Whatever (Hamasaki Ayumi)
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 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. ContentsTrack Listing
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ReissueThe 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. The reissue reached #28 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of three weeks. Tracklist
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Music VideoThe PV for "WHATEVER" was directed by Wataru Takeishi. Ayu is singing in a 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.
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"WHATEVER" is the sixth single released by Hamasaki Ayumi. This is Ayumi's first single to have more of and electronica sound. 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. The single was later re-released on 2001.02.28 in the 12cm format with new remixes. The single reached #28 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of three weeks.
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Music VideoThe music video was directed by Wataru Takeishi (who also directed Ayumi's first couple videos) and set to "WHATEVER version M". The video features Ayumi sitting in a chair in a room which is filling with water. It switches between scenes of an angel dressed in white walking through a junk yard, who at the end of the video is shown hanging on barbwire. At the end of the video it also shows Ayumi trapped inside a cage covered with barbwire. External Links
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