"Won't Be Long" is a collaboration single by Japanese group

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and singer-songwriter

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. It debuted on No. 2 on Oricon and stayed there for the weekly ranking, bringing its monthly rank to No. 6.

Information

''Won't Be Long feat. Koda Kumi'' is Japanese band Exile's collaborative effort with Japanese R&B-turned-pop artist Kumi Koda. It charted No. 2 on

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and remained on the charts for over six months. Due to the high ranking and length on the charts, the single took No. 6 on the monthly charts. ''Won't Be Long'' is a cover of the same song, originally released by Japanese band Da Bubble Gum Brothers on August 22, 1990. Prior to the single's physical release, it reached one million downloads. Due to Koda Kumi being, at the time,

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's most popular artist, the single charted higher than the original release. Despite Takahiro joining Exile as a new vocalist around the time of the single's release, the song did not feature him and only featured Atsushi. The song was unveiled on December 30, 2006, during the

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, but still omitted Takahiro. The song was used in

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for dwango.jp, mu-mo and music.jp. This song appeared on the

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game version of Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon! (太鼓の達人DS: タッチでドコドン! / Master Taiko DS: Dokodon in Touch!) under its

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section.

Other versions

In 1990s, Kwok Cheung Lee ( 李國祥) from Hong Kong covered this song with Cantonese and Mandarin-Chinese versions – "全為了你" (All for you) and "充滿光彩" (Fulfilled colors). American vocal group

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accompanied the Bubble Gum Bros. in a Christmas concert special in 1992. The song was also released on

‘s first studio album, To N.Y. Koda Kumi also released two solo versions on her album ''

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'' (2006): ''Won't Be Long ed Cherry Version' and ''Won't Be Long lack Cherry Version'' Exile also had a different version on their album EXILE EVOLUTION (2007), this version featuring Japanese rapper NEVER LAND.

Track listing

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Alternate versions

WON'T BE LONG #WON'T BE LONG feat. Koda Kumi: Found on the single (2006) #WON'T BE LONG araoke for Guys'': Found on the single (2006) #WON'T BE LONG araoke for Girls'': Found on the single (2006) #WON'T BE LONG nstrumental'': Found on the single (2006) #WON'T BE LONG lack Cherry Version'': Found on Koda Kumi album

(2006) #WON'T BE LONG ed Cherry Version'': Found on Koda Kumi album

(2006) #WON'T BE LONG feat. NEVER LAND: Found on EXILE album EXILE EVOLUTION (2007) #WON'T BE LONG nited Colors Remix'': Found on

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(2012) #WON'T BE LONG feat. VERBAL from

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& DOBERMAN INFINITY: Found on

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(2014)

References

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