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-born singer Koda Kumi and is the 11th single in her ''12 Singles Collection.'' Much like the other singles in the collection, this single is also limited to 50,000 copies. The single managed to chart at No. 3 on

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and charted for six weeks.

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''Wind'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's eleventh single in her ''12 Singles Collection.'' It peaked on the

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s at No. 3 and remained on the charts for six consecutive weeks. As with most of the singles, ''Wind'' was limited to 50,000 copies. Each single in the ''12 Singles Collection'' had unique

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based on certain cultures in various countries. The back cover of each single was a piece to a puzzle, which could only be completed by purchasing all twelve singles. The same was done for the obi strips, which contained a full image when arranged together in order. However, the obi strip image was omitted on the Hong Kong versions. The song was used as the

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to Fuji TV's ''Torino 2006 Relay'' (トリノ2006 中継 / ''TORINO 2006 Chuukei''). It was also used as Kumi's final performance song during a-nation '06, which was changed from "

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." "Wind" was the second pop song Kumi released during the collection series, the first being " Birthday Eve." The music video for the song featured Kumi's dog, Rum, becoming the second music video to do so, the first being "

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." In 2011, Rum died due to heart issues.

Music video

"Wind" was not part of the story-themed videos. The music video for "Wind" carried a cute story of a scientist experimenting on her assistant, played by Rum (Kumi's dog), with comical results. The entire video was filmed in front of a

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with hand-drawn animation that Kumi would interact with. Kumi would use this style again for the music video of her 2008 song "

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Cover

As with the other singles in the collection, the

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of the single takes inspiration from a different country and/or culture. ''Winds cover takes inspiration from Italy due to the Torino 2006 Relay taking place in Italy.

Track listing

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Alternate versions

WIND #WIND: Found on the single and corresponding album BEST ~second session~ (2006) #WIND nstrumental Found on the single (2006) #WIND ortable Wind Mix Found on Koda Kumi Remix Album (2006)

References

Sources *Avex Network (2005)
Koda Kumi Official Web Site
*Oricon Style (2006)
Oricon Style Online
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