Gentle Words

"Gentle Words"
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Feel My Mind
Released	December 10, 2003 (JP)
Format	CD
Recorded	2003
Genre	J-pop
Length	26:19
Label	Rhythm Zone RZCD-45099 (Japan, CD)
Writer(s)	Koda Kumi (words; "Gentle Words" & "Without Your Love") D.A.I (music; "Gentle Words") Daisuke Imai (words & music "Without Your Love") Jun Natsume (words; "Saigo no ame") Takashi Tsushimi (music; "Saigo no ame")
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Come with Me" (2003) "Gentle Words" (2003) "Crazy 4 U" (2004)

"Gentle Words" is Koda Kumi's ninth domestic solo single. The single charted at #15 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for ten weeks.^[1] The b-side Saigo no Ame (最後の雨 / Last Rain) is a cover of Yasushi Nakanishi's song of the same name.^[2]

Promotional Advertisements

'Gentle Words was used in the advertisement for SATO Healthcare's sinus gel ストナ (Stona).^[3][4]

Background Narration

“I can’t create a hit song on my own . . . I felt depressed a lot." - Koda Kumi

Due to the low chart ranking of the single and its predecessor, COME WITH ME, Koda Kumi fell into a depression, feeling as though she was unable to create a song without a famous composer's help. However, she began to turn her frame of mind around, believing that when she finally made it, people wouldn't think she made it just became of a tie-in, but, instead, because she was in the song. She then decided that she would continue and not let anything hold her back.

"I vowed to myself to continue to run towards my dream." - Koda Kumi^[5]

Track listing

(Source^[6])

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Gentle Words"	Koda Kumi	D.A.I	h-wonder
2.	"Without Your Love"	Koda Kumi • Daisuke Imai	Daisuke Imai	Daisuke Imai
3.	"Saigo no Ame (最後の雨)"	Jun Natsume	AKIRA	Tsushimi Takashi
4.	"Gentle Words" (Instrumental)		DAI	h-wonder
5.	"Without Your Love" (Instrumental)		Daisuke Imai	Daisuke Imai
6.	"Saigo no Ame" (Instrumental)		AKIRA	Tsushimi Takashi

Sales

Initial week estimate: 9,531
Total estimate: 27,164

Alternate Versions

Gentle Words

1. Gentle Words: Found on the single (2003) and corresponding album feel my mind (2004)
2. Gentle Words [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2003)

Saigo no Ame

1. Saigo no Ame: Found on the single (2003)
2. Saigo no Ame [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2003)
3. Saigo no Ame [Time Heals Version]: Found on BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~ (2007)

References

1. "Gente Words / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
2. "Yasushi Nakanishi "Saigo no Ame" lyrics". J-Lyric. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
3. "KODA KUMI"Gentle Words"". Recochoku. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
4. "SATO Healthcare Co., Ltd". SATO. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
5. "(koda kumi) KODA REKI". KODA REKI. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
6. "Gentle Words". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

1. avex network inc. (2005), Koda Kumi Official Web Site
2. Oricon Style (2005), Ranking - Oricon Style