Dear.../Maybe

"Dear…/Maybe"
"Dear…/Maybe"
Single by Kana Nishino
from the album To Love
A-side	Dear…; Maybe;
B-side	"Yours Only," feat. Wise
Released	December 2, 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	J-pop
Label	SME Records
Songwriter(s)	Kana Nishino, Giorgio Cancemi
Kana Nishino singles chronology

"Dear…/Maybe" is a double A-side released by Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter Kana Nishino. It was released on December 2, 2009, by her record label SME Records. "Dear..." was written and composed by Nishino, Giorgio Cancemi and Shinquo Ogura, while "Maybe" was written and composed by Nishino and Cancemi. Musically, "Dear..." is a pop ballad influenced by R&B music, while "Maybe" is an upbeat synthpop song.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Dear…" (Dear…)	Kana Nishino	Giorgio Cancemi Shinquo Ogura	Giorgio Cancemi	5:31
2.	"Maybe"	Kana Nishino, Giorgio Cancemi	Shinquo Ogura, Giorgio Cancemi	Giorgio Cancemi	4:07
3.	"Yours Only," (feat. Wise: Maison de M-Flo)	Lisa, Verbal and Taku, Additional Words： Wise	Lisa, Verbal and Taku, Wise	Giorgio Cancemi	6:17

Chart performance

On the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart with the issue date December 2, 2009, "Dear…" appeared on the chart at number 92.^[1] The following week "Dear…" peaked at number three jumping 89 spots.^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (2009)	Peak position
Billboard Japan Hot 100^[2]	3
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[3]	3
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100^[4]	1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100^[5] "Maybe"	5

Monthly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart^[3]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100^[6]	13

Certifications

Certifications for "Dear…/Maybe"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[7] Dear... (ringtone)	3× Platinum	750,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)^[8] Dear... (digital)	Million	1,000,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)^[9] MAYBE (digital)	Gold	100,000^*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)^[10]	Gold	50,000,000^†
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). December 2, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). December 9, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference week was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue December 1, 2009" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
^ "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue December 8, 2009" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
^ "レコード協会調べ 2009年12月16日～2010年12月14日「着うたフル(R)」 2010年有料音楽配信「年間チャート」（通称：レコ協チャート）" [Record Association Analysis: December 16, 2009 – December 14, 2010 Full-length Cellphone Download 2010 paid digital sales "Yearly Chart" (Abbreviated: RIAJ Chart)] (PDF). RIAJ. December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
^ "Japanese ringtone certifications – Kana Nishino – Dear..." (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 30, 2024. Select 2010年5月 on the drop-down menu
^ "Japanese digital certifications – Kana Nishino – Dear..." (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 30, 2024. Select 2014年4月 on the drop-down menu
^ "Japanese ringtone certifications – Kana Nishino – MAYBE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 30, 2024. Select 2010年3月 on the drop-down menu
^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Kana Nishino – Dear" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 25, 2023. Select 2023年9月 on the drop-down menu

[1] "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). December 2, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[peak-2] "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). December 9, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[week-3] Cite error: The named reference week was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue December 1, 2009" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2009.

[5] "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue December 8, 2009" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2009.

[6] "レコード協会調べ 2009年12月16日～2010年12月14日「着うたフル(R)」 2010年有料音楽配信「年間チャート」（通称：レコ協チャート）" [Record Association Analysis: December 16, 2009 – December 14, 2010 Full-length Cellphone Download 2010 paid digital sales "Yearly Chart" (Abbreviated: RIAJ Chart)] (PDF). RIAJ. December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.

[JapanKana_NishinoDear...ringtoneCertRef-7] "Japanese ringtone certifications – Kana Nishino – Dear..." (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 30, 2024. Select 2010年5月 on the drop-down menu

[JapanKana_NishinoDear...CertRef-8] "Japanese digital certifications – Kana Nishino – Dear..." (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 30, 2024. Select 2014年4月 on the drop-down menu

[JapanKana_NishinoMAYBEringtoneCertRef-9] "Japanese ringtone certifications – Kana Nishino – MAYBE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 30, 2024. Select 2010年3月 on the drop-down menu

[JapanKana_NishinoDearsingleCertRef-10] "Japanese single streaming certifications – Kana Nishino – Dear" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 25, 2023. Select 2023年9月 on the drop-down menu

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