Kana Nishino discography
Recordings by Japanese pop singer
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The discography of Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino consists of seven studio albums, six compilation albums, one EP, thirty-four singles and ten video albums. Nishino debuted in 2008 under Sony Music Japan, and gained national recognition with the singles "Tōkutemo" and "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" (2009). Nishino has released some of the most digitally successful songs in Japan: "Motto..." (2009), "Dear..." (2009), "Best Friend" (2010), "Aitakute Aitakute" (2010), "If" (2010) and "Kimi tte" (2010), all of which were certified million by the RIAJ.
Studio albums7
EPs1
Compilation albums4
Singles37
| Kana Nishino discography | |
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| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 37 |
| Video albums | 8 |
Nishino Kana has scored six number-one albums. She also had numerous chart-topping hits on the digital charts, establishing herself as an admirable force on the digital music charts of her native country. Her digital sales to date has reached over 46,000,000 downloads, making her one of the most successful female artists in digital chart history.[1] Nishino has sold over 5,000,000 physical records (singles included).
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[2][A] | Certifications | |||||||
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| JPN [3] |
KOR Int. [4][B][C] |
TWN [11] |
TWN East Asia [12][D] | ||||||||
| Love One. |
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4 | — | — | — | 222,000 | |||||
| To Love |
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1 | 46 | — | 6 | 729,000 |
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| Thank You, Love |
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1 | 98 | 14 | 6 | 379,000 |
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| Love Place |
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2 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 346,000 |
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| With Love |
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1 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 267,000 |
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| Just Love |
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1 | 9 | — | — | 312,000[E] |
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| Love It |
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2 | 11 | — | — | 153,000[F] |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[2] | Certifications | |||||||
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| JPN [3] |
KOR Int. [4] |
TWN [11] |
TWN East Asia [12] | ||||||||
| Love Collection: Pink |
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2 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 314,000 |
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| Love Collection: Mint |
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1 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 328,000 |
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| Secret Collection: Red |
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3 | — | N/a | 16 | 113,000 |
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| Secret Collection: Green |
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2 | — | — | — | 132,000 |
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| Love Collection 2: Pink |
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1 | 20 | — | — | 120,000[G] |
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| Love Collection 2: Mint |
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2 | 21 | — | — | 111,000[H] |
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| All Time Best: Love Collection 15th Anniversary |
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4 | — | — | — | 46,894 |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
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| JPN [3] | ||||
| Love Again |
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| Love Beat |
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9 |
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Singles
As a lead artist
2000s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN)[2] | Certifications | Album | ||
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| JPN [3] |
JPN Hot [27][I] | ||||||
| "I" | 2008 | 155 | 10 | 500 | Love One | ||
| "Glowly Days" | 126 | 22 | 1,000 | ||||
| "Style." | 57 | 67 | 3,000 | ||||
| "Make Up" | 2009 | 119 | 39 | 700 | |||
| "Tookutemo" (遠くても; "Even If You're Far Away") (featuring Wise) |
40 | 17 | 10,000 | ||||
| "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" (君に会いたくなるから; "Because I've Grown to Miss You") | 19 | 7 | 12,000 | ||||
