"Mahaloha" is
Yuna Ito
is an American-born former singer and actress who was active in Japan.
She was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Hawaii. Ito made her musical debut in Japan with the single, "Endless Story", which was used as one of the theme songs for the ...
's first collaboration single, and her 8th in total. Micro from
Def Tech
Def Tech is a Japanese pop band signed to 2VOX Ltd, an independent label.
Career
Jesse, the vocalist from Rize, named the band, the members of which did their own songwriting, arranging, and production. Def Tech had the 3rd best-selling album ...
provided guest vocals. The single was released on June 27, 2007 under
Studioseven Recordings
Studioseven Recordings was a Japanese record label founded in 2006 which was a subsidiary of Sony Music Records. After its dissolution in 2010, many of its artists were moved to Sony Music Records' gr8! Records label.
History
The label first cam ...
. The song was described as “very Hawaiian” by Ito, and should “let everyone outside of Hawaii feel the wind of the island”. Mahaloha charted at #5 on
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 ...
's Weekly Single Charts, making it Ito's first Top Five single since her 2006 hit "
Precious".
Track list
# Mahaloha
# Shining On
# Stuck on You: Reggae Disco Rockers Kiss & Tell Remix
# Mahaloha: Instrumental
Music video
It features Ito on a bench and walking on the side of a beach while singing the song, as well as laughing and joking around with Micro, as well as sitting together in a garden watching the sun set. Micro is shown sitting on a back of the truck and handling a surfboard. Both joke and sing along.
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Performances
*June 11, 2007 - Hey!Hey!Hey! - with Micro
*June 22, 2007 - Music Station - with Micro
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2007 singles
Yuna Ito songs
2007 songs