4 Hot Wave
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| Single by Koda Kumi from the album Black Cherry |
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| Released | 26 July 2006 | ||||
| Format | CD, DVD | ||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, Rock | ||||
| Label | Rhythm Zone | ||||
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"4 hot wave" is Kumi Koda's 32nd single under the Rhythm Zone label. This is a quadruple A-side single, meaning it has four songs considered A-sides on it, a first for Koda Kumi. It was released on July 26; roughly 2 months after the release of her last single, "Koi no Tsubomi". The covers of this single were taken while Kumi was in Morocco to shoot her new photobook, "Maroc", which is also due out in July. It was not able to grab the top spot on Oricon's weekly charts, but managed to peak at number one on the daily charts by the third day. So far in the year, this single has had the highest 1st week sales total of any solo female artist in 2006, at 207,000 copies.[citation needed] This single has also become her highest selling single ever and surpassed the sales of her previous highest-selling single, "real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", in only 3 weeks.
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[edit] Overview
Neowing.jp has described the four songs that are to be released on the single.
- "Ningyo-hime" is to be a song with a "impressive crashing rock sound",
- "I'll be there" is a "mid-tempo tune that'll make you feel summer",
- "Juicy" is a "hard R&B track that matches those from the US", and
- "With your smile" is a "aggressive dance tune".
[edit] Television advertisements
"I'll be there" was featured in a television advertisement for Seabreeze, a sun-tan lotion company. This advertisement showed a group of young adults on a beach; it did not feature Kumi.
"Juicy" will be featured in a television advertisement for Gem Cerey.
"With your smile" is the image song for NTV's 2006 Japan Pro Baseball and was also featured in a Dwango television advertisement.
"Ningyo-hime" will be featured in a Vodafone 705T television advertisement. Vodafone is a popular mobile service in Japan.[citation needed] Making-of:
[edit] Track listing
[edit] CD Portion
- Introduction ~I'll be there~
- Ningyo-hime (人魚姫? Mermaid Princess)
Written by Koda Kumi
Composed and arranged by Miki Watanabe - I'll be there
Written by Koda Kumi
Composed by Shintaro Hagiwara
Arranged by tasuku - Interlude ~Juicy/Ningyo-hime~
- Juicy
Written by Yo Taira (Digz, Inc.)
Composed and arranged by STY (Digz, Inc.) - With your smile
Written by Koda Kumi
Composed by Toru Watanabe
Arranged by h-wonder - Outroduction ~With your smile~
[edit] DVD Portion
- Juicy (music video)
- With your smile (music video)
- I'll be there (music video)
- Ningyo-hime (music video)
- "Maroc" Photobook Offshoot (First Press Editions only)
[edit] Music videos
The music videos for these 4 songs are interconnected starting with Juicy to With your smile to I'll be there to Ningyo-hime. The clearest similarities are among the first three music videos, following a plot regarding Kumi distracting a group of men via seduction and stealing a treasure map, only to be chased while looking for whatever treasures the map leads to. However, there are no significant plot similarities starting with the sexually provocative Juicy to the more peaceful summer tune of With your smile, etc.
[edit] Live performances
- July 3, 2006 – Popjam DX – Medley (I'll be there / Ningyo-hime)
- July 21, 2006 – Music Station – "I'll be there"
- July 22, 2006 – MelodiX! – "I'll be there"
- July 28, 2006 – Music Station – "Ningyo-hime"
- July 29, 2006 – Music Fair 21 – "I'll be there" (with TRF), "Koi no Tsubomi" (with TRF), "Joy" (with TRF), "Ningyo-hime"
- July 29, 2006 – CDTV – "Ningyo-hime"
- July 30, 2006 – Cable Awards
- August 3, 2006 – Utaban – "I'll be there"
[edit] Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| July 26, 2006 | Oricon Daily Charts | #1 | |||
| July 26, 2006 | Oricon Weekly Charts | #2 | 207,484 | 390,685 | 17+ |
| July 26, 2006 | Oricon Monthly Charts | #1 | |||
| July 26, 2006 | Oricon Yearly Charts | #14 |
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