Dear J (song)

"Dear J"
Single by Tomomi Itano
from the album Swag
Released	January 26, 2011
Format	CD, CD+DVD, maxi single, digital download
Genre	J-pop, Dance-pop
Length	3:40
Label	King Records
Writer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto, Keyz, Carlos K
Producer(s)	corin
Tomomi Itano singles chronology
"Dear J" (2011) "Fui ni" (2011)
Music video "Dear J" on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Hotexpress	Favorable[1]

"Dear J" is the debut solo single released by former AKB48 member Tomomi Itano. It was released in four versions: three regular CD+DVD editions and a limited theater CD-only edition. First pressings of the regular editions came with a photo and an application card for tickets to a debut commemoration event, while all theater editions came with a handshake event ticket and a photo. The title track was used as a Samantha Thavasa TV commercial song. The second track of the theater edition, "Tsundere!", is from Team A's 5th stage. The original was sung by Itano, Rie Kitahara, and Amina Sato, while the "Dear J" version was sung by Itano and the members of the AKB48 unit Natto Angels Z. Itano was a member of its original unit, Natto Angels. The single reached number 2 on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for 24 weeks.

Track listing

Type-A DVD tracklist

1. Dear J Music Clip
2. Tomomi Itano Collection -Special Movie-

Type-B CD tracklist

1. Dear J
2. Stay by my side
3. Dear J Off Vocal Ver.
4. Stay by my side Off Vocal Ver.

Type-B DVD tracklist

1. Dear J Music Clip
2. Tomomi Itano Interview -Special Movie-

Type-C CD tracklist

1. Dear J
2. Thank you
3. Dear J Off Vocal Ver.
4. Thank you Off Vocal Ver.

Type-C DVD tracklist

1. Dear J Music Clip
2. Making of Tomomi Itano -Special Movie-

Theater Edition CD tracklist

1. Dear J
2. Tsundere! (Tomomi Itano, Haruka Ishida, Sumire Sato, Moeno Nito, Miho Miyazaki) (AKB48 cover)
3. Dear J Off Vocal Ver.
4. Tsundere! Off Vocal Ver.

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First week sales	Sales total	Chart run
26 January 2011	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	2
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	2	162,671	216,423	24

• The single sold 162,871 copies on the first week of release, and total reported sales in total of all the weeks were 216,423 sales.

References

1. Jun Yamamoto (2011). "レビューリスト/音楽情報サイト:hotexpress". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-02-27.

External links

• Oricon profile: Type-A | Type-B | Type-C
• King Records profile: Type-A | Type-B | Type-C