4] It was used as the commercial song for Recochoku.[5] On June 7, 2009, held a single release commemorative event at Lazona Kawasaki, which attracted 7,000 fans.[6] With this song, she made her first appearance on Music Station,[7] followed by a performance with Smap on SMAPxSMAP.[8] On November 3, 2009, Nishino sung the song at the "Pocky & Pretz Day" anniversary in Shibuya in front of 45,000 spectators.[9]

Music critics reacted positively to "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara." CDJournal was positive on the song's appearance on Love One. and the greatest hits album Love Collection ~Pink~, with the magazine praising Kenji Hino's production as "gorgeous."[10][11] Tower Records stated: "The lyric 'Don't be kind to me, I'll miss you...' and the voice that reaches straight to your heart will heal your pain of true heartbreak."[12]

Commercial performance

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The song debuted at number nineteen on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 5,222 units in its first week.[13] This became Nishino's first single to crack the top twenty on Oricon.[14] It continued to rank for a total of eight weeks,[14] selling 12,412 physical copies in total.[15] Digitally, "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" was a success in Japan, becoming her biggest-selling single to that point. The digital version of the single debuted at number 5 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart.[16] The single also reached number seven on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, becoming her first song to peak in the top ten of that chart.[17] "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for both ringtone and full-length downloads of over 500,000 copies.[18][19]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara"Kana Nishino, Kanako KatoKana Nishino, Jeff Miyahara, Kenji "JINO" HinoJeff Miyahara, Kenji "JINO" Hino4:05
2."Shitsuren Mode feat. WISE"Kana Nishino, WISESkate Sonic EXP*Skate Sonic EXP*5:28
3."Again"Kana NishinoOliva Nervo, Mariam Nervo, Mathias Wollo, Henrik KorpiSiZK3:37

Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Chart (Oricon)[14] 19
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[17] 7
RIAJ Digital Track Chart)[16] 5
Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan)[20] 19

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[21]
Ringtone 		2× Platinum 500,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[22]
Digital single 		2× Platinum 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Nishino, Kana (2009). 君に会いたくなるから (Liner notes). Kana Nishino. Japan: SME Records. SECL-781.
  2. ^ "Kana Nishino / Love One". CDJournal (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Nishino, Kana (2008). I (Liner notes). Kana Nishino. Japan: SME Records. SECL-626.
  4. ^ "君に会いたくなるから" (in Japanese). Space Shower. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "★『君に会いたくなるから』着うたフル♪いよいよ配信開始★" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan.
  6. ^ "西野カナのレコ発ライブにイケメンmen's eggモデル合流". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "★今晩ミュージックステーションで歌った「君に会いたくなるから」着うたフル(R)絶賛配信中♪" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan.
  8. ^ "☆フジテレビ「SMAP×SMAP」で歌った曲♪『君に会いたくなるから』配信中☆" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan.
  9. ^ "西野カナ、渋谷109前にサプライズ登場" (in Japanese). Bark News. November 3, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  10. ^ CD Journal Staff (June 24, 2009). "Kana Nishino - Love One" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  11. ^ CD Journal Staff (September 4, 2013). "Kana Nishino - Love Collection Pink" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "君に会いたくなるから / 西野カナ" (in Japanese). Japan: Tower Records. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  13. ^ Oricon Style Staff (June 15, 2009). "Oricon Singles Chart – Chart Week June 15, 2009". Oricon; published through Yahoo! GeoCities (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "君に会いたくなるから 西野カナ". Oricon. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  15. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  16. ^ a b "RIAJ Digital Track Chart between May 20, 2009 and May 26, 2009" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  17. ^ a b "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). June 10, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  18. ^ "レコード協会調べ 9月度有料音楽配信認定" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  19. ^ "レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  20. ^ "Top Singles Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). June 10, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  21. ^ "Japanese ringtone certifications – Kana Nishino – 君に会いたくなるから" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 29, 2024. Select 2009年9月 on the drop-down menu
  22. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – Kana Nishino – 君に会いたくなるから" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 29, 2024. Select 2010年2月 on the drop-down menu
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