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"Softly" is the debut single of J-pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

singer, Leah Dizon

Leah Dizon

Leah Dizon is an American-born former gaijin tarento, singer, and model in Japan. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, she moved to Tokyo, Japan in 2006 to pursue a career in entertainment...

. It was released on February 14, 2007, the same day she released her second photobook Hello! Leah. The single faired moderately 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...

Charts, yet was quite a success for a debut single and has sold 48,554 copies to date.

Limited Edition Track listing

Softly
Everything Anything
Fever (Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

cover song)

Live performances

February 24, 2007 – Music Fighter – "Softly"
February 26, 2007 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ – "Softly"

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
February 14, 2007	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	5
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	7	20,058	48,554	4 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Singles Chart
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

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