Is This Love (Hamasaki Ayumi)

"STEP you / is this LOVE?" Cover

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Song

is this LOVE?

Lyrics

Hamasaki Ayumi

Music

Watanabe Miki

Other Information

Arrangement: HΛL

Programming: HΛL

Guitar: HΛL

Drums: Eguchi Nobuo

B.G. Vocal Arrangement: Kobayashi Shingo

Mixed by Morimoto Koji

"is this LOVE?" is a pop song recorded by Hamasaki Ayumi. It was used as the Morinaga Bake CM song. The song appears on her 35th single "STEP you / is this LOVE?" as track #2 and on her seventh studio album (miss)understood as track #4.

Live Performances

• [2005] a-nation'05
• [2005.05.06] MUSIC STATION
• [2005.06.26] avex Shareholders Limited Live
• [2006.03.11~06.11] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2006 A ~(miss)understood~
• [2010.12.30~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 ~do it again~
• [2013.12.29~31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2013-2014 A

Music Video

PV Shot

The music video for "is this LOVE?" was directed by Muto Masashi.

It features Hamasaki singing emotionally in an apartment. As she passes by, objects begin to explode (i.e. a mirror, a bowl of fruit, a fish tank, walls, lights etc.). But later these objects appear to be completely intact again. As she looks down the window, she sees a child about to be hit by a car. She comes to his rescue by blowing up the car. As the child is out of danger, the car is seen unscathed and drives off the scene. In the end Hamasaki looks back at the apartment and in one piece it looks as if no destruction has ever happened.

Disambiguation

The following are the different versions of this song released throughout Hamasaki Ayumi's discography, listed chronologically.

is this LOVE?

Found on the (miss)understood album as track #4. This is the standard version of the song and often referred to as "Original Mix".

is this LOVE? -Instrumental-

Found on the "STEP you / is this LOVE?" single as track #4. This is the standard version without its main vocals.

External Links

• ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | "Original Mix" | "Acapella" ver.