| "Dear My Friend" | ||||
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| Single by U-KISS | ||||
| B-side | "Beautiful" | |||
| Released | July 25, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Japan | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:28 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax (Japan) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Odate Kei, H-Wonder | |||
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| 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.
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]
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]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dear My Friend" | Odate Kei | H-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)" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dear My Friend (Music Video)" | |
| 2. | "Dear My Friend (Music Video Making Movie) (First Press Only)" |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 5 |
| Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 8 |
| Chart | Sales |
|---|---|
| Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | 24 055 |
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