Love Rain (Toshinobu Kubota song)
| "Love Rain (Koi no Ame)" | ||||
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| Single by Toshinobu Kubota | ||||
| from the album Love & Rain: Love Songs | ||||
| Released | June 6, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 4:52 | |||
| Label | SME Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Toshinobu Kubota | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Love Rain (Koi no Ame)" on YouTube | ||||
"Love Rain (Koi no Ame)" is a song recorded by Japanese R&B singer Toshinobu Kubota for his compilation album, Love & Rain: Love Songs (2010). The song was released on June 6, 2010, as the lead single from the album.
Background
[edit]"Love Rain (Koi no Ame)" was written and produced by Kubota, and arranged by Yoichiro Kakizaki.[1] It served as the theme song for the Japanese TV drama Tsuki no Koibito ~Moon Lovers~. It is noted that the English version of the song appears on the album Gold Skool. The song also appears on Kubota's compilation album The Baddest: Hit Parade. On July 19, 2010, Kubota performed the song alongside the Bank Band at the AP Bank Fes' 2010. The performance was featured the Bank Band's concert DVD "Live & Documentary DVD: Ap Bank Fes '10".
The B-side, "Timeless Affection", is the full version of the interlude songs featured on Kubota's fifteenth album Timeless Fly.
Music video
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Kubota also shot a music video for "Love Rain (Koi no Ame)". The music video began with Kubota singing in an empty room on a pedestal on stage, while video recording his performance. He is later seen video recording himself before a huge open comic book sketch. Kubota is also seen in a forest during night time. Other scene during the music video include the usage of video shots of many comic book sketches shown throughout the music video.
Chart performance
[edit]The song charted at number 3 on the Oricon Daily Singles and number 3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, selling 22,000 copies in the first week of its release.[2][3] "Love Rain (Koi no Ame)" also chart at number 5 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. During the week of June 16 to June 22, 2010, the song also peaked at number 1 on the RIAJ Digital Tracks chart.[4]
Track listing
[edit]- CD Single
- Love Rain (Koi no Ame)
- Timeless Affection (Full version)
- Love Rain (Koi no Ame) (Instrumental)
Charts and certifications
[edit]| Release | Chart | Peak position | Sales total |
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| June 6, 2010 | Japan Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 3 | 500,000 |
| Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 3[5] | ||
| Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 14 | ||
| Japan Billboard Hot 100 | 5 | ||
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ LOVE RAIN ~ Koi no Ame ~ (Regular Edition). Oricon Style. Retrieved on October 20, 2012
- ^ TOP3 comeback since the theme song for the first time in 14 years, "Ronbake" Toshinobu Kubota. Oricon Style. Retrieved on October 8, 2012
- ^ Kubota Toshinobu. Note: This is a tag search from the website. Oricon Live Journal. Retrieved on October 7, 2012
- ^ "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue June 22, 2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "久保田利伸のシングル売上ランキング 2ページ目".
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