Forever Love (Miliyah Kato and Shota Shimizu song)

"Forever Love" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriters Miliyah Kato and Shota Shimizu, from Shimizu's second studio album Journey (2010) and their first collaborative album, The Best (2014). The song was written by Kato and Shimizu, while the production handled by Japanese production team, 3rd Productions. The single was released for the two versions of CD and digital download on 3 February 2010 through Mastersix Foundation as the third single from Journey. Ahead of the release, the short version of the song was released on 12 December 2009 as a ringtone.[1]

"Forever Love"
Standard edition cover
Single by Miliyah Kato and Shota Shimizu
from the album Journey
B-side"Jewelry"
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2010 (2010-02-03)
GenreJ-pop
Length5:50
LabelMastersix Foundation
Songwriter(s)
  • Miliyah Kato
  • Shota Shimizu
Producer(s)
  • 3rd Productions
Miliyah Kato singles chronology
"Why"
(2009)
"Forever Love"
(2010)
"Bye Bye"
(2010)
Shota Shimizu singles chronology
"Kimi ga Suki"
(2009)
"Forever Love"
(2010)
"Goodbye"
(2010)
Music video
"Forever Love" on YouTube

"Forever Love" is a dance-pop track with a dance beat. The song was written as the answer song to the duo's previous collaboration, "Love Forever" (2009). The single reached number 3 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and peaked at number 4 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[2][3] "Forever Love" has been certified double platinum for its digital sales sold and triple platinum for its ringtone sales.[4] Kato and Shimizu has promoted the song with several televised live performances such as Music Station.[5]

Commercial performance

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In Japan, "Forever Love" debuted at number 61 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 dated 18 January 2010.[6] It peaked at number three in its fifth peak. In June 2010, "Forever Love" was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan with more than 500,000 units downloaded.[4] The song was also given a triple platinum certification for more than 750,000 ringtones downloaded. On the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, the single debuted at number four with the sales of 30,685 copies. It stayed on the chart for 12 consecutive weeks, selling 60,101 in total.[2]

Track listing

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CD single/digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Forever Love"
  • Miliyah Kato
  • Shota Shimizu
  • 3rd Productions
5:50
2."Jewelry"
  • Kato
  • Shimizu
Manaboon4:59
3."Love Forever" (Happy Wedding Remix)
  • Kato
  • Shimizu
3rd Productions5:37
4."Forever Love" (Instrumental)
  • Kato
  • Shimizu
3rd Productions5:48
Total length:22:14
Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Director(s)Length
1."Forever Love" (Music video)
  • Miliyah Kato
  • Shota Shimizu
Shigeaki Kubo 

Charts

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Certification and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan Digital (RIAJ)[4] 2×Platinum 500,00
Japan Ringtones (RIAJ)[4] 3×Platinum 750,00
Japan CD (RIAJ)[2] None 60,101

Release history

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Region Date Format Catalogue Num. Label Ref.
Japan 12 December 2009 Ringtone Mastersix Foundation [1]
3 February 2010 CD SRCL-7209 [11]
CD+DVD SRCL-7207/8 [12]
Digital download [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "清水翔太×加藤ミリヤ「FOREVER LOVE」着うた(R)配信12/23~スタート!2009.12.23". 清水翔太×加藤ミリヤ. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "加藤ミリヤのシングル売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Hot 100|JAPAN Charts|Billboard JAPAN". Billboard (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 22, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d "ダウンロード認定". Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ "出演者ラインナップ 2010.02.05.FRI". Music Station. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Hot 100|JAPAN Charts|Billboard JAPAN". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.
  8. ^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Singles Sales". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Radio Songs". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  11. ^ "FOREVER LOVE". Rakuten. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  12. ^ "FOREVER LOVE(初回限定CD+DVD)". Rakuten. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  13. ^ "FOREVER LOVE - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 20 January 2021.