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| "For My Dear..." | ||||
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| Single by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
| from the album A Song for ×× | ||||
| Released | October 7, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:33 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Songwriters | Yasuhiko Hoshino (music) Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) | |||
| Producer | Max Matsuura | |||
| Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology | ||||
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| Official Music Video | ||||
| "For My Dear..." on YouTube | ||||
"For My Dear..." is the fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on October 7, 1998.
Track listing
- "For My Dear..."
- "For My Dear..." (Acoustic Version)
- "For My Dear..." (Instrumental)
| "For My Dear…" | ||||
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| Single by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
| Released | February 28, 2001 February 28, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 35:51 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Songwriter | Ayumi Hamasaki | |||
| Producer | Max Matsuura | |||
| Ayumi Hamasaki singles chronology | ||||
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Re-release
This single was re-released on February 28, 2001, including four new songs.
Track listing
- "For My Dear..."
- "For My Dear..." (Acoustic Version)
- "A Song for ××" (she shell Reproduction)
- "Friend II" (Jazzy Jet Mix)
- "As if…" (dub's L.B.M remix)
- "For My Dear..." (Inst.)
- "For My Dear..." (Acoustic Version Inst.)
Live performances
- October 9, 1998 - Super Dream Live - For My Dear...
- October 17, 1998 - Pop Jam - For My Dear...
- October 24, 1998 - Countdown TV - For My Dear...
- October 30, 1998 - Music Station - For My Dear...
- November 9, 1998 - Hey! Hey! Hey! - For My Dear...
Music video
The music video of For My Dear... was directed by Odagami Hiromitsu. The video features Hamasaki sitting in a bar watching people come and go. The video then follows a few of the visitors as they leave. The video also switches to a heavens gate scene where Hamasaki sings.
- Producer: Hasegawa Toru (HAT)
- Director: Odagami Yoko (HAT)
- Production Manager: Sato Naoki (HAT)
- Director of Photography: Sakamoto Seigo
- Light: Nishiyama Yoshiharu
- Stylist: Matsumoto Koji
- Hair: Tamotsu (Too RUSTIC)
- Make Up: Chu (Too RUSTIC)
Success in the Malaysia
Ayumi Hamasaki's For My Dear... was played on Traxx FM.,[1] the first Japanese song to do so.[citation needed]
Chart positions
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
Time in chart |
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| Japan Oricon1 | 9 | 7 weeks |
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
Time in chart |
| Japan Oricon² | 33 | 2 weeks |
1Original version
²Re-release version
Oricon sales: 74,440 (Original version)
References
- ↑ "alljpop.com". ww12.alljpop.com.
External links
- For My Dear… information at Avex Network.
- For My Dear… re-release information at Avex Network.
- For My Dear… information at Oricon.
- For My Dear… re-release information at Oricon.
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