is the thirty-third single by Japanese recording artist
Ken Hirai
is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and brand ambassador.
During his career, Hirai has released 45 singles and nine studio albums as of January 2019. The song was written and composed by Hirai and production was handled by
Seiji Kameda
is a Japanese music producer, arranger and bass guitarist.
He has worked extensively with Ringo Shiina, serving as her producer and touring bassist for many years, including his tenure with their band Tokyo Jihen from 2005 to 2012.
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. It was released on November 10, 2010, as the fourth single from Hirai's eighth studio album ''
Japanese Singer
The following is a list of Japanese singers in alphabetical order.
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* Mina Myōi
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* Valshe
*Tomiko Van
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*List of J-pop artists
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''. "Aishiteru" serves as theme song for the film '' Ghost: In Your Arms Again'', a Japanese remake of the 1990 American film ''
Ghost
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''. The single includes two B-sides: "Air Cameraman," written and composed by Hirai, and "
Unchained Melody
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the prison film '' Unchained'' (1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack.Robert Rodri ...
," a cover of the 1965
The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers are an American musical duo originally formed by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield but now comprising Medley and Bucky Heard. Medley formed the group with Hatfield in 1963. They had first performed together in 1962 in the Los ...
song, which was featured in the original ''Ghost''.
The single was issued in both standard and limited editions. The limited edition was released in
Enhanced CD
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format and includes live footage from Hirai's ''Ken's Bar'' concert in New York and the music video of " Sing Forever."
The single debuted at number 10 on the
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
Daily Singles Chart on November 9, 2010, and climbed to number 7 on November 11, 2010. It peaked at number 9 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 18,137 copies sold. The single ranked at number 24 on the Oricon Monthly Singles Chart for the month of November 2010 with 28,056 copies sold.