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[[Image:ayu-whatever.jpg|thumb|200px|8cm CD Art]]
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[[Image:ayu-whatever-reissue.jpg|thumb|200px|Re-Released CD Art]]
{{AlbumInfoBox|
 
| Name = WHATEVER
 
| Type = Single
 
| Artist = [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
 
| Cover = ayu-whatever.jpg
 
| Background = lightslategray
 
| Released = 10 February 1999
 
| Genre = [[Pop]]
 
| Length = 20:12
 
| Label = [[avex trax]]
 
| Last Release = ''[[Depend on you]]'' <br /> (1998)
 
| This Release = '''WHATEVER''' <br /> (1999)
 
| Next Release = ''[[LOVE ~Destiny~]]'' (1999)
 
| Category = 1999 Singles
 
}}
 
  
'''''WHATEVER''''' is Hamasaki Ayumi's sixth single under the avex trax label. "Version J" was used in Valentine's Day commercials for 7-Eleven, and "Version M" was the ending theme for the TV show ASAYAN.
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; Artist
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: [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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; Single
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: WHATEVER
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; Released
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: 1999.02.10
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; Catalog Number
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: AVDD-20291
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; Price
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: ¥1,020
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; Tracklist
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# WHATEVER Version M
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# WHATEVER Version J
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# WHATEVER Version M (Instrumental)
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# WHATEVER Version J (Instrumental)
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----
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; Artist
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: [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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; Single
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: WHATEVER
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; Released
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: 2001.02.28
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; Catalog Number
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: AVCD-30216
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; Price
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: ¥1,050
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; Tracklist
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# WHATEVER "version M"
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# WHATEVER "version J"
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# WHATEVER "Ferry 'System F' Corsten vocal extended mix"
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# [[Appears|appears "JP's SoundFactory Mix"]]
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# [[Immature|immature "D-Z DUAL LUCIFER MIX"]]
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# WHATEVER "version M -Instrumental-"
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# WHATEVER "version J -Instrumental-"
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; Information
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WHATEVER is Hamasaki Ayumi's sixth single. WHATEVER "Version J" was used in Valentine's Day commercials for 7-Eleven, and WHATEVER "Version M" was the ending theme for the TV show [[ASAYAN]]. This single reached #5 on the [[Oricon]] charts, charted for nine weeks and sold a total of 189,610 copies.
  
 
This was Hamasaki's first single to have a techno/dance approach, quite a change from the rock-pop style of "A Song for XX" and its singles.
 
This was Hamasaki's first single to have a techno/dance approach, quite a change from the rock-pop style of "A Song for XX" and its singles.
  
Version M, the "dance" version, is actually a remix produced by Izumi 'D.M.X' Miyazaki. Version J, the "original" mix of the song, has an arrangement by Keisuke Kikuchi, who also arranged "And then" on the [[LOVEppears]] album.
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Version M, the "dance" version, is actually a remix produced by Izumi 'D.M.X' Miyazaki. Version J, the "original" mix of the song, has an arrangement by Keisuke Kikuchi, who also arranged "And then" on the [[Loveppears|LOVEppears]] album.
 
 
The single reached #5 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of nine weeks. During the first week of sales the single sold 70,940 copies, and since then has sold a total of 189,610 copies.
 
  
==Track Listing==
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The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single reached #28 and charted for three weeks.
{| class="wikitable" width="650px"
 
!align="left"|#
 
!align="left"|Track Name
 
!align="left"|Length
 
!align="left"|Credits
 
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|align="left"|1.
 
|align="left"|WHATEVER (version M)
 
|align="left"|05:36
 
!align="left"|
 
|-
 
|align="left"|2.
 
|align="left"|WHATEVER (version J)
 
|align="left"|04:32
 
!align="left"|
 
|-
 
|align="left"|3.
 
|align="left"|WHATEVER (version M) -Instrumental-
 
|align="left"|05:36
 
!align="left"|
 
|-
 
|align="left"|4.
 
