Gentle Words

Gentle Words is Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's ninth domestic solo single. The single charted at No. 15 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for ten weeks. The b-side "Saigo no Ame" (最後の雨 / Last Rain) is a cover of Yasushi Nakanishi's song of the same name.

"Gentle Words"
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Feel My Mind
ReleasedDecember 10, 2003 (JP)
Recorded2003
GenreJ-pop, R&B
Length26:19
LabelRhythm Zone
CD (RZCD-45099 (Japan)
Songwriter(s)Koda Kumi (words: "Gentle Words" & "Without Your Love")
D.A.I (music: "Gentle Words")
Daisuke Imai (words & music "Without Your Love")
Jun Natsume (words: "Saigo no Ame")
Takashi Tsushimi (music: "Saigo no Ame")
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Come with Me"
(2003)		 "Gentle Words"
(2003)		 "Crazy 4 U"
(2004)
Music video
"Gentle Words" on YouTube

Information

Gentle Words is Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's ninth domestic single under the avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. The single peaked low on the Oricon Singles Charts at No. 15, and remained on the chart for ten consecutive weeks.[1]

Despite coming off of the success of real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba, both this single and her last single, Come With Me, failed to break the top ten.[2]

The single did have one b-side, "Saigo no Ame," which was a cover of the song originally released by Yasushi Nakanishi in 1992.[3][4]

Promotional advertisements

"Gentle Words" was used in the advertisement for SATO Healthcare's sinus gel Stona (ストナ).[5][6]

Background narration

"I can’t create a hit song on my own . . . I felt depressed a lot." – Koda Kumi

Due to the low chart ranking of the single and its predecessor, COME WITH ME, Koda Kumi fell into a depression, feeling as though she was unable to create a song without a famous composer's help. However, she began to turn her frame of mind around, believing that when she finally made it, people wouldn't think she made it just because of a tie-in, but instead, because she was in the song. She then decided that she would continue and not let anything hold her back.

"I vowed to myself to continue to run towards my dream." – Koda Kumi[7]

Track listing
CD[8]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Gentle Words"Koda KumiD.A.Ih-wonder 
2."Without Your Love"Koda Kumi • Daisuke ImaiDaisuke ImaiDaisuke Imai 
3."Saigo no Ame (最後の雨 / Last Rain)"Jun NatsumeAKIRATsushimi Takashi 
4."Gentle Words" (Instrumental) DAIh-wonder 
5."Without Your Love" (Instrumental) Daisuke ImaiDaisuke Imai 
6."Saigo no Ame" (Instrumental) AKIRATsushimi Takashi 

Sales

Initial week estimate: 9,531
Total estimate: 27,164

Alternate versions
Gentle Words
  1. Gentle Words: Found on the single (2003) and corresponding album Feel My Mind (2004)
  2. Gentle Words [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2003)
Saigo no Ame
  1. Saigo no Ame: Found on the single (2003)
  2. Saigo no Ame [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2003)
  3. Saigo no Ame [Time Heals Version]: Found on BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~ (2007)

References
  1. "Gente Words / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. "COME WITH ME / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. "Jpop Recommend #133 Saigo no Ame by Yasushi Nakanishi". JPopAsia. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. "Yasushi Nakanishi "Saigo no Ame" lyrics". J-Lyric. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  5. "KODA KUMI"Gentle Words"". Recochoku. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  6. "SATO Healthcare Co., Ltd". SATO. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  7. "(koda kumi) KODA REKI". KODA REKI. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  8. "Gentle Words". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  1. avex network inc. (2005), Koda Kumi Official Web Site
  2. Oricon Style (2005), Ranking – Oricon Style
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