Alpen Best Kohmi Hirose Promise

Kohmi Hirose Native name 広瀬 香美 Born ( 1966-04-12) April 12, 1966 (age 51), Japan Genres Occupation(s) Singer and songwriter Instruments Vocals, Piano Years active 1992–present Labels Kohmi Hirose ( 広瀬 香美, Hirose Kōmi, born April 12, 1966) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Since the release of her single ' in 1993, Hirose has recorded music for winter-sporting goods company Alpen's advertising campaigns. This has prompted the Japanese public to bestowed upon her the of 'Winter Queen' ( 冬の女王, Fuyu no Joō). Contents • • • • • • • Biography [ ] After returning from America, her first album 'Bingo!' Was released in July 1992, but the first big hit for her was her third single, released in December 1993, ', which sold 1.75 million copies. Subsequent album and single releases around that time of year, as well as her sponsorship deal with the goods company Alpen to write songs for their winter-time commercials, earned her the title of the 'Winter Queen', and this was reinforced with the single 'Gelaende ga Tokeru Hodo Koishitai' in December 1995.

Her 1998 compilation of these singles,, is certified multi-million, having sold 2.4 million copies. She hosts a weekly show on called 'Friday Kohmi'. In 2011, she released 'Egao no Megamisama' to the to raise money for the recovery from the, using 120 viewers of her show to form the chorus. For her 20th anniversary in 2012, Hirose released a compilation album titled and an English language cover album of titled, working with,,, and to arrange it.

She also embarked on a 3-stop anniversary tour called 'Happy & Smile ～Super Best Selection～', with concerts at the,, and halls. Discography [ ] Album [ ] • Bingo! (1992.07.22) • 'good luck!' (1993.03.24) • Success Story (1993.12.16) • Fuji TV's Drama 'Ue o muite aruko' Original Soundtrack (1994.5.21) • Harvest (1994.12.16) • Beginning Part 2 (1995.06.21) • Love Together (1995.12.16) • welcome-musik (1997.02.05) • Movie 'Tokimeki Memorial' original soundtrack (1997.08.08) • Thousands of Covers Disc1 (1997.08.21) • rhapsody (1998.01.15) • (1998.11.11) • Music D.

'Promise' by from the album 'Promise' 'Chocolate' Released November 27, 1997 Format Recorded 1997 Length 4: 41 Kohmi Hirose Hirose singles chronology ' (1997) ' Promise' (1997) ' (1998) ' (1997) ' Promise' (1997) ' (1998) 'Promise', better known in the Western world as 'Geddan' or 'Get Down', is the eleventh single by Japanese recording artist. It was released on November 27, 1997, as the second single from Hirose's seventh studio album, (1998). The title track and B-side, 'Chocolate,' were both written and composed by Hirose. 'Promise' was used in commercials for 's 1998 winter campaign. Contents • • • • • • • Chart performance [ ] 'Promise' debuted at number 14 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart with 31,920 copies sold in its first week. It climbed one spot to number 13 in its second week, selling 34,470 copies, and again to number 12 on its third week, selling 41,700 copies.

'Promise' peaked at number 4 on its fourth week, with 68,910 copies sold. It spent the following seven weeks within the top thirty, selling 324,790 copies. The single charted for a total of sixteen weeks and has sold 542,290 copies in total, becoming Hirose's second best-selling single, behind '.' Internet meme [ ] The song was popularized on the Internet through its use in the 'Get Down' ( ゲッダン, Geddan) on and then, which originally involved game play footage from the game set to the song. Hirose, too, has referred to her own song as 'Geddan' following the renewed popularity in the use of the meme.

Track listing [ ] All tracks written. Title Arranger(s) Length 1. 'Promise', Hirose 4:41 2. 'Chocolate' Honma, Hirose 5:03 3. 'Promise (Karaoke)' Honma, Hirose 4:41 Total length: 14:33 Charts, certifications and sales [ ]. • (in Japanese)..

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