| "Motto..." (もっと…; "More...") | 6 | 3 | 65,000 | To Love | |||
| "Dear..." | 7 | 3 | 53,000 | ||||
| "Maybe" | — |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||
2010s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN)[2] | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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| JPN [3] |
JPN Hot [27] |
TWN [11] |
TWN East Asia [12][J] | ||||||||
| "Best Friend" | 2010 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 71,000 | To Love | ||||
| "Aitakute Aitakute" (会いたくて 会いたくて; "I Miss You, I Miss You") | 2 | 4 | — | — | 97,000 | ||||||
| "If" | 5 | 6 | — | — | 91,000 | Thank You, Love | |||||
| "Kimi tte" (君って; "You") | 3 | 3 | — | 19 | 98,000 | ||||||
| "Distance" | 2011 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 61,000 | |||||
| "Esperanza" | 5 | 5 | — | 20 | 47,000 |
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| "Tatoe Donna ni..." (たとえ どんなに…; "No Matter If") | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 64,000 | Love Place | |||||
| "Sakura, I Love You?" | 2012 | 6 | 4 | — | 6 | 54,000 |
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| "Watashi-tachi" (私たち; "Us") | 6 | 7 | — | 8 | 53,000 |
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| "Go for It!!" | 7 | 6 | — | 7 | 45,000 | ||||||
| "Always" | 6 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 40,000 | Love Collection: Mint | |||||
| "Believe" | 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 39,000 | |||||
| "Namidairo" (涙色; "Tear-colored") | 14 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 28,000 |
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Love Collection: Pink | ||||
| "Sayonara" (さよなら; "Goodbye") | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 43,000 |
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With Love | ||||
| "We Don't Stop" | 2014 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 33,000 |
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| "Darling" | 6 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 42,000 | ||||||
| "Suki" (好き; "Love") | 9 | 4 | — | 8 | 25,000 |
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| "Moshi mo Unmei no Hito ga Iru no nara" (もしも運命の人がいるのなら; "What If I Had a Soulmate") | 2015 | 11 | 2 | N/a | — | 41,000 | Just Love | ||||
| "Torisetsu" (トリセツ; "User Manual") | 6 | 1 | N/a | 6 | 74,000 | ||||||
| "Anata no Sukina Tokoro" (あなたの好きなところ; "Things I Like About You") | 2016 | 5 | 2 | N/a | — | 33,000 |
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| "Dear Bride" | 9 | 5 | N/a | — | 37,000 | Love It | |||||
| "Pa" (パッ) | 2017 | 5 | 3 | N/a | — | 25,000 |
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| "Girls" | 7 | 11 | N/a | — | 21,000 | ||||||
| "Te Wo Tsunagu Riyuu" (手をつなぐ理由; "Reason to Hold Hands") | 7 | 6 | N/a | — | 20,000 | ||||||
| "I Love You" (アイラブユー) | 2018 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 25,000 |
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Love Collection 2: Pink | |||
| "Bedtime Story" | 7 | 6 | — | — | 25,000 |
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Love Collection 2: Mint | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||||||
2020s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN)[2] | Certifications | Album | ||
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| JPN Comb [113] |
JPN Hot [27] | ||||||
| "Eyes on You" | 2024 | 22 | 16 | Love Again | |||
| "With You" | 2025 | — | 77 | N/a | |||
| "Magical Starshine Makeup" | — | — | |||||
| "Kiminosei" | 2026 | — | — | ||||
| "Love Beat" (featuring NiziU) |
— | 34 | Love Beat | ||||
| "Power of Love" | — | TBA | TBA | N/a | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||
As a collaborating artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN)[2] | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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| JPN [3] |
JPN Hot [27][I] |
JPN RIAJ [K][L] | |||||||||
| "Aenakute mo" (会えなくても; "Even If We Can't Meet") (Wise featuring Kana Nishino) |
2009 | — | — | 9 | Love Quest | ||||||
| "Brave Heart" (Nerdhead featuring Kana Nishino) |
2010 | 24 | —[M] | — | 10,500 | Beginning of the End | |||||
| "Manatsu no Orion" (真冬のオリオン; "Midsummer Orion") (Infinity 16 welcomez Minmi & Kana Nishino) |
— | 47 | 3 | Infinity 16 Best | |||||||
| "By Your Side" (Wise featuring Kana Nishino) |
2011 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 7,400 | Heart Connection: Best Collaborations | |||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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| JPN Hot [27][I] |
JPN RIAJ [L] | ||||||||||
| "Kimi no Koe o" (君の声を; "Your Voice") (featuring Verbal (M-Flo) |
2009 | 55 | 5 |
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Love One | ||||||
| "Yours Only," (featuring Wise) |
— | 4 | Tribute: Maison de M-Flo | ||||||||
