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| Name = TO BE
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| Type = Single
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| Artist = [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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| Cover = ayu-tobe.jpg
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| Background = pink
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| Released = 12 May 1999
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| Genre = [[Pop]]
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| Length = 16:33
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| Label = [[avex trax]]
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| Last Release = ''[[WHATEVER (Hamasaki Ayumi)|WHATEVER]]'' <br />
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| This Release = '''LOVE ~Destiny~''' <br /> (1998)
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| Next Release = ''[[TO BE]]'' (1999)
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| Category = Singles
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'''''TO BE''''' is Hamasaki Ayumi's eighth single under the avex trax label, and her last in the 3" format. The song was used in commercials for JT's Momo no Tennensui drink.
  
<div id="contentSub"></div><div id="jump-to-nav">Jump to: [[wiki/#column-one|navigation]], [[wiki/#searchInput|search]]</div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px">[[Image:Tobecover 600.jpg|[[Image:180px-Tobecover_600.jpg|180px|8cm CD Art]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:Tobecover 600.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>8cm CD Art</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px">[[Image:TO BE (re-release).jpg|[[Image:180px-TO_BE_(re-release).jpg|180px|Re-released Version CD Art]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:TO BE (re-release).jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>Re-released Version CD Art</div></div></div>
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The single reached #4 on the weekly charts and stayed on the charts for a total of fifteen weeks. The single also became the the #64 single of 1999. The single sold 109,860 copies during its first weeks sales and it has since sold a total of 400,000 copies.
  
; Artist
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==Track Listing==
: [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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{| class="wikitable" width="650px"
; Single
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!align="left"|#
: TO BE
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!align="left"|Track Name
; Released
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!align="left"|Length
: 1999.05.12
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!align="left"|Credits
; Catalog Code
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: AVDD-20316
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|align="left"|1.
; Price
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|align="left"|TO BE
: ¥ 1,020
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|align="left"|05:19
; Tracklist
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|align="left"|2.
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|align="left"|TO BE "Dub's cool wind Remix"
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|align="left"|05:58
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!align="left"|
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|-
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|align="left"|3.
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|align="left"|TO BE "Instrumental"
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|align="left"|05:18
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!align="left"|
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|-
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|}
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# TO BE
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{{AlbumInfoBox|
# TO BE (Dub's cool wind Remix)
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| Name = TO BE (Reissue)
# TO BE (Instrumental)
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| Type = Single
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| Artist = [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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| Cover = ayu-tobe-reissue.jpg
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| Background = hotpink
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| Released = 28 February 2001
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| Genre = [[Pop]]
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| Length = 37:48
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| Label = [[avex trax]]
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| Category = Singles
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}}
  
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==Reissue==
  
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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 [[Fly high]] CD single, plus a previously unreleased version of the "appears" remix from that single.
: [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
 
; Single
 
: TO BE (re-release)
 
; Released
 
: 2001.02.28
 
; Catalog Code
 
: AVCD-30218
 
; Price
 
: ¥ 1,050
 
; Tracklist
 
  
# TO BE "Original Mix"
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The reissue reached #26 on the [[Oricon]] charts and stayed on the charts for three weeks.
# TO BE "Dub's cool wind Remix"
 
# [[Appears / Immature|appears]] "H.W Tokyo Hard House Mix"
 
# [[Fly High (Hamasaki Ayumi)|Fly high]] "SHARP BOYS U.K VOCAL MIX"
 
# Fly high "Supreme Mix"
 
# Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX"
 
# BE "Original Mix -Insturumental-"
 
  
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===Tracklist===
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{| class="wikitable" width="375px"
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!align="left"|#
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!align="left" width="290px"|Track Name
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!align="left"|Length
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|align="left"|1.
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|align="left"|TO BE "Original Mix"
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|align="left"|05:19
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|align="left"|2.
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|align="left"|TO BE "Dub's cool wind Remix"
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|align="left"|05:58
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|align="left"|3.
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|align="left"|appears "H.W Tokyo Hard House Mix"
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|align="left"|05:38
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|align="left"|4.
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|align="left"|Fly high "SHARP BOYS U.K VOCAL MIX"
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|align="left"|04:06
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|align="left"|5.
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|align="left"|Fly high "Supreme Mix"
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|align="left"|06:25
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|align="left"|6.
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|align="left"|Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX"
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|align="left"|05:06
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|align="left"|7.
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|align="left"|TO BE "Original Mix -Instrumental-"
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|align="left"|05:18
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; Information
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==Music Video==
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[[Image:ayutobepv.jpg|right|thumb]]
  
"TO BE" is the eighth single released by [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]. This is Ayumi's last single to be released in 8cm CD version. The title track was used as the [[CM]] song for JT Peach Water drinks which featuring [[Hamasaki Ayumi|Ayumi]] herself. The single reached #4 on the weekly charts and stayed on the charts for a total of fifteen weeks. The single also became the the #64 single of 1999. The single sold 109,860 copies during it's first weeks sales and it has since sold a total of 400,000 copies.
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The PV for "TO BE" was directed by longtime collaborator Wataru Takeishi. It shows Ayu singing as seen by a little boy through a kaleidoscope. It makes use of various backgrounds, outfits, makeup, and wigs to bring as much color as possible into the world the little boy sees. At the end, the kaleidoscope lens breaks, and Ayu is seen in black and white.
  
The single was re-released in 2001 on a 12cm format with extra remix songs. This time around the single only peaked at #26.
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Assistant Producer: Kiyoshi Utsumi (prime direction)<br />
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Director: Wataru Takeishi<br />
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Production Manager: Yoshiko Ishibashi (Dee DRIVE), Yusuke Azumaya (prime direction)<br />
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Production Assistant: Yasumasa Sugiyama (Dee Drive)<br />
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Director Of Photography: Masakazu Kato<br />
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Light: Masuto Noguchi<br />
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Stylist: Koji Matsumoto<br />
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Hair & Make up: Chu, Tamotsu (Too-Rustic)<br />
  
; TV Performances
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==Live Performances==
  
 
* [1999.05.08] [[CDTV]]
 
* [1999.05.08] [[CDTV]]
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* [1999.06.21] [[Hey! Hey! Hey!]]
 
* [1999.06.21] [[Hey! Hey! Hey!]]
  
==<span class="mw-headline">Song Information</span>==
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==Internal Links==
 
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*[[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
; Lyrics
 
: [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
 
; Music
 
: [[Nagao Dai|D・A・I]]
 
; Other Information
 
: Arrangment: [[Suzuki Naoto|Suzuki Naoto]] / [[Nagao Dai|D・A・I]]
 
 
 
==<span class="mw-headline">External Links</span>==
 
  
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==External Links==
 
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/46184/1/ Oricon Profile]
 
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/46184/1/ Oricon Profile]
* [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=192527266&s=143441 iTunes US Store]
 
 
* [http://www.cherryblossom-garden.com/2/hamasakiayumi2.html#tobe Cherry Blossom Garden - Lyrics]
 
* [http://www.cherryblossom-garden.com/2/hamasakiayumi2.html#tobe Cherry Blossom Garden - Lyrics]
 
  
 
{{Hamasaki Ayumi}}
 
{{Hamasaki Ayumi}}

Revision as of 20:03, 22 April 2009

TO BE
Album cover
Single by Hamasaki Ayumi
Released 12 May 1999
Genre Pop
Length 16:33
Label avex trax
Producer(s) {{{Producer}}}
Album Artwork Gallery
Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology
WHATEVER
LOVE ~Destiny~
(1998)
TO BE (1999)


TO BE is Hamasaki Ayumi's eighth single under the avex trax label, and her last in the 3" format. The song was used in commercials for JT's Momo no Tennensui drink.

The single reached #4 on the weekly charts and stayed on the charts for a total of fifteen weeks. The single also became the the #64 single of 1999. The single sold 109,860 copies during its first weeks sales and it has since sold a total of 400,000 copies.

Track Listing

# Track Name Length Credits
1. TO BE 05:19
2. TO BE "Dub's cool wind Remix" 05:58
3. TO BE "Instrumental" 05:18
TO BE (Reissue)
Album cover
Single by Hamasaki Ayumi
Released 28 February 2001
Genre Pop
Length 37:48
Label avex trax
Producer(s) {{{Producer}}}
Album Artwork Gallery
Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology
{{{Last Release}}} {{{This Release}}} {{{Next Release}}}


Reissue

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 Fly high CD single, plus a previously unreleased version of the "appears" remix from that single.

The reissue reached #26 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for three weeks.

Tracklist

# Track Name Length
1. TO BE "Original Mix" 05:19
2. TO BE "Dub's cool wind Remix" 05:58
3. appears "H.W Tokyo Hard House Mix" 05:38
4. Fly high "SHARP BOYS U.K VOCAL MIX" 04:06
5. Fly high "Supreme Mix" 06:25
6. Fly high "SAMPLE MADNESS REMIX" 05:06
7. TO BE "Original Mix -Instrumental-" 05:18

Music Video

ayutobepv.jpg

The PV for "TO BE" was directed by longtime collaborator Wataru Takeishi. It shows Ayu singing as seen by a little boy through a kaleidoscope. It makes use of various backgrounds, outfits, makeup, and wigs to bring as much color as possible into the world the little boy sees. At the end, the kaleidoscope lens breaks, and Ayu is seen in black and white.

Assistant Producer: Kiyoshi Utsumi (prime direction)
Director: Wataru Takeishi
Production Manager: Yoshiko Ishibashi (Dee DRIVE), Yusuke Azumaya (prime direction)
Production Assistant: Yasumasa Sugiyama (Dee Drive)
Director Of Photography: Masakazu Kato
Light: Masuto Noguchi
Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
Hair & Make up: Chu, Tamotsu (Too-Rustic)

Live Performances

Internal Links

External Links