"Hello" is the third single by Japanese recording artist Aya Ueto

Aya Ueto

is a Japanese actress, singer, model, tarento, and occasional radio personality. Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Ueto was discovered when she participated in the 7th Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize...

. It was released on February 26, 2002 as the third and final single from Ueto's debut studio album Ayaueto

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Overview

The single was released in two formats: the limited edition, which includes a bonus DVD featuring the music video for "Hello," and standard CD-only edition. "Hello" was written and produced by T2ya

T2ya

T2ya, born on May 14, is a Japanese songwriter and keyboardist from Gunma Prefecture. In 1990s, he supported the agency Rising Production, which later renamed to Vision Factory. He wrote both the music and the lyrics of Olivia Lufkin's "I.L.Y...

, marking their third consecutive collaboration. CDJournal described the song as a "lyrical and melancholy ballad." Initially, the song "Ambition," which appears on Ueto's debut studio album Ayaueto

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, was set to be released as the third single, however, ultimately, "Hello" was handpicked by Ueto instead.

In addition to the title track and its instrumental version, the single also includes three remixes. "Hello (Symphony Modulation Style)" was used in commercials for the Lotte

Lotte (conglomerate)

Lotte Co., Ltd. is a South Korean-Japanese Jaebeol and one of the largest food and shopping groups in South Korea and Japan. Lotte was established in June 1948, in Tokyo, by Japanese-educated, Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-Ho – also known as...

 ice cream Soh, starring Ueto herself.

Chart performance

"Hello" debuted on the 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...

 Daily Singles chart at number 6 on February 26, 2003 and climbed to number 5 the following day. It peaked at number 10 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 22,994 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for nine weeks and has sold a total of 40,555 copies.

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
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...  Daily Singles	5
Oricon Weekly Singles	10
SoundScan Nielsen SoundScan Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...  Japan Weekly Singles (limited edition)	12

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Japan	February 26, 2003	CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , CD+DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....	Pony Canyon Pony Canyon is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...
Taiwan	March 6, 2003	CD