| "Alright" | 2011 | 34 | 4 |
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Thank You, Love | ||||||
| "Be Strong" | 2012 | 33 | — |
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Love Place | ||||||
| "Koisuru Kimochi" (恋する気持ち; "Loving Feeling") | 2014 | 91 | — | With Love | |||||||
| "No. 1" | 2015 | 3 | — | Secret Collection: Green | |||||||
| "A-gata no Uta" (A型のうた; "Blood Type-A Song") | 43 | — | Secret Collection: Red[N] | ||||||||
| "You & Me" | 2016 | 34 | — | Just Love | |||||||
| "Have a Nice Day" | 4 | — |
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| "Kimi ga Suki" (君が好き; "I Like You") | 26 | — |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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| JPN Hot [27][O] |
JPN RIAJ [L] | ||||||||||
| "Shitsuren Mode" (失恋モード; "Broken Heart Mode") (featuring Wise) |
2009 | — | 25 | "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" (single) | |||||||
| "Tōkutemo/Kimi Ai/Kimi Koe Mega Mix" (遠くても～君会い～君声 MEGA☆MIX; "No Matter How Far/Miss You/Your Voice Mega Mix") | — | 62 | Non-album song | ||||||||
| "Missing You" | — | 14 | "Motto..." (single) | ||||||||
| "One Way Love" | 2010 | — | 2 |
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"Best Friend" (single) | ||||||
| "Kon'ya wa Party Up" (今夜はPARTY UP; "Party Up Tonight") | — | 18 | |||||||||
| "Love Is Blind" | — | 3 |
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"Aitakute Aitakute" (single) | |||||||
| "Grab Bag" | — | 77 | |||||||||
| "Love & Smile" | — | 5 |
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To Love | |||||||
| "Summer Girl" (featuring Minmi) |
— | 8 | |||||||||
| "Kono Mama de" (このままで; "Just Like It Is Now") | — | 8 | |||||||||
| "You Are the One" | — | 64 | |||||||||
| "I'll Be There" | — | 28 | "If" (single) | ||||||||
| "Beautiful" | — | 20 | |||||||||
| "Christmas Love" | — | 9 | "Kimi tte" (single) | ||||||||
| "Girls Girls" | — | 50 | |||||||||
| "Beloved" | 2011 | — | 9 | "Distance" (single) | |||||||
| "Call Me Up" | — | 90 | |||||||||
| "Clap Clap!!" | — | 32 | Thank You, Love | ||||||||
| "Flower" | — | 22 | |||||||||
| "Together" | — | 65 | |||||||||
| "Just the Way You Are" | — | 46 | "Tatoe Donna ni..." (single) | ||||||||
| "Secret" | — | 58 | |||||||||
| "My Baby" | 2012 | — | 24 | "Sakura, I Love You?" (single) | |||||||
| "Sweet Sweet" | — | 50 | |||||||||
| "Happy Half Year!" | — | 8 | "Watashi-tachi" (single) | ||||||||
| "Love Like Crazy" | — | 24 | |||||||||
| "Happy Song" | 22 | — |
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"Always" (single) | |||||||
| "Still Love You" | 2014 | 83 | — | "Darling" (single) | |||||||
| "One More Time" | 2017 | 91 | — | "Te Wo Tsunagu Riyuu" (single) | |||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart. The RIAJ chart was discontinued in 2012. | |||||||||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "I Love Koi" (I♥恋; "I Love Love") (Karutetto featuring Kana Nishino) | 2009 | L.I.F.E. 2 |
| "Kono Kyoku Tomaru Made wa..." (この曲止まるまでは…; "I Love Love") (Taro Soul featuring Kana Nishino) | Soul Spiral |
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |||||||||
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| JPN DVD [3] |
JPN Blu-ray [3] |
TWN [159][P] | |||||||||
| Kanayan Tour 2011: Summer |
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4 | 9 | 7 | |||||||
| Love Voyage: A Place of My Heart |
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6 | 45 | 4 | |||||||
| Kanayan Tour 2012: Arena |
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2 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
| MTV Unplugged Kana Nishino |
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10 | 16 | 3 | |||||||
| Love Collection Tour: Pink & Mint |
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2 | 3 | — | |||||||
| With Love Tour |
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2 | 2 | — | |||||||
| Just Love Tour |
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1 | 4 | — | |||||||
| Dome Tour 2017 "Many Thanks" |
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2 | 8 | — | |||||||
| National Arena Tour 2018 "LOVE it Tour ~10th Anniversary~" |
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3 | 7 | — | |||||||
| Love Collection Live 2019 |
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1 | 6 | — | |||||||
| MV Collection: All Time Best 15th Anniversary |
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2 | 3 | — | |||||||
| Love Again Live 2024 |
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4 | 4 | — | |||||||
| Fall In Love With You Again Tour 2025 |
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2 | 3 | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Notes
- Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
- The Gaon Albums Chart was established in 2010.
