Dear My Friend (U-KISS song)

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"Dear My Friend"
Single by U-KISS
B-side"Beautiful"
ReleasedJuly 25, 2012
RecordedJapan
GenreJ-pop
Length4:28
LabelAvex Trax (Japan)
Songwriter(s)Odate Kei, H-Wonder
U-KISS Japanese singles chronology
"Forbidden Love"
(2012)
"Dear My Friend"
(2012)
"One Of You"
(2012)
Music video
"Dear My Friend (short ver.) on YouTube

Dear My Friend is the third Japanese single released by South Korean boy band U-KISS.[1] It was released on July 25, 2012 in Japan under Avex Trax.

Single Information[edit]

The title track "Dear My Friend" was as the ending theme to the anime television “Arashi no Yoru ni Himitsu no Tomodachi“. The coupling track “Beautiful“, which was written by member AJ, has also earned a tie-up as the CM song for Kintetsu Department store’s “Passe Bazaar” CMs.[2][3]

Chart performance[edit]

The single debuted at fifth spot on Oricon Daily Single Chart.[4] The single placed at 8th spot on its first week of chart run selling 22, 503 copies.[5]

Track listing[edit]

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Dear My Friend"Odate KeiH-Wonder 
2."Beautiful"AJ  
3."Believe -Live ver.- 1st JAPAN LIVE TOUR 2012 3.25@Zepp Tokyo (First Press Only)"   
4."Dear My Friend (Instrumental)" H-Wonder 
5."Beautiful (Instrumental)"   
Limited Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Dear My Friend (Music Video)" 
2."Dear My Friend (Music Video Making Movie) (First Press Only)" 

Chart[edit]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Daily Singles Chart 5
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 8

Sales[edit]

Chart Sales
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 24 055

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Discography". ukiss.jp. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08.
  2. ^ "U-KISS ニューシングルが7/25発売決定、日本活動も続々決定". musicman-net. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ^ "U-KISS announces new Japanese single, "Dear My Friend"". TokyoHive. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  4. ^ "U-KISS Ranks 'Top 5' on Japan Oricon Chart with Other Famous Japanese Artists!". kpopstarz. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  5. ^ "2012年07月23日~2012年07月29日のCDシングル週間ランキング". Oricon. Oricon Style. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

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