Candy (Ken Hirai song)

"Candy"
Single by Ken Hirai
Released	September 23, 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop
Length	17:02
Label	Defstar Records
Songwriter(s)	Ken Hirai, Shōko Fujibayashi, Fu Snoy, Daisuke Sakurai, Akira, Masahito Nakano
Ken Hirai singles chronology
"Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo" (2008) "Candy" (2009) "Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru" (2009)
Music video
"Candy" on YouTube

"Candy" is Ken Hirai's thirteenth single, released on September 23, 2009. It is his first single in over a year and five months. ^[1]

Ken Hirai was born on January 17, 1972 in Osaka, Japan. He is a music artist and actor, known for Ken Hirai: Ring (2002), Gôsuto (2010) and Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004).

2025 marked Ken's 30 year anniversary and he gave a one night special concert on May 5th at the at Yokohama Arena - his first in front of a live audience for five years. ^[2]

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Candy"	Ken Hirai	Daisuke Sakurai	4:19
2.	"Furusa Saīda (フルサ・サイーダ, Nice To Meet You)"	Shōko Fujibayashi	K. Hirai, Akira	3:05
3.	"Do it !!"	K. Hirai, Fu Snoy	Masahito Nakano	5:04
4.	"Candy (Less Vocal)"	K. Hirai	D. Sakurai	4:20

Charts

Oricon sales chart

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Debut Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
September 23, 2009	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	3		12,697	3 weeks
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	7	10,301
	Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	46
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

Billboard Japan sales chart

Release	Chart	Peak Position
September 23, 2009	Billboard Japan Hot 100	2
	Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay	1
	Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales	5

Physical sales charts

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Daily Singles Chart	3
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	7
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	46
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart
Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart [3] (Taiwan)	19
Soundscan Singles Chart (CD-Only) [4]	3

References

1. 平井堅、9/23ニューシングル発売. Oricon (in Japanese). August 24, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
2. 日刊エンタメクリップ (2025-02-20). "The 30th anniversary year has finally begun! A one-night special live performance at Yokohama Arena, the first with an audience in about 5 years! Hirai Ken's concept live "Ken's Bar" to open!!". 日刊エンタメクリップ. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
3. "五大唱片 (日韓榜)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
4. 週刊 CDソフト TOP20 Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine