Endless Story
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"ENDLESS STORY" | ||
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Single by Yuna Ito | ||
from the album HEART... | ||
Released | September 7, 2005 | |
Format | CD single | |
Genre | J-pop | |
Length | 00:05:02 | |
Label | Sony Music of Japan | |
Chart positions | ||
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Yuna Ito singles chronology | ||
"ENDLESS STORY" (2005) |
"Faith / Pureyes" (2006) |
"ENDLESS STORY" is the first single released by Yuna Ito. This single was released under the name REIRA starring YUNA ITO. "ENDLESS STORY" was used in the movie NANA in which Yuna played the character Reira Serizawa. "ENDLESS STORY" peaked at #2 on both the daily and weekly charts its first week, but in upcoming weeks it was able to hit #1 on the daily charts on multiple occasions, but was unable to reach #1 on the weekly charts. At the end of 2005, "ENDLESS STORY" was named the "Best Love Song of 2005" by the Oricon magazine. It also holds the record for the most downloaded debut song for a female artist. On Janaury 24, 2007, according to a oricon blog, Endless Story was still charting, and at no.144 for that week, and now 471,099 copies are sold.
"ENDLESS STORY" is a cover of the song "If I'm Not In Love With You" by Dawn Thomas.
[edit] Tracklist
- ENDLESS STORY
- JOURNEY
- ENDLESS STORY -instrumental-
- JOURNEY -instrumental-
[edit] Live Performances
- September 9, 2005 — Music Station
- September 23, 2005 — PopJam
- November 4, 2005 — Music Station
- December 23, 2005 — Music Station SUPER LIVE
- December 31, 2005 — Kouhaku Uta Gassen
- December 31, 2005 — CDTV 2005-2006 Special
- December 31, 2005 — Japan Record Awards
- March 9, 2006 — Japan Gold Disc Awards
- April 29, 2006 — Music Fair 21 - "ENDLESS STORY" and "Precious"
- December 10, 2006 - Domoto Kyodai
- February 2, 2007 - Music Station - "ENDLESS STORY" and "Precious"
[edit] Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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7 September 2005 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | #1 | ||
7 September 2005 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #2 | 471,099copies sold | 60+ weeks |
7 September 2005 | Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | #6 (Sept), #2 (Oct) | - | - |
7 September 2005 | Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | #20 (2005), #85 (2006) |