| "Dear Friends" | ||||
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| Single by Soulhead | ||||
| from the album Best of Soulhead | ||||
| Released | 24 January 2007 (JP) | |||
| Format | CD, (AICL-1786) [1] | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment Japan, onenation | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Soulhead | |||
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"Dear Friends" is Soulhead's fifteenth single and has been the last single they have released to date. It was released on January 24, 2007 and charted at #60 on Oricon, staying on the charts for four weeks. [2]
Dear Friends was released in a CD only edition. Both the title track and the B-side, "Feel Like Jumping", made it to the corresponding album, Best of Soulhead, along with their music videos. Both songs were written and arranged by Yoshika and Tsugumi. The title track was used as theme song for the film Dear Friends . The film featured Keiko Kitagawa and Yuika Motokariya.
"Dear Friends" is a smooth pop/R&B song about having struggles in life, but as long as you have a special person with you, miracles are possible. [3] "Feel Like Jumping" (stylized as FEEL LIKE JUMPING) is a pop song about not being afraid to be yourself, no matter where you are. [4]
Unlike their previous work, which was predominantly rap, hip hop and R&B, this single was centered more around elements of pop music.
"D.D.D." is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Kumi Koda, taken from her second greatest hits album, Best ~second session~ (2005). It contains guest vocals from Japanese music duo Soulhead. It was written by Soulhead members and sisters Yoshika and Tsugumi, with production being done by Octopussy. The song is Kumi's first collaborative effort since her single "Hot Stuff" with Japanese rapper KM-MARKIT, which was released a month prior. As part of Kumi's 12 Singles Collection releases, "D.D.D." premiered on December 21, 2005 as the third single from the album. The CD cover sleeve has Kumi wearing a black mini-dress and headdress. The cover sleeve is to represent the country United Kingdom, and its symbolism of Britannia.
Soulhead is a Japanese urban contemporary/R&B duo consisting of sisters Yoshika Sawayama (よしか) and Tsugumi Sawayama (つぐみ). Both were born in Hokkaidō; Yoshika was born on July 20, 1978 and Tsugumi was born on January 25, 1981. Since their debut, they have worked with several well-known artists, including Sowelu, Koda Kumi, Crystal Kay and Ken Hirai.
Candy is the seventh single of the 12 Singles Collection by Japanese artist Kumi Koda. The single featured rapper Mr. Blistah from Clench & Blistah, and became her second to feature an artist - her first being "D.D.D.," which featured Soulhead. As with the majority of the singles in the collection, the single was limited to 50,000 copies. The single peaked at #3 on the Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks.
Best: First Things is the first compilation album released by Japanese pop singer Koda Kumi. It debuted at No. 1 on Oricon, giving her first number-one album, and became her longest charting album, staying on the charts for 124 weeks. The album included all of her a-sides released since her debut in 2000 with Take Back and became one of her highest selling albums, selling nearly two million copies as of 2007.
Best: Second Session is the second Greatest hits album released by Japanese R&B-turned-pop singer Koda Kumi. It was released in March 2006 and contained all of her singles used in her 12 Singles Collection. It charted at #1 on the Oricon charts, making it her second album to reach the spot, and stayed on the charts for seventy-eight weeks.
Virgin Blue (バージンブルー) is the tenth single by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead, released on March 8, 2006, eight months after their previous single Baby Runnin' Wild. It peaked in the top ten on the Oricon charts at #9 and remained on the charts for one full month. Limited editions of the single included one of ten trading cards or a special prize.
Pray/XXX is the thirteenth single by the female duo Soulhead from their third studio album Naked. The main track, "Pray," was an R&B mix, while "XXX" was an upbeat pop/hip-hop mix featuring artist Koda Kumi. The single charted at No. 22 on Oricon Weekly.
"Oh My Sister (Remix)/I'm just going down," is female duo Soulhead's fourth single under Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It reached #114 on the Oricon charts and charted for three weeks.
At the Party is female duo Soulhead's tenth single and released on June 2, 2004. The single failed to chart on Oricon and recochoku.
No Way is female duo Soulhead's ninth single and released on March 24, 2004. The single charted low on Oricon at #50 for the daily ranking, before falling off the charts.
Get Up! is female duo Soulhead's first extended play. It was released on July 30, 2003 and contained four new songs. It also received a limited edition "analog version," which had been released two weeks prior on July 16, 2003. The single charted on Oricon at #28 for the daily ranking.
You can do that is Soulhead's eighth single. It was released on January 21, 2004 and contained two new songs. It charted at #36 on Oricon and was their last single released for their album Braided.
Best of Soulhead is the first greatest hits album by Soulhead. It was their last album under the Sony Music Entertainment Japan sub-label onenation before moving to Avex. The album peaked at #5 on Oricon and remained on the charts for thirteen weeks.
Kimi no Kiseki/Itsumademo... is Soulhead's fourteenth single and first to bring in their new era after their album Naked. It was released on December 6, 2006 and contained two new songs. It charted at #56 on Oricon.
Best of Soulhead: 5th Anniversary Tour is Soulhead's second concert DVD and third DVD overall. The tour coincided with their album Best of Soulhead and consisted of twenty-four songs performed at each location. The concert placed on the DVD was performed at Zepp Tokyo on May 27, 2007. During the tour, each sister performed a new song: Yoshika performed YOSHIKA Solo and Tsugumi performed Street Walking during her rap medley.
Tokyo Fever(トーキョーフィーバー) is the 27th single by Japanese hip-hop trio Lead. It was their first single after their seventh studio album The Showcase to bring in their new era, Milestone. The single charted well on Oricon, ranking at No. 5, keeping their run of top releases, and remained on the charts for three weeks.
Upturn is the twenty-first single by Japanese hip-hop group Lead, released on June 19, 2013, becoming their first release of the year. It became their third consecutive single to chart in the top five on Oricon, ranking at No. 5 for the week, and remained on the charts for three weeks.
Sakura (サクラ) is the twenty-third single by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead, released five months after their previous single Green Days/Strings, on February 26, 2014. The single performed well on the Oricon charts, taking the #3 slot for the weekly ranking, remaining on the charts for two weeks.
My One is the twenty-fifth single by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead, becoming their first release of 2015 on March 4, 2015. The single continued their string of top releases, taking the #6 slot for the week on Oricon and remaining on the charts for three weeks.
Speed Star is the 17th domestic single by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead, released on July 28, 2010, a year after their previous single GiraGira Romantic. The single peaked at number 11 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and remained on the charts for three weeks.