Promise/Star

"Promise/Star"
Song

Promise/Star is the first double a-side single by Japanese artist Koda Kumi. It was the final single released before her first compilation album, Best ~first things~. It managed to chart at #4 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks.

Promise was used as the ending theme on the TV Asahi show Telechika, while Star was used as a promotional campaign for the Nintendo DS game Urusei Yatsura: Endless Summer.

A "full version" of the music video for Star was never released.

Track listing

(Source)

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Promise"	Koda Kumi	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	4:48
2.	"Star"	Koda Kumi	Kosuke Morimoto	h-wonder	4:07
3.	"Promise" (Instrumental)		Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	4:48
4.	"Star" (Instrumental)		Kosuke Morimoto	h-wonder	4:03

DVD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Promise" (Music Video)	Koda Kumi	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	5:08
2.	"Star [Short Version]" (Music Video)	Koda Kumi	Kosuke Morimoto	1:36
3.	"Promise/Star" (Making Video)			9:08

Chart history

Oricon 2005 Singles Top 999

Chart position: #165

Charts and sales

Oricon Ranking (Weekly)
4

Sales

First week estimate: 34,589 Total estimate: 61,312

Alternate Versions

Promise

1. Promise: Found on the single and corresponding album Best ~first things~ (2005)
2. Promise [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2005)
3. Promise [ELMER VoVo Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 6 (2014)

References

1. Avex Network (2005), Koda Kumi Official Web Site
2. Oricon Style (2005), Ranking – Oricon Style