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Love ~Destiny~
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- LOVE ~Destiny~
- Released
- 1999.04.14
- Catalog Number
- AVDD-20309
- Price
- ¥1,020
- Tracklist
- LOVE ~Destiny~
- LOVE ~since 1999~
- LOVE ~Destiny~ (Instrumental)
- LOVE ~since 1999~ (Instrumental)
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Single
- LOVE ~Destiny~
- Released
- 2001.02.28
- Catalog Number
- AVCD-30217
- Price
- ¥1,050
- Tracklist
- LOVE ~Destiny~
- LOVE ~since 1999~
- kanariya "Big Room Mix"
- kanariya "HΛL'S Mix"
- from your letter "pandart sasanoooha Mix"
- LOVE ~Destiny~ "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
- LOVE ~since 1999~ "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
- Information
"LOVE ~Destiny~" is Hamasaki Ayumi's seventh single. Both LOVE ~Destiny~ and LOVE ~since 1999~ have the same melody, which was composed by Tsunku. LOVE ~since 1999~ also had lyrics by Tsunku and was a duet sung with him. The songs were the sub-theme and main theme, respectively, for the dorama Semidouble. This single reached #1 on the Oricon charts (her first single to do so) and stayed on the charts for a total of twenty-six weeks. It sold 650,790 copies, becoming the #30 single of 1999.
The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single reached #20 and charted for four weeks.
Live Performances
- [1999.04.15] Utaban
- [1999.04.17] Pop Jam
- [1999.07.17] Pop Jam
- [1999.12.05] Heart Aid Taiwan
- [1999.12.25] Pop Jam Christmas Special
- [2000.06.28~08.09] ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A
- [2000.12.09] uc special live ~Ayumi Hamasaki limited stage 2000. Winter~
- [2002.09.22] Hinaka Kokkou Seijou-ka 30 Shuunenkinen Concert
- [2005.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2005-2006
- [2021.12.30~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2021-2022 A ~23rd Monster~
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Music
- Tsunku
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Kobayashi Shingo, Maejima Yasuaki
- Keyboards: Kobayashi Shingo
- Guitar: Kajiwara Jin
- Programming: Suzuki Naoki
- Mixed by Hattori Atsushi
Music Video
The music video for "LOVE ~Destiny~" was directed by Takeishi Wataru. It shows Hamasaki recording songs, writing lyrics, facing her fans, and singing against a night sky.
- Assistant Produce: Kiyoshi Utsumi (prime direction)
- Director: Wataru Takeishi
- Production Manager: Yoshiko Ishibashi (Dee DRIVE), Yusuke Azumaya (prime direction)
- Production Assistant: Yasumasa Sugiyama (Dee Drive)
- Director of Photography: Tetsuya Kamoto (JPN)
- Light: Masuto Noguchi
- Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
- Hair & Make up: Chu, Tamotsu (Too-RUSTIC)
Disambiguation
The following are the different versions of this song released throughout Hamasaki Ayumi's discography, listed chronologically.
- LOVE ~Destiny~
- Found on her A BEST best album as track #4. This is the standard version of the song.
- LOVE ~Destiny~ (Instrumental)
- Found on her "LOVE ~Destiny~" single as track #3. This is the instrumental version of the original song.
- LOVE ~Destiny~ "TODD'S LOVERS COVERSION"
- Found on her "Boys & Girls" single as track #4. This is a remixed version of the song by TODD OKAWA and it has a rap performance by KETSUMEISHI.
- LOVE ~Destiny~ (10th Anniversary version)
- Found on the "Days / GREEN" single as track #3. This is the standard version of the song with different arrangement by Kobayashi Shingo.
- LOVE ~Destiny~ (10th Anniversary version -Instrumental-)
- Found on the "Days / GREEN" single as track #6. This is the non-vocal version of the "10th Anniversary" version.
- LOVE ~Destiny~ (Arranged by Nobuyuki Tsujii)
- Found on the ayu-mi-x 7 -version Acoustic Orchestra- remix album as track #13. It has an orchestral arrangement by Tsuji Nobuyuki, mixed by Morimoto Koji.
External Links
- Oricon Profile: Original Single | Re-released Single
- ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | "Original Mix" | "Instrumental" ver. | "10th Anniversary Version" | "10th Anniversary Version -Instrumental-" | "A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-" | "Acapella" ver.
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