Jewel (song)
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| Song by Ayumi Hamasaki | |||||
| Album | Secret | ||||
| Released | 2006 | ||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | J-pop | ||||
| Length | 4:16 | ||||
| Label | avex trax | ||||
| Writer | Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
| Producer | Max Matsuura | ||||
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Jewel is an album track on Ayumi Hamasaki's eighth studio album Secret, released November 29, 2006. "Jewel", which was originally rumoured to be the album's 3rd single with "1 Love" as its b-side, was written by Hamasaki herself, arranged by Shingo Kobayashi and was composed by Tetsuya Yukumi.[1]
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[edit] Music video
The music video, directed by Wataru Takeishi, is one of the most expensive music videos ever made, allegedly costing over 100 million yen (nearly $1 million USD) to produce. It is mainly composed of scenes featuring Hamasaki adorned in diamonds at a winter-like set.
[edit] Personnel
- Words - Ayumi Hamasaki
- Music - Tetsuya Yukumi
- Arrangement - Shingo Kobayashi
- Programming & Acoustic Piano - Shingo Kobayashi
- Additional B.G. Vocal - Junko Hirotani
- Mixing - Koji Morimoto
[edit] Live performances
The song "Jewel" was the lead song for the album's promotion, accounting for 11 of 12 TV performances between October and December 2006; the only song other than "Jewel" for a TV performance was "1 Love." "Jewel" was also performed in a special orchestra version three (consecutive) times.
- October 13, 2006 – Music Station Fall Special
- November 13, 2006 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
- November 24, 2006 – Music Station
- November 24, 2006 – Music Fighter
- November 29, 2006 – 130,000,000 Choose Best Artist 2006 (~orchestra version~)
- December 1, 2006 – Music Station (~orchestra version~)
- December 6, 2006 – FNS (~orchestra version~)
- December 8, 2006 – PopJam
- December 22, 2006 – Music Station Super Live
- December 24, 2006 – Happy X-Mas Show 2006
- December 31, 2006 – 57th Kouhaku
[edit] References
- ^ Yahoo! Music Japan. Hamasaki Ayumi - Secret. Retrieved on November 29, 2006.
