"GIFT" is a triple-single released by the Japanese

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Kanjani Eight is a five-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency Johnny & Associates and signed to Infinity Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern ...

stylized Kanjani∞. The three singles are the band's 11th, 12th, and 13th singles. The songs were released during the Christmas period. Each single release, except "Green", contains two songs; Green has three songs. Each single has cover art reflecting the color theme of each single. GIFT was advertised as a gift from the group members to their fans. The three singles were sold at a special price of and were a limited-press release. The "GIFT" singles have seven Christmas-themed songs; some were written or composed by members of the group.

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designed the label for the single; Kanjani8 collectively photographed the backstage activities and provided creative ideas for the jacket design. Like the previous singles since "

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dresses as

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as the singles' joke for this release. He appears in the outfit on "Gift ~Green~", completing the group picture that spans the backs of all three singles. On December 29, 2009, it was announced that Kanjani8 had broken an

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record by having three singles released on three consecutive days, and monopolized the top ten weekly rankings by reaching the top three. This was the first time an album or single release had done this. When they were asked about it, member

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said, "Being the first to have a three day consecutive release and be the first to have it in the top 1, 2, 3 spots make me really happy".

Track listing

White

# #

Red

# "I wish" #

Green

# # "One day in winter" # "Snow White"

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gift (Kanjani Eight Ep) 2009 EPs Kanjani Eight songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles