Released July 26, 2006 Recorded 2006 | Format CD, DVD Label Rhythm Zone | |
Genre J-pop, R&B, rock, house 4 Hot Wave
(2006) Yume no Uta/Futari de...
(2006) | ||
"4 Hot Wave" is Japanese singer Koda Kumi's 32nd single on the Rhythm Zone label. It charted at #2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for seventeen weeks. The sales for the single became her highest selling single, even surpassing the total sales of real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba in less than three weeks. It became her highest debut single and reclaimed the title of Highest Debut Sales Female Artists, previously held by Ayumi Hamasaki's Blue Bird.
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4 hot wave is singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's thirty-second single and is her first quadruple a-side, with each song containing a corresponding music video. It hit #2 on the Oricon Weekly charts and reclaimed the Highest Debut Sales Female Artists from Ayumi Hamasaki.
The sales for 4 hot wave made it her highest selling single, even surpassing the total sales of real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba in less than three weeks. Within its first week, the single sold 207,484 copies, with 489,000 in total. Despite losing the number-one spot to KinKi Kids' Natu Moyou, 4 hot wave outsold them by over 80,000 copies. At the end of the year, the single ranked #2 on Highest Selling Single Female Artist, losing out to Naoru Amane's Taiyou no Uta, which was used in her film Midnight Sun.
Due to the single's success, it reclaimed the title of Highest Debut Sales Female Artists, from Ayumi Hamasaki's Blue Bird, which had originally taken the title from Koda Kumi's previous single, Koi no Tsubomi.
The single was Kumi's first quadruple a-side, with each song's music video tying together into one story. The single's artwork was shot in Morocco while Kumi was in the country shooting for her new photo-book Maroc. The videos for With your smile and I'll be there were shot in Australia, with I'll be there shot on Fraser Island.
"Ningyo-hime" was certified gold for full-length cellphone downloads.
Television advertisements
I'll be there was featured in a television advertisement for Sea Breeze, a sun-tan lotion company.
Juicy was featured as a television advertisement for jewelry company GemCerey's Binary Face necklace, which was designed by Koda Kumi.
With Your Smile was the image song for NTV's Pride & Spirit 2006 Nippon Professional Baseball and featured in a Dwango commercial.
Ningyo-hime (人魚姫 / Mermaid Princess) was featured in a Vodafone 705T television advertisement.
Music videos
The music videos tie-in together to show a story about rival treasure hunters attempting to gain a triad treasure.
While Ningyo-hime was shown to be a doll in the music video, she would perform it as a mermaid princess in her tour for the corresponding album, Black Cherry.
Live performances
During the single's promotion, Koda Kumi performed the songs at several events, including:
Track listing
(Official track list)
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Alternate versions
- Juicy: found on the single and corresponding album Black Cherry (2006)
- Juicy [Pink Chameleons remix]: found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 4 (2012)
- 人魚姫: found on the single and corresponding album Black Cherry (2006)
- 人魚姫 [N15H vs. Heavens Wire D'n'B remix]: found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)
- With your smile: found on the single and corresponding album Black Cherry (2006)
- With your smile [Groovehacker$ remix]: found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 3 (2011)