Kira Kira (Ai song)

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"Kira Kira"
Kira Kira Ai feat. Naomi Watanabe.jpg
Single by Ai featuring Naomi Watanabe [lower-alpha 1]
from the album Wa to Yo to (Deluxe Edition)
Language
ReleasedJuly 6, 2017 (2017-07-06)
Genre
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s) Ai Uemura
Producer(s)
  • Uta
  • Uemura
Ai singles chronology
"Justice Will Prevail at Last"
(2017)
"Kira Kira"
(2017)
"Summer Magic"
(2019)
Naomi Watanabe singles chronology
"Kira Kira"
(2017)
"Kiss Me More"
(2022)
Release history and formats for "Kira Kira"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
JapanJuly 6, 2017
  • Radio airplay
Universal Japan [4]
August 1, 2017 [12]

Notes

  1. Watanabe is credited as Kanna, the character she portrays in the Japanese comedy Kanna-san!

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