Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru

"Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru" (僕は君に恋をする, lit. "I Will Love You") is Ken Hirai's thirty-second single, released on October 21, 2009, just a month after "Candy". The single was released in two formats: limited CD+DVD and regular CD only editions. The title song was written for the movie Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu (僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ, I'll Give You My First Love), starring Mao Inoue and Masaki Okada.[1]

"Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru"
Single by Ken Hirai
ReleasedOctober 21, 2009
Recorded2009
GenrePop
Length18:37
LabelDefstar Records
Songwriter(s)Ken Hirai, Kōki Mitani, Nao Tanaka
Ken Hirai singles chronology
"Candy"
(2009)
"Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru"
(2009)
Alternative cover
Limited edition cover
Music video
"Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru" on YouTube

In 2011, the song was certified as being downloaded more than 500,000 times as a full-length download to cellphones.[2]

Track list edit

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru (僕は君に恋をする, Fall in love with You)"Ken HiraiK. Hirai5:12
2."Hitori ja Nai (一人じゃない, Not Alone)"Kōki MitaniK. Hirai4:50
3."Catch You"K. HiraiK. Hirai, Nao Tanaka3:26
4."Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru (Less Vocal)" K. Hirai5:09
Limited Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1.""Ken's Bar II" Release Party Special!" 

Charts edit

Oricon sales chart edit

Release Oricon Singles Charts Peak Position Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
October 21, 2009 Daily Chart 2 60,379 5 weeks
Weekly Chart 3 30,034
Monthly Chart (October 2009) 10
Yearly Chart (2009) 87

Billboard Japan sales chart edit

Release Chart Peak Position
October 21, 2009 Billboard Japan Hot 100 1
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay 1
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales 3

Physical sales charts edit

Chart Peak
position
Oricon Daily Singles Chart 2
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 3
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 10
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 87
Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart[3] (Taiwan)
Soundscan Singles Chart (CD+DVD)[4] 3
Soundscan Singles Chart (CD-Only)[5] 15

References edit

  1. ^ 平井堅、井上真央主演の純愛映画に主題歌を書き下ろし. Oricon (in Japanese). June 30, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  2. ^ レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:2月度認定>. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  3. ^ "五大唱片 (日韓榜)". Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  4. ^ 週刊 CDソフト TOP20 Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 週刊 CDソフト TOP20 Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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