|align="left"|WHATEVER (version J) -Instrumental-
 
|align="left"|04:29
 
!align="left"|
 
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|}
 
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{{AlbumInfoBox|
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; Live Performances
| Name = WHATEVER (Reissue)
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: '''Version M'''
| Type = Single
 
| Artist = [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
 
| Cover = ayu-whatever-reissue.jpg
 
| Background = royalblue
 
| Released = 28 February 2001
 
| Genre = [[Pop]]
 
| Length = 39:16
 
| Label = [[avex trax]]
 
| Category = 2001 Singles
 
}}
 
  
==Reissue==
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* [1999.02.10] [[Hit MMM]]
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* [1999.02.19] [[Music Station]]
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* [1999.02.20] [[CDTV]]
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* [1999.02.22] [[Hey! Hey! Hey!]]
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* [1999.03.10] [[Pocket Music]]
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* [2000.10.02] [[SMAPxSMAP]] (with [[SMAP]])
  
The single was reissued as a 5" CD on February 28th, 2001 (as were Ayu's other 3" singles). The tracklist was expanded by the addition of remixes from the [[appears]] CD single.
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: '''Version J'''
  
The reissue reached #28 on the [[Oricon]] charts and stayed on the charts for a total of three weeks.
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* [1999.03.13] [[Pop Jam]]
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* [1999.03.25] [[Super Dream Live]]
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* [1999.03.29] [[Hey! Hey! Hey!]]
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* [1999.05.08] Secret Live Concert
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* [2000.xx.xx] CONCERT TOUR 2000 vol.01
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* [2000.xx.xx] CONCERT TOUR 2000 vol.02
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* [2002.xx.xx] STADIUM TOUR 2002
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* [2004.xx.xx] LIVE 2004-2005
  
===Tracklist===
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==Song Information==
{| class="wikitable" width="375px"
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; Lyrics
!align="left"|#
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: [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
!align="left" width="290px"|Track Name
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; Music
!align="left"|Length
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: [[Kazuhito Kikuchi]]
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|align="left"|1.
 
|align="left"|WHATEVER "version M"
 
|align="left"|05:36
 
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|align="left"|2.
 
|align="left"|WHATEVER "version J"
 
|align="left"|04:32
 
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|align="left"|3.
 
|align="left"|WHATEVER "Ferry 'System F' Corsten vocal extended mix"
 
|align="left"|06:31
 
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|align="left"|4.
 
|align="left"|appears "JP's SoundFactory Mix"
 
|align="left"|07:59
 
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|align="left"|5.
 
|align="left"|immature "D-Z DUAL LUCIFER MIX"
 
|align="left"|04:36
 
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|align="left"|6.
 
|align="left"|WHATEVER "version M -Instrumental-"
 
|align="left"|05:36
 
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|align="left"|7.
 
|align="left"|WHATEVER "version J -Instrumental-"
 
|align="left"|04:29
 
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|}
 
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==Music Video==
 
==Music Video==
[[Image:ayuwhateverpv.jpg|right|thumb]]
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[[Image:ayuwhateverpv.jpg|right|thumb|250px|PV Shot]]
 
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The [[PV|music video]] for WHATEVER was directed by [[Takeishi Wataru]]. Hamasaki is singing in a metallic room full of waterfalls while elsewhere, an angel is digging through the remnants of a burned building for any forms of life. The angel is ultimately caught in barbed wire while reaching for a flower, and the video ends with Hamasaki, as an angel, in a cage wrapped in barbed wire.
The PV for "WHATEVER" was directed by Wataru Takeishi. Ayu is singing in a metallic room full of waterfalls while elsewhere, an angel is digging through the remnants of a burned building for any forms of life. The angel is ultimately caught in barbed wire while reaching for a flower, and the video ends with Ayu, as an angel, in a cage wrapped in barbed wire.
 
  
 
Assistant Producer: Kiyoshi Utsumi (prime direction)<br />
 
Assistant Producer: Kiyoshi Utsumi (prime direction)<br />
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Stylist: Koji Matsumoto<br />
 
Stylist: Koji Matsumoto<br />
 
Hair & Make Up: Chu, Tamotsu (Too-RUSTIC)<br />
 
Hair & Make Up: Chu, Tamotsu (Too-RUSTIC)<br />
 
==Live Performances==
 
 
* [1999.02.10] Hit MMM
 
* [1999.02.19] Music Station
 
* [1999.02.20] Count Down TV
 
* [1999.02.22] Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
 
* [1999.03.10] Pocket Music
 
* [1999.03.13] Pop Jam
 
* [1999.03.25] Super Dream Live
 
* [1999.03.29] Hey! Hey! Hey!
 
