Ai Deshita

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"Ai Deshita."
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Regular Edition
Single by Kanjani8
Released June 13, 2012
Genre Pop
Label Imperial
Kanjani8 singles chronology
"Tsubusa ni Koi"
(2011)		"Ai Deshita."
(2012)		"ER"
(2012)
Limited Editions
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Limited Edition

"Ai Deshita." is a release by the Japanese boyband Kanjani8. The single was announced on April 17, 2012, as the theme song of the TBS drama, "Papa Doru" which starred the group's own Nishikido Ryo in the lead, and that it would be on sale sometime in June. [1] On May 11, 2012, official information and details were released on the single stating that there would be two versions of the release, a limited and regular edition, and that the single will officially be sold on June 13, 2012. [2] On May 18, the jacket details were released and on May 31, information about a lottery tickets inserted in the single towards a free live at Osaka's Kyocera Dome were also announced. [3] [4]

Japanese people ethnic group native to Japan

Japanese people are a nation and an ethnic group that is native to Japan and makes up 98.5% of the total population of the country. Worldwide, approximately 129 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 125 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live outside Japan are referred to as nikkeijin(日系人), the Japanese diaspora. The term ethnic Japanese is often used to refer to Japanese people, as well as to more specific ethnic groups in some contexts, such as Yamato people and Ryukyuan people. Japanese are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world.

Kanjani Eight is a six-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency, Johnny & Associates, and signed to Imperial Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern enka group", though after the year 2006, their sound and style has become a mix of pop and rock. Like the rest of the acts managed under Johnny & Associates, Kanjani Eight also perform in various other areas of the Japanese entertainment industry such as variety show hosting, television, movie, and stage acting, and radio talk show hosting. They sold 17 million copies in Japan.

Contents

The song, Ai Deshita., is a standard pop-rock ballad. It incorporates guitars, drums, and strings into the overall composition. Vocally, the song is split with harmonies between Ryuhei Maruyama and Yuu Yokoyama, Shota Yasuda and Shingo Murakami, and Subaru Shibutani and Ryo Nishikido on lead. Along with Shibutani and Nishikido, Tadayoshi Ohkura also sings solo verses.

Music video

Development and release

The short version music video for "Ai Deshita." was debuted on m-on's Sukidori on May 31, 2011. [5]

Synopsis

The music video opens up with Nishikido sleeping on a leather couch in an empty apartment. The video then cuts to the band performing in an empty field before jump cutting between each member singing against a white wall. The video then continues to alternate between band scenes, solo shots against the white wall, and scenes of each member interacting with each other in the apartment or outside the apartment. The short version of the music video fades out during the instrumental break.

Track listing

Regular Edition

  1. "Ai Deshita."(愛でした。, It was Love)
  2. "Midare sake Romance"(乱れ咲けロマンス)
  3. "Merry Go Round"
  4. "Rurarira"(ルラリラ)
  5. "Ai Deshita. (Original Karaoke)"(愛でした。, It was Love)
  6. "Midare sake Romance (Original Karaoke)"(乱れ咲けロマンス)
  7. "Merry Go Round (Original Karaoke)"
  8. "Rurarira (Original Karaoke)"(ルラリラ)

Limited Edition

  1. "Ai Deshita."(愛でした。, It was Love)
  2. "Midare sake Romance"(乱れ咲けロマンス)

DVD

  1. "Ai Deshita." Music Clip and Making

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References

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  2. ↑ "hotexpress music magazine: 関ジャニ∞ 錦戸主演「パパドル！」主題歌入りシングル詳細発表" . Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "センターは…（愛でした。ジャケット）" . Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ "hotexpress music magazine: 関ジャニ∞「8周年はでかいことをやる」 感謝を込めビッグ企画発表" . Retrieved June 1, 2012.
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