is a song by Japanese

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, released as their 3rd single on August 8, 2001.

Background and release

"Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)" is composed and written by Norihiko Machida. The single was released on August 8, 2001 as

's 3rd single under

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. The song was used as the theme song in the television drama ''Kids War 3''. The single was released with "Shin Boku wa Magma" as the

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, with composition by Morika and lyrics by Zone.

Reception

"Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)" reached #2 on the

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Weekly Singles Chart. It ranked #8 in the top 10 nationwide songs of 2002 by

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. In 2019, the song was certified triple platinum by the Japan Record Association.

Track listing

Charts

Cover versions

Voice actresses

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, Youko Honda, and Yu Kobayashi (collectively known as the supergroup "Friends") performed a version of the song, serving as the first end theme of the 2008 anime series ''

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''. On November 17, 2010, all-female rock band

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released a cover version as a promotional single for their second mini-album, ''R-GIRL's ROCK!.'' Later that year, a music video was also released for it. Voice actresses

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, and

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released two cover versions of "Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)" as a CD single on April 27, 2011, one as a "10 Years After ver." and the other as a "Memento Mori ver." The song served as the theme song for the anime series '' Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day'' and the three were credited their characters: Meiko Honma, Naruko Anjo, and Chiriko Tsurumi. The single debuted at #10 on the

Weekly Charts and #4 on the

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Charts. In 2015,

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released a cover version as the

to their single "Hachigatsu no Yoru", which was used as the theme song for the live-action television drama adaptation of ''Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day''.

References

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