Gift (Kanjani Eight song)
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"GIFT" is the triple single release by the Japanese
boyband Kanjani8
. This release is three singles making up their 11th, 12th, and 13th single. It spanned across three days during Christmas week. Each release two different songs on each one, except for Green which has three songs, with album art representing the color theme of each single. GIFT was advertised to be a " GIFT to the fans " by the group themselves, so in result the three singles were sold at a special price of 888 yen and were a limited press release.
The "GIFT" singles have a total of seven different Christmas themed songs, which some were written and/or composed by members of the group themselves. Shota Yasuda
designed the label for the single while Kanjani8 collectively took the pictures of the backstage activities as well providing the creative ideas for the jacket design. Like the previous singles since "It's My Soul
", member Tadayoshi Okura
dresses up as Santa Claus as the singles' gag for this release. He appears in the outfit on "Gift ~Green~", completing the group picture that spans across the back of all three singles.
On December 29, 2009, it was announced that Kanjani8 had broken an Oricon
record by having three singles released on three consecutive days monopolize the top ten weekly rankings by gaining the top three. This had been the first time ever for an album or single release to do this and when asked about it, member You Yokoyama had express that "Being the first to have a three day consecutive release and be the first to have it in the top 1, 2, 3 spots make me really happy."
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boyband Kanjani8
Kanjani Eight
is a seven-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency, Johnny & Associates, and signed to Imperial Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern enka group", though after the year 2006, their...
. This release is three singles making up their 11th, 12th, and 13th single. It spanned across three days during Christmas week. Each release two different songs on each one, except for Green which has three songs, with album art representing the color theme of each single. GIFT was advertised to be a " GIFT to the fans " by the group themselves, so in result the three singles were sold at a special price of 888 yen and were a limited press release.
The "GIFT" singles have a total of seven different Christmas themed songs, which some were written and/or composed by members of the group themselves. Shota Yasuda
Shota Yasuda
is a member of the popular Japanese male idol unit Kanjani8 of Johnny & Associates. He is the group's guitarist, and one of its main rappers. He was previously guitarist of Kansai Johnny's Jr unit V.WEST before it was absorbed to form Kanjani8.-History:...
designed the label for the single while Kanjani8 collectively took the pictures of the backstage activities as well providing the creative ideas for the jacket design. Like the previous singles since "It's My Soul
It's My Soul
is the seventh single released by the Japanese boyband Kanjani8. The song follows the same disco/funk trend that its predecessor and album featured. There were two versions of this single released, with the limited edition single featuring a special double secret sticker.This single also is the...
", member Tadayoshi Okura
Tadayoshi Okura
is a Japanese idol, singer and actor. He is from Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan. He's a member of popular boys band under Johnny & Associates called Kanjani8 .-Biography:He respects Go Morita from V6, he is the reason that Okura joined Johnny & Associates....
dresses up as Santa Claus as the singles' gag for this release. He appears in the outfit on "Gift ~Green~", completing the group picture that spans across the back of all three singles.
On December 29, 2009, it was announced that Kanjani8 had broken an Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
record by having three singles released on three consecutive days monopolize the top ten weekly rankings by gaining the top three. This had been the first time ever for an album or single release to do this and when asked about it, member You Yokoyama had express that "Being the first to have a three day consecutive release and be the first to have it in the top 1, 2, 3 spots make me really happy."
White
Green
- "One day in winter"
- "Snow White"
Charts
| Single | Day/Week | Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Chart |
Peak Position | Sales Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Day 1 | Oricon Daily Ranking | 1 | 23,977 |
| Week 1 | Oricon Weekly Ranking | 1 | 134,811 | |
| Month | Oricon Monthly Ranking | 2 | ||
| Year | Oricon Monthly Ranking | 44 | 136,003 | |
| Red | Day 1 | Oricon Daily Ranking | 1 | 26,686 |
| Week 1 | Oricon Weekly Ranking | 2 | 132,887 | |
| Month | Oricon Monthly Ranking | 3 | ||
| Year | Oricon Monthly Ranking | 46 | 133,978 | |
| Green | Day 1 | Oricon Daily Ranking | 1 | 55,714 |
| Week 1 | Oricon Weekly Ranking | 3 | 135,210 | |
| Month | Oricon Monthly Ranking | 4 | ||
| Year | Oricon Monthly Ranking | 43 | 136,508 |