is BoA

BoA

Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....

's 17th Japanese single, and fifth lowest selling, recently it has been able to exceed the sales of her 16th single Make a Secret

Make a Secret

"Make a Secret" is BoA's sixteenth Japanese single, and fifth lowest selling. The title track was used for a Kose Fasio commercial, and although the A-side track, "Make a Secret", was promoted, the B-side, "Long Time No See", won more acclaim and praise from fans...

. The title track was unexpectedly previewed at the Lipton

Lipton

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 event on October 15, and the song was reminiscent of some of her earlier songs such as Valenti

Valenti

Valenti was released in 2003 and is BoA's highest selling Japanese album and sold over 1.2 million copies.Valenti debuted at number on the weekly charts with over 615,000 copies in its first week. It was also number one in its second week with another 222,000 copies sold...

 (with the same writer and producer). This was the third single for BoA's then-upcoming album, Outgrow

Outgrow

Outgrow is BoA's 4th original Japanese album. The album features the singles Do the Motion, Make a Secret, Dakishimeru, and Everlasting. The album also features the track "First Snow" from BoA's special digital single, Merry Christmas from BoA...

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Overview

Released on November 23, 2005, "Dakishimeru", although combining the famous duo that made her famous (writer Natsumi Watanabe and producer Kazuhiro Hara) would again have poor sales but would sell slightly more than her previous single, "Make a Secret

Make a Secret

"Make a Secret" is BoA's sixteenth Japanese single, and fifth lowest selling. The title track was used for a Kose Fasio commercial, and although the A-side track, "Make a Secret", was promoted, the B-side, "Long Time No See", won more acclaim and praise from fans...

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Commercial endorsements

The "Dakishimeru" music video was featured in commercials for the Japanese music site, music.jp.

Music video

The music video for "Dakishimeru" was shot in an undisclosed location and features three scenes: BoA

BoA

Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....

 and her dancers dancing in a "club environment", BoA

BoA

Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....

 wearing a "Deluxe" shirt and standing on a stand (as the camera whirls around her) in front of a purple backdrop, and the last in which BoA

BoA

Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....

 is sitting in/standing by a car (a Lotus Elise

Lotus Elise

The 1996 Lotus Elise weighed . Because of its relatively low weight, it was able to accelerate 0- in 5.8 seconds despite its relatively low power output of...

). There are also short scenes in which BoA

BoA

Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....

 walks down a staircase in each of the three outfits she wears in the video. A small controversy surrounding the music video arose when a screen-cap of the music video was captured revealing a small glimpse of BoA

BoA

Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....

's undergarments. The video has also caught attention for its similarity to Mika Nakashima

Mika Nakashima

is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...

's 'Seven' music video.

Track listing

1. Dakishimeru (抱きしめる)
2. Before You Said Goodbye to Me
3. Dakishimeru (抱きしめる) (TV Mix)
4. Before You Said Goodbye to Me (TV Mix)

TV performances

• November 18, 2005 - NHK「POP JAM」
• November 21, 2005 - CX「HEY! HEY! HEY!」
• November 21, 2005 - YTV/NTV「ベストヒット歌謡祭2005」
• November 25, 2005 - ANB「MUSIC STATION」
• November 25, 2005 - NTV「Music Fighter」
• November 27, 2005 - Melodix
• December 1, 2005 - TBS「Utaban」
• December 2, 2005 - NTV「Music Fighter」
• December 23, 2005 -「Music Station 20th anniversary celebration special pro SUPER LIVE 2005」TV Asahi
• December 31, 2005 - 「56th NHK Khohaku」

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
November 23, 2005	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	7
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	9	58,436	10 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	149