- Combined sales figures for Just Love: 306,679 (physical sales) + 5,576 (digital sales).
- Combined sales figures for Love It: 142,984 (physical sales) + 9,986 (digital sales).
- Combined sales figures for Love Collection 2: Pink: 114,299 (physical sales) + 5,711 (digital sales).
- Combined sales figures for Love Collection 2: Mint: 107,022 (physical sales) + 4,221 (digital sales).
- Sources for chart positions are as follows: "I",[28] "Glowly Days",[29] "Style.",[30] "Make Up",[31] "Tōkutemo",[32] "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara",[33] "Kimi no Koe o",[34] "Motto...",[35] "Dear...",[36] "Best Friend",[37] "Aitakute Aitakute",[38] "If",[39] "Kimi tte",[40] "Manatsu no Orion",[41] "Distance",[42] "By Your Side",[43] "Esperanza",[44] "Alright",[45] "Tatoe Donna ni...",[46] "Sakura, I Love You?",[47] "Watashi-tachi",[48] "Go for It!!",[49] "Be Strong",[50] "Always",[51] "Happy Song",[52] "Believe",[53] "Namidairo",[54] "Sayonara",[55] "We Don't Stop",[56] "Darling",[57] "Still Love You",[57] "Suki",[58] "Koisuru Kimochi",[59] "Moshi mo Unmei no Hito ga Iru no nara",[60] "Torisetsu",[61] "No. 1",[62] "A-gata no Uta",[62] "Anata no Suki na Tokoro",[63] "Eyes on You",[64] "With You"[65]
- Week references for G-Music: "Kimi tte" 2010 week 45, "Esperanza" 2011 week 21, "Tatoe Donna ni..." 2011 week 46, "Sakura, I Love You?" 2012 week 14, "Watashi-tachi" 2012 week 21, "Go for It!!" 2012 week 30, "Always" 2012 week 45, "Namidairo" 2013 week 32, "Sayonara" 2013 week 48, "We Don't Stop" 2014 week 45, "Darling" 2014 week 33, "Suki" 2014 week 43, "Torisetsu".[77]
- The RIAJ Digital Track Chart is a depreciated chart that ran from 2009 until early 2012 and tracked full-length cellphone downloads.
- Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Aenakutemo",[114] "Shitsuren Mode",[115] "Kimi no Koe o",[116] "Tōkutemo/Kimi Ai/Kimi Koe Mega Mix",[117] "Yours Only",[118] "Missing You",[119] "One Way Love",[120] "Kon'ya wa Party Up",[121] "Love Is Blind",[122] "Grab Bag",[123] "Love & Smile",[124] "Summer Girl",[125] "You Are the One",[126] "Konomama",[127] "I'll Be There",[128] "Beautiful",[129] "Christmas Love",[130] "Girls Girls",[131] "Manatsu no Orion",[132] "Beloved",[133] "By Your Side",[134] "Call Me Up",[135] "Alright",[136] "Clap Clap!!",[137] "Flower",[138] "Together",[139] "Just the Way You Are",[140] "Secret",[141] "My Baby",[142] "Sweet Sweet",[143] "Happy Half Year!"[144] "Love Like Crazy".[145]
- Originally featured on the "Torisetsu" single in September 2015, "A-gata no Uta" was the leading promotional song for Secret Collection: Red.
- Week references for G-Music: Kanayan Tour 2011: Summer 2011 week 50, Love Voyage: A Place of My Heart 2012 week 51, Kanayan Tour 2012: Arena 2013 week 16, MTV Unplugged Kana Nishino 2013 week 51.