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Tookutemo

"Tookutemo" (遠くても, lit. "Being Distant") is fifth single by Japanese recording artist Kana Nishino, taken from her debut album, Love One. (2009). It contains a guest verse from Japanese rapper Wise and was released by SME Records on March 18, 2009. "Tookutemo" was composed by Giorgio Cancemi and was collaboratively written by Nishino and Wise. Musically, the song is a pop ballad influenced by R&B music and is based it off of both Nishino's and Wise's own experiences on the long-distance relationship topic. The song was released on Nishino's twentieth birthday.

"Tookutemo"
Single by Kana Nishino featuring Wise
from the album Love One.
B-side"Girls Just Want to Have Fun Saturday☆Night feat. GIORGIO 13"
ReleasedMarch 18, 2009
Genre
LabelSME Records
Songwriter(s)
Composer(s)Giorgio Cancemi
Kana Nishino featuring Wise singles chronology
"Make Up"
(2009) 		"Tookutemo"
(2009) 		"Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara"
(2009)

"Tookutemo" received positive reviews from most music critics, some of whom considered it to be a highlight from her discography. Commercially, the song is widely considered to be her breakthrough. It became her first single to crack the top 50 of the Oricon Singles Chart by peaking at number 40. The song also peaked within the top 20 of the Japan Hot 100 and received a double platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for selling over 500,000 legal downloads in the country; becoming her first work to receive a certification. To promote the single, Nishino included it on several of her concert tours.

Background and composition

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"Tookutemo feat. WISE"
"Tookutemo" is a pop and R&B ballad with lyrics revolving around a long-distance relationship.
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With "Tookutemo" being composed by Giorgio Cancemi, the song was written by Nishino and Wise.[1] The second B-side track is a cover of Cyndi Lauper's signature song.[1] Nishino sampled and covered this song because she was the opening act for Lauper's Japan Tour in September 2008.[2] Female models Tomoko Tamogami, Rumi Itabashi, Kazue Nakai, Mirei Ueda, and Ayano Iwamura participated in the chorus.[3] "Saturday☆Night" was written by both Nishino and Cancemi.[1]

Musically, "Tookutemo" is an R&B-pop ballad that speaks about long-distance relationships.[4] The song was created based on Nishino's own experience of a long-distance relationship in the past.[4] The lyrics describe the view from the Sky-Boat Ferris wheel, the symbol of Sunshine Sakae, and the cityscape seen from the Ferris wheel.[5][6] Saturday☆Night is an upbeat dance pop song that features a guest appearance from Cancemi credited under GIORGIO 13.[4]

Music video

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The music video for "Tookutemo" was directed by Choku.[7] Kumiko Funayama, a model for Popteen at the time, and Ayumu Sato, a model for Men's Egg, appeared in the music video for the song.[8] The two were in a relationship at the time, and Sato even appeared in a special feature in Popteen, but they revealed that they broke up three months after the song's release.[9]

Release and reception

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"Tokuutemo" was taken as the lead single from Nishino's debut record, Love One. (2009).[1] It premiered in Japan on March 18, 2009 via SME Records in two formats; a CD single and digital download. "Tookutemo" was used as an ending theme of the Chūkyō TV late-night program SAKAE TA☆RO for the month of March 2009.[5] Upon its release, the single received positive reviews from music critics. A member of CD Journal praised the track's production and Nishino's songwriting, saying that she turns even ordinary words into treasures.[10] Furthermore, Alexey Eremenko of AllMusic selected it amongst her best singles.[11]

Commercially, "Tookutemo" became her breakthrough in Japan. It became her first single to crack the top 40 on the Oricon Singles Chart by peaking at number 40,[12] while also peaking at number 36 on Billboard Japan's Top Singles Sales chart.[13] "Tookutemo" found more success on the Japan Hot 100 by peaking at number 17.[14] The track was certified platinum by the RIAJ for selling over 500,000 legal downloads, her first song to receive a certification.[15]

Live performances and other appearances

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"Tookutemo" was included in her first arena tour Kanayan Tour 2012 ~Arena~,[16] her Love Collection Tour ~pink & mint~ tour,[17] as well as Kana Nishino Dome Tour 2017 "Many Thanks".[18] Besides its appearance on Love One., the song was also included in the tracklist for her greatest hits albums Love Collection 〜mint〜[19] and ALL TIME BEST ~Love Collection 15th Anniversary~.[20]

Track listing

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Brave track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Tookutemo feat. Wise" (遠くても; Being Distant)
Giorgio Cancemi5:45
2."Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
4:51
3."Saturday☆Night feat. GIORGIO 13"
  • Kana Nishino
  • GIORGIO 13
Giorgio Cancemi4:44
Total length:15:18

Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Chart (Oricon)[12] 40
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[14] 17
Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan)[13] 36

Certifications

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Certifications for "Tookutemo"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[15] 2× Platinum 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Nishino, Kana (2009). 遠くても (Liner notes). Kana Nishino feat. Wise. Japan: SME Records. SECL-766.
  2. ^ "西野カナのプロフィール". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ^ "西野カナ、カリスマ・ギャル・モデルとレコーディング" (in Japanese). Bark News. March 18, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c CD Journal Staff (March 18, 2009). "Kana Nishino – Tookutemo feat.WISE [CD]". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "SUNSHINE SAKAE" (in Japanese). June 23, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "遠くても写真館". 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  7. ^ "遠くても feat.WISE" (in Japanese). Space Shower. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "西野カナ×佐藤歩×WISE×ヤマジ、"春恋始業式"に5千人" (in Japanese). Livedoor. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  9. ^ "イケメン美容師と熱愛のくみっきー、過去には男性不信も告白　これまでの恋愛を振り返る". 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  10. ^ CD Journal Staff (June 24, 2009). "Kana Nishino – LOVE one. [CD]". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  11. ^ Eremenko, Alexey (2015). "Kana Nishino – Song Highlights". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "遠くても feat.WISE 西野カナ". Oricon. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Top Singles Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  14. ^ a b "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  15. ^ a b "GOLD DISC 2017年1月度" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). March 10, 2017. p. 14.
  16. ^ Kanayan Tour 2012 ~Arena~ (Live DVD). Kana Nishino. 2012. SEBL-154.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Love Collection Tour ~pink & mint~ (Live DVD). Kana Nishino. 2013. SEBL-174~5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ Kana Nishino Dome Tour 2017 "Many Thanks" (Live DVD). Kana Nishino. 2018. SEBL-246.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ Citations regarding the physical formats of To Love:
  20. ^ ALL TIME BEST 〜Love Collection 15th Anniversary〜 (CD liner notes). Kana Nishino. SME Records. 2024. SECL-2960.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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