"Yesterday Love" (stylized as "YESTERDAY LOVE") is a song by Japanese singer songwriter Mai Kuraki, taken from her eleventh studio album Smile (2017). It was released on January 11, 2017 digitally and as a video single by Northern Music. The song was used as the ending fifty-third theme to the animation TV program Case Closed.

"Yesterday Love"
Standard edition cover
Single by Mai Kuraki
from the album Smile
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
Recorded2017
GenreJ-pop
Length4:55
LabelNorthern Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mai Kuraki singles chronology
"Muteki na Heart" / "Stand by You"
(2014)
"Yesterday Love"
(2017)
"Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou)"
(2017)
Music video
"Yesterday Love" on YouTube

Commercial performance

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"Yesterday Love" debuted at number 6 on the Oricon Weekly Blu-ray Chart and has sold over 6,000 copies.

Live performance

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On January 14, 2017, Kuraki performed "Yesterday Love" and "Love, Day After Tomorrow" on Music Fair. In the performance of "Love, Day After Tomorrow", she collaborated with Ami, Reina Washio and Shizuka, the members of the Japanese girl group, E-girls.[1]

On January 27, 2017, Kuraki performed the song on Music Station.[2]

Music video

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A short version of the official music video was first released on Kuraki's official YouTube account on 29 December 2016. The video adopts the technique of Virtual reality. As of August 2022, it has received over 380,000 views on YouTube. The video was directed by Atsunori Toshi.

Track listing

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DVD, Blu-ray
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Yesterday Love" (Music video) 
Digital download, CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Yesterday Love"
  • Kuraki
  • Nagato
  • Kubota
  • Tsurusawa
4:55
Total length:4:55

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon) 6

Certification and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) 6,099 (physical sales)

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Japan January 11, 2017 Digital download Northern Music
DVD (Standard edition)
Blu-ray (Standard edition)
DVD+Blu-ray (Limited edition)
DVD+Blu-ray (Musing & FC edition)
CD single (Exclusive release for rental CD stores)

References

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  1. ^ "次回「MUSIC FAIR」に倉木麻衣、E-girls、Flower、A.B.C-Z". Natalie. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. ^ "菅田将暉、坂口健太郎らが出演!1月のミュージックステーションを定点観測すると今のJ-POPシーンが見えてくる!". M-ON! MUSIC. Retrieved 2018-03-10.