Dakishimeru

"Dakishimeru"
Single by BoA
from the album Outgrow
Released November 23, 2005
Format CD single
Genre J-pop
Label Avex Trax
Producer(s) Kazuhiro Hara
BoA singles chronology
Make a Secret
(2005)		 Dakishimeru
(2005)		 Everlasting
(2006)

"Dakishimeru" (抱きしめる) is BoA's 17th Japanese single, The title track was unexpectedly previewed at the Lipton event on October 15, and the song was reminiscent of some of her earlier songs such as Valenti (with the same writer and producer). This was the third single for BoA's then-upcoming album, Outgrow.

Overview

Released on November 23, 2005,

Commercial endorsements

The "Dakishimeru" music video was featured in commercials for the Japanese music site, music.jp.

Music video

The music video for "Dakishimeru" was shot in an undisclosed location and features three scenes: BoA and her dancers dancing in a "club environment", BoA wearing a "Deluxe" shirt and standing on a stand (as the camera whirls around her) in front of a purple backdrop, and the last in which BoA is sitting in/standing by a car (a Lotus Elise). There are also short scenes in which BoA walks down a staircase in each of the three outfits she wears in the video. A small controversy surrounding the music video arose when a screen-cap of the music video was captured revealing a small glimpse of BoA's undergarments.

Track listing

  1. Dakishimeru (抱きしめる)
  2. Before You Said Goodbye to Me
  3. Dakishimeru (抱きしめる) (TV Mix)
  4. Before You Said Goodbye to Me (TV Mix)

TV performances

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
November 23, 2005 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 7
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 9 58,436 10 weeks
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 149
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