DISCLAIMER: This article has gone through various revisions since its original upload on December 23rd, 2014, some to clarify information about the band and this song, others to fix bum links. This article originally showcased awful attempts at translating the Japanese titles of various assets within, which I ultimately fixed by just writing them in romaji. This is why the link to this article doesn't display the song title in romaji.
You may not have expected something like this! This is a J-pop CD single that I picked up for parts. As you can see, it's a mini-CD in snap-pack packaging, and it had a case that I needed for my Government Wall single. However, I ended up leaving it in my Buyee shipments list for about a month, unclaimed, for seemingly little reason. It was only a few weeks ago that I finally pulled the trigger, and I ended up doing research on this single, and the band behind it, after getting it.
This is a single for 君だけを見ていた, which romajis into "Kimidake Wo Miteita", the lead single from Beyond The Light..., their fourth album. This single actually reached double platinum status by the RIAJ's standards, meaning it reached sales of at least 500,000 units. The song stayed on the Oricon music charts for 18 weeks, peaking at #4; a factor that may have had a serious hand in its success is being featured in the TBS show Moshimo Negai Ga Kanaunara, which vocalist Kohki Okada had an acting role in.
What little I can gather about To Be Continued, considering their Discogs page is absolutely barren, is that they're a J-pop group from the 90s who released seven albums in their time; To Be Continued, How Zit?, Bitter Sweet Love, Beyond The Light..., Day Break, Creston Drive, and Core Pop. (The B-side on this single is a very slightly extended version of the opening track from Bitter Sweet Love.) The lineup of To Be Continued is as follows, and this is where my knowledge of the subject ends for now.
Kôki Okada - vocals
Taka Sato - keyboards
Yusuke Goto - guitar, keyboards
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. 君だけを見ていた
3. 君だけを見ていた (instrumental)
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