* [1999.05.08] Secret Live at Akasaka Blitz
 
* [2000.04.xx] Concert Tour 2000 act 1
 
* [2000.06.xx] Concert Tour 2000 act 2
 
* [2000.10.02] SMAPxSMAP (Performed w/ [[SMAP]])
 
* [2002.07.xx] STADIUM TOUR 2002 A
 
* [2004.12.31] COUNT DOWN LIVE 2004-2005
 
 
==Internal Links==
 
*[[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
 
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/46162/1/ Oricon Profile]
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*[http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/46162/1/ Oricon Profile]
* [http://www.cherryblossom-garden.com/2/hamasakiayumi2.html#whatever Cherry Blossom Garden - Lyrics]
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*[http://www.cherryblossom-garden.com/2/hamasakiayumi2.html#whatever Cherry Blossom Garden - Lyrics]
  
 
{{Hamasaki Ayumi}}
 
{{Hamasaki Ayumi}}
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[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
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[[Category:1999 Singles]]
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[[Category:2001 Singles]]
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[[Category:1999 Songs]]
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[[Category:Hamasaki Ayumi Songs]]
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[[Category:CM Theme Song]]
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[[Category:TV Theme Song]]

Revision as of 17:21, 26 July 2009

8cm CD Art
Re-Released CD Art
Artist
Hamasaki Ayumi
Single
WHATEVER
Released
1999.02.10
Catalog Number
AVDD-20291
Price
¥1,020
Tracklist
  1. WHATEVER Version M
  2. WHATEVER Version J
  3. WHATEVER Version M (Instrumental)
  4. WHATEVER Version J (Instrumental)



Artist
Hamasaki Ayumi
Single
WHATEVER
Released
2001.02.28
Catalog Number
AVCD-30216
Price
¥1,050
Tracklist
  1. WHATEVER "version M"
  2. WHATEVER "version J"
  3. WHATEVER "Ferry 'System F' Corsten vocal extended mix"
  4. appears "JP's SoundFactory Mix"
  5. immature "D-Z DUAL LUCIFER MIX"
  6. WHATEVER "version M -Instrumental-"
  7. WHATEVER "version J -Instrumental-"


Information

WHATEVER is Hamasaki Ayumi's sixth single. WHATEVER "Version J" was used in Valentine's Day commercials for 7-Eleven, and WHATEVER "Version M" was the ending theme for the TV show ASAYAN. This single reached #5 on the Oricon charts, charted for nine weeks and sold a total of 189,610 copies.

This was Hamasaki's first single to have a techno/dance approach, quite a change from the rock-pop style of "A Song for XX" and its singles.

Version M, the "dance" version, is actually a remix produced by Izumi 'D.M.X' Miyazaki. Version J, the "original" mix of the song, has an arrangement by Keisuke Kikuchi, who also arranged "And then" on the LOVEppears album.

The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single reached #28 and charted for three weeks.

Live Performances
Version M
Version J
  • [1999.03.13] Pop Jam
  • [1999.03.25] Super Dream Live
  • [1999.03.29] Hey! Hey! Hey!
  • [1999.05.08] Secret Live Concert
  • [2000.xx.xx] CONCERT TOUR 2000 vol.01
  • [2000.xx.xx] CONCERT TOUR 2000 vol.02
  • [2002.xx.xx] STADIUM TOUR 2002
  • [2004.xx.xx] LIVE 2004-2005

Song Information

Lyrics
Hamasaki Ayumi
Music
Kazuhito Kikuchi

Music Video

PV Shot

The music video for WHATEVER was directed by Takeishi Wataru. Hamasaki is singing in a metallic room full of waterfalls while elsewhere, an angel is digging through the remnants of a burned building for any forms of life. The angel is ultimately caught in barbed wire while reaching for a flower, and the video ends with Hamasaki, as an angel, in a cage wrapped in barbed wire.

Assistant Producer: Kiyoshi Utsumi (prime direction)
Director: Wataru Takeishi
Production Manager: Yoshiko Ishibashi (Dee DRIVE)
Assistant Director: Tetsuji Nakamichi (Dee DRIVE)
Director Of Photography: Tetsuya Kamoto (JPN)
Light: Masuto Noguchi
Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
Hair & Make Up: Chu, Tamotsu (Too-RUSTIC)

External Links