Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru

"Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru"
Single by Ken Hirai
Released	October 21, 2009
Format	Maxi single
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop
Length	18:37
Label	DefStar Records
Writer(s)	Ken Hirai, Kōki Mitani, Nao Tanaka
Ken Hirai singles chronology
"Candy" (2009) "Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru" (2009)
Alternative cover Limited edition cover

"Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru" (僕は君に恋をする, lit. "I Will Love You") is Ken Hirai's thirty-second single, released on October 21, 2009, just a month after "Candy". The single was released in two formats: limited CD+DVD and regular CD only editions. The title song was written for the movie Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu (僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ I'll Give You My First Love), starring Mao Inoue and Masaki Okada.^[1]

In 2011, the song was certified as being downloaded more than 500,000 times as a full-length download to cellphones.^[2]

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru (僕は君に恋をする Fall in love with You)"	Ken Hirai	K. Hirai	5:12
2.	"Hitori ja Nai (一人じゃない Not Alone)"	Kōki Mitani	K. Hirai	4:50
3.	"Catch You"	K. Hirai	K. Hirai, Nao Tanaka	3:26
4.	"Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru (Less Vocal)"		K. Hirai	5:09

Limited Edition DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	""Ken's Bar II" Release Party Special!"

Charts

Oricon sales chart

Release	Oricon Singles Charts	Peak Position	Debut Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
October 21, 2009	Daily Chart	2		60,379	5 weeks
	Weekly Chart	3	30,034
	Monthly Chart (October 2009)	10
	Yearly Chart (2009)	87

Billboard Japan sales chart

Release	Chart	Peak Position
October 21, 2009	Billboard Japan Hot 100	1
	Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay	1
	Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales	3

Physical sales charts

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Daily Singles Chart	2
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	3
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	10
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	87
Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart[3] (Taiwan)
Soundscan Singles Chart (CD+DVD)[4]	3
Soundscan Singles Chart (CD-Only)[5]	15

Chart procession and succession

References

1. 平井堅、井上真央主演の純愛映画に主題歌を書き下ろし. Oricon (in Japanese). June 30, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
2. レコード協会調べ　2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
3. 五大唱片 (日韓榜)
4. 週刊 CDソフト TOP20 Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
5. 週刊 CDソフト TOP20 Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Ken Hirai Official Web Site