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Encyclopedia > Jewel (song)
"Jewel"
"Jewel" cover
Song by Ayumi Hamasaki
from the album Secret
Released 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre J-pop
Length 4:16
Label avex trax
Writer(s) Ayumi Hamasaki
Producer(s) Max Matsuura
Chart positions
  • #1 (iTunes JP)
  • #1 - (mu-mo JP)
  • #1 - (recochoku JP)
Secret track listing
LABYRINTH
(6)		 "Jewel"
(7)		 Momentum
(8)

Jewel is an album track on Ayumi Hamasaki's eighth studio album Secret, released November 29, 2006. "Jewel", which was originally rumoured to be the album's 3rd single with "1 Love" as its b-side, was self-written by Hamasaki herself, arranged by Shingo Kobayashi and was composed by Tetsuya Yukumi.[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Ayu8_secret. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (commonly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Ayumi Hamasaki , born October 2, 1978 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer. ... Secret is Ayumi Hamasakis eighth studio album produced by Max Matsuura. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... J-pop (or Jpop) is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Avex Trax or Avex Entertainment Corporation is a music record label originally from Japan. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... President of Avex Trax and producer for Ayumi Hamasaki. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Secret is Ayumi Hamasakis eighth studio album produced by Max Matsuura. ... momentum is an album track on Ayumi Hamasakis eighth studio album Secret, released November 29, 2006. ... Ayumi Hamasaki , born October 2, 1978 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer. ... Secret is Ayumi Hamasakis eighth studio album produced by Max Matsuura. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ...


Music video

The music video, directed by Wataru Takeishi, is one of the most expensive music videos ever made, allegedly costing over 100 million yen (nearly $1 million USD) to produce. It is basically composed by scenes featuring Hamasaki adorned in diamonds at a winter-like set. Wataru Takeishi ) is a prolific Japanese music video director. ... ISO 4217 Code JPY User(s) Japan Inflation -0. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ...


Personnel

  • Words - Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Music - Tetsuya Yukumi
  • Arrangment - Shingo Kobayashi
  • Programming & Acoustic Piano - Shingo Kobayashi
  • Additional B.G. Vocal - Junko Hirotani
  • Mixing - Koji Morimoto

References

  1. ^ Yahoo! Music Japan. Hamasaki Ayumi - Secret. Retrieved on November 29, 2006.
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