ILY (Yokubō)

"ILY (Yokubō)"
Single by Olivia Lufkin
from the album Synchronicity
Released	February 3, 1999
Format	CD Single
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	T2ya
Olivia Lufkin singles chronology
"Together Now (1998 FIFA World Cup Theme)" (1998) "I.L.Y.: Yokubo" (1999) "Re-act" (1999)

"ILY (Yokubō)" (I.L.Y.～欲望～, "I Love You (Desire)") is Olivia's first solo single released on February 3, 1999 under the label Avex Trax. The song was written by T2ya.^[1] It peaked at 32nd place on the Oricon weekly singles chart and charted for four weeks.^[1] The single was used as an ending theme song in the TV show G Paradise, as well as in a commercial for Morinaga & Company.^[1]

Her debut single marks a shift away from the upbeat dance-pop oriented music from her days in D&D to a more alternative rock sound.^[2][3]

The music video was shot on January 17, 1999 at a studio in Japan.^[3]

Track listing

1. "I.L.Y. (Yokubō)" (I.L.Y.～欲望～)
2. "Hanabira" (花弁)
3. "I.L.Y. (Yokubō) (Instrumental)"
4. "Hanabira (Instrumental)"

References

1. "I.L.Y． ＯＬＩＶＩＡのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-05-12.
2. "allmusic ((( Olivia > Biography )))". Retrieved 2010-05-13.
3. "PV Report I.L.Y.〜欲望〜" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. January 17, 1999. Archived from the original on April 24, 2001. Retrieved February 4, 2014.