Promise (Kohmi Hirose song)

1997 single by Kohmi Hirose

"Promise"

Single by Kohmi Hirose
from the album  Rhapsody
Released| November 27, 1997 (1997-11-27)
Genre|

* J-pop
* flamenco

Length| 4:41
Label| Victor Entertainment
Songwriter(s)|

* Kohmi Hirose

Producer(s)|

* Hirose

Kohmi Hirose singles chronology
| "Natsu da Mon"
(1997)  | "Promise"
(1997)  | "Pianissimo"
(1998)

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"Promise" (stylized as "promise") is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Kohmi Hirose, from her seventh studio album, Rhapsody. It was released on November 27, 1997, by Victor Entertainment as the album's second single. It is Hirose's second best-single, behind "Romance no Kamisama", selling over 600,000 copies. Promise was featured in commercials for the Alpen company's 1998 winter campaign.[1]

## Internet meme

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The song was popularized on the Internet through its use in the "Get Down" (ゲッダン, Geddan) meme on Nico Nico Douga and then YouTube. The meme originated from glitchy gameplay footage from the Nintendo 64 game GoldenEye 007 achieved via slowly pulling the cartridge loose, but not loose enough to fully disconnect it, resulting in character models moving their limbs and bodies rapidly in abnormal fashion. People imitated the glitch in real life through stop motion and then superimposed the chorus of "Promise" over the resulting video.[2]

## Chart performance

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"Promise" entered the Oricon Singles Chart at number 14, with 32,000 copies sold.[3] The song climbed one spot to number 13 in its second week, selling 34,000 copies,[4] and again to number 12 on its third week, selling 42,000 copies.[5] "Promise" peaked at number four on its fourth charting week, with 69,000 copies sold.[6] It spent the following four weeks within the top ten, selling 244,000 copies.[7][8][9][10] The single charted for a total of sixteen weeks, selling a reported total of 542,000 copies.[11] It peaked at number ten on the monthly Oricon Singles Chart for the month of January 1998 and charted at number 45 on the year-end Oricon Singles Chart for the year 1998.[12][13]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kohmi Hirose.

No.| Title| Arranger(s)| Length

|
|
|

1.| "Promise"|

* Akimitsu Honma
* Kohmi Hirose

| 4:41
2.| "Chocolate"|

* Honma
* Hirose

| 5:03
3.| "Promise" (Karaoke)|

* Honma
* Hirose

| 4:41
Total length:| 14:25

## Charts

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Chart (1997–98)  | Peak
position

|

Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[14] | 4
Japan Monthly Singles (Oricon)[12] | 10
Japan Yearly Singles (Oricon)[13] | 45

## Certification

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Japan (RIAJ)[15] | Platinum  | 542,000[11]
Japan (RIAJ)[16] | Gold  | 100,000* (digital)[16]

## References

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1. ^ "時代を彩った冬ソング満載！広瀬香美デビュー25周年に向け企画盤". Natalie. September 26, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
2. ^ Plante, Chris (June 23, 2016). "My favorite meme has been erased from the internet by copyright claims". The Verge. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
3. ^ "オリコン シングル 1997.12.8". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
4. ^ "オリコン シングル 1997.12.15". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
5. ^ "オリコン シングル 1997.12.22". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
6. ^ "オリコン シングル 1997.12.29". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
7. ^ "オリコン シングル 1998.1.12". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
8. ^ "オリコン シングル 1998.1.19". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
9. ^ "オリコン シングル 1998.1.26". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
10. ^ "オリコン シングル 1998.2.2". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
11. ^ a b "広瀬香美 - アーティスト別シングル売上補完". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
12. ^ a b "オリコン(oricon)「1998年01月」の月間シングルCDランキング". Retrieved January 17, 2018.
13. ^ a b "オリコン 1998年TOP100". Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
14. ^ "promise 広瀬香美". Oricon. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
15. ^ ゴールドディスク認定 [Gold Disc Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. January 1998. Retrieved January 17, 2018. "Select 1998年1月 on the drop-down menu"
16. ^ a b 有料音楽配信認定 [Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. February 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2018. "Select 2014年2月 on the drop-down menu"

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