Promise/Star

"Promise/Star"
"Promise" CD only cover
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Best: First Things
Released	September 7, 2005 (JP)
Format	CD, CD+DVD
Genre	Promise J-pop, R&B Star Electronica, dance, house, J-pop
Length	17:50
Label	Rhythm Zone RZCD-45242/B (Japan, CD+DVD) RZCD-45243 (Japan, CD)
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Flower" (2005) "Promise/Star" (2005) "You" (2005)
Alternative cover "Star" CD only cover

Promise/Star is the first double a-side single by Japanese artist Koda Kumi. It was the final single released before her first compilation album, Best ~first things~.^[1] It managed to chart at #4 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks.^[2]

Promise was used as the ending theme on the TV Asahi show Telechika, while Star was used as a promotional campaign for the Nintendo DS game Urusei Yatsura: Endless Summer.^[3]

A "full version" of the music video for Star was never released.

Track listing

(Source^[4])

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Promise"	Koda Kumi	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	4:48
2.	"Star"	Koda Kumi	Kosuke Morimoto	h-wonder	4:07
3.	"Promise" (Instrumental)		Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	4:48
4.	"Star" (Instrumental)		Kosuke Morimoto	h-wonder	4:03

DVD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Promise" (Music Video)	Koda Kumi	Daisuke "D.I" Imai		5:08
2.	"Star [Short Version]" (Music Video)	Koda Kumi	Kosuke Morimoto		1:36
3.	"Promise/Star" (Making Video)				9:08

Chart history

Oricon 2005 Singles Top 999

Chart position: #165

Charts and sales

Oricon Ranking (Weekly)
4

Sales

First week estimate: 34,589 Total estimate: 61,312

Alternate Versions

Promise

1. Promise: Found on the single and corresponding album Best ~first things~ (2005)
2. Promise [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2005)
3. Promise [ELMER VoVo Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 6 (2014)

References

1. "Best ~First Things~". Discogs. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
2. "Promise/Star by Koda Kumi". Oricon. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
3. "Promise/Star CD+DVD". Play Asia. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
4. "Promise/Star". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

1. Avex Network (2005), Koda Kumi Official Web Site
2. Oricon Style (2005), Ranking – Oricon Style