I love you (Kis-My-Ft2 song)

I love you (君を大好きだ) is Kis-My-Ft2's 23rd single, released on February 6, 2019, by avex trax.

Overview
The title song is the theme song for the movie Tora-san: The Reason I Became a Cat starring member Hiromitsu Kitayama. The music video included in the First edition is over 11 minutes long and is a drama, and includes a scene in which the members wear school uniforms and play in a band.

All songs on the regular edition are tie-up songs. "To the adventurer" is a commercial song for Lemino (dTV)'s "Kiss My Doki Doki!" and "Thinking of you" is a commercial song for Tokyo interior furniture", and "Hurray!" is a commercial song for Benesse's "Shinkenzemi junior high school preparation course".

The Extra disc DVD includes a Live DVD of "Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2018 You & Me Extra Yummy!" that took place from December 8 to 16, 2018. This DVD includes December 9th concert held on Kyocera Dome Osaka.

"Still song for you" and "Wish upon a star" included in this Extra disc will later be included in "Best of Live Setlist", a bonus video for the regular edition of the 2nd best album "Best of Kis-My-Ft2".

Package specifications

 * First edition (AVCD-94356/B): CD+DVD
 * Extra disc (AVCD-94357/B): CD+DVD
 * Regular Edition (AVCD-94358): CD

Chart performance
The album sold 297,000 copies in the first week, reaching No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Ranking dated February 18. This was their 23rd consecutive No. 1 ranking on the chart since their debut single Everybody Go. By December 8, 2019, it had sold a total of 318,738 copies and ranked 18th on the annual Oricon Album Ranking for 2019.

Regural edition and EXTRA edition
("Hurray! Hurray!" and later songs are included only on the regular edition.)


 * 1) "I love you" [4:39] :Lyrics by Fumiya Fujii, Composed by Takumi Yoshida, Arranged by Seiji Kameda Theme song for the Shawgate movie "Tora-san: Why I Became a Cat" starring Hiromitsu Kitayama.
 * 2) "Hurray! Hurray!" [3:25] Lyrics by KOMU, music composed and arranged by Octobar :Benesse "Shinkenzemi Junior High School Preparation Course" CM song.
 * 3) "To the Adventurer" [3:55] :Lyrics by Kelly, Composed by Andreas Ohrn, Henrik Smith, Susumu Kawaguchi, Arranged by Andreas Ohrn, Henrik Smith dTV "Kiss My Doki Doki!" CM song
 * 4) "Thinking of you" [4:47] :Lyrics, music, arrangement by Berry Goodman, Tokyo Interior Furniture" CM song. This is the third installment of the "Kimi Series" trilogy, following "I love you", "You, me.".

First edition

 * 1) "I love you"
 * 2) "Liar World" [4:19] :Lyrics by Iwatsubo Kodai, music by Albi Albertsson, Jonas Mengler, Iwatsubo Kodai, arrangement by Jonas Mengler and Hiroshi Usami

First Edition

 * 1) "I love you" Music Video
 * 2) "I love you" Music Video making document
 * 3) "New project "Kis-My-Ft2 What If Series - Part 1"

Extra disc "Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2018 You & Me Extra Yummy!"

 * 1) Overture
 * 2) Home
 * 3) Still song for you
 * 4) Super Tasty!
 * 5) Pick it up
 * 6) I Scream Night
 * AAO
 * 1) We are Kis-My-Ft2!
 * 2) Invitation
 * 3) Break The Chains
 * 4) Freeze
 * 5) mirage
 * 6) Because I Love You
 * 7) She! Her! Her!
 * 8) Thank you!
 * 9) Happy Birthday
 * 10) Sorairo
 * 11) Holy night with you
 * 12) The Town Where You Are
 * 13) Snow dome's Promise
 * 14) ConneXion
 * 15) Wish Upon a Star
 * 16) 2 parts per 7 billion
 * 17) Real me
 * 18) I goofed!!
 * 19) Red fruits
 * 20) Let it BURN!
 * 21) Kiss Spirits
 * 22) Tonight
 * Now, my endless dreams are still far away
 * You, me.
 * 1) End Credits
 * 2) Light Signal [Encore]
 * 3) Youth Don't Stop!! [Encore]
 * 4) Everybody Go [Encore]