Moon (EP)

"Moon"
Single by Koda Kumi featuring Fergie
from the album Trick
Released	June 11, 2008
Format	Compact disc, digital download
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop, R&B
Label	Rhythm Zone
Certification	Gold (RIAJ)
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Anytime" (2008) "Moon" (2008) "Taboo" (2008)
Fergie singles chronology "Labels or Love" (2008) "That Ain't Cool" (2008) "Just Stand Up!" (2008)

Moon (stylized as MOON) is the 40th single released in Japan by soloist Koda Kumi. Much like her her past summer single FREAKY and 4 hot wave, MOON carried four songs. It charted at #2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for nineteen weeks.^[1] It was released in CD and CD+DVD editions, with the limited editions of both versions carrying the "Piano Version" of Moon Crying.^[2]

MOON is certified Gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies. It is her last single to pass the 100,000 mark in Oricon sales to date. Moon Crying was certified triple platinum for 750,000 downloads in January 2014.^[3]

Background Information and Promotion

That Ain't Cool, which featured American artist Fergie from The Black Eyed Peas, and Once Again were not used as a promotional theme song, whereas Moon Crying and Lady Go! were:

Moon Crying was used as the theme song for the TV Asahi drama PUZZLE (パズル / PAZURU).^[4]

Lady Go! was used as the promotional song for KOSE's "Glamorous Hunter" under the Visée line.^[5][6]

Music Videos

That Ain't Cool feat. Fergie was directed by Fatima Robinson and was shot in Atlanta, Georgia and premiered on MTV Japan on May 29, 2008. An "album version" was placed on her seventh studio album, TRICK, and featured a story line.

Track Listing

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Moon Crying"	Koda Kumi	Miwa Furuse	h-wonder • Jun Abe	5:45
2.	"That Ain't Cool feat. Fergie"	Koda Kumi • Fergie • Keith Harris	Keith Harris		3:31
3.	"Once Again"	PUSHIM	PUSHIM • Shunya Mori	PUSHIM • Shunya Mori	4:41
4.	"Lady Go!"	Koda Kumi	Kousuke Morimoto	Yusuke Tanaka	4:54
5.	"Moon Crying" (Piano Version)	Koda Kumi		h-wonder • Jun Abe	5:48
6.	"Moon Crying" (Instrumental)		Miwa Furuse	h-wonder • Jun Abe	5:45
7.	"That Ain't Cool" (Instrumental)		Koda Kumi • Fergie • Keith Harris	Keith Harris	3:32
8.	"Once Again" (Instrumental)		PUSHIM • Shunya Mori	PUSHIM • Shunya Mori	4:40
9.	"Lady Go!" (Instrumental)		Kousuke Morimoto	Yusuke Tanaka	4:52

DVD: Music videos
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Moon Crying" (Music Video)
2.	"That Ain't Cool feat. Fergie" (Music Video)
3.	"Moon Crying" (Making Video)
4.	"That Ain't Cool feat. Fergie" (Making Video)
5.	"Moon Crying" (from 「Live Tour 2008 ～Kingdom～」 2008.5.15 @Yoyogi National Gymnasium)

Charts Chart (2010) Peak position Japan Oricon Weekly Single Chart[7] 2

Sales and Certifications Country Provider Sales Certification Japan RIAJ 141,000+ Gold[8]

Alternate Versions

Moon Crying

1. Moon Crying: Found on the single (2008) and corresponding album TRICK (2009)
2. Moon Crying [Piano Version]: Found on the single (2008)
3. Moon Crying [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2008)
4. Moon Crying [GTS SH Club Mix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 3 (2011)

Lady Go!

1. Lady Go!: Found on the single (2008)
2. Lady Go! [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2008)
3. Lady Go! [DJ KOMORI Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 6 (2014)

References

1. "MOON / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
2. "Moon (SINGLE+DVD)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
3. レコード協会調べ　1月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
4. "KODA KUMI / MOON[DVD JACKET A]". Suruga. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
5. "Kose Visee Fall 2008 Collection". Makeup for Life. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
6. "Pub Visee♫Lady Go♫". DailyMotion. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
7. "検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-11-01.
8. ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2008年06月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2010-11-01.

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