Dreaming Now!

"Dreaming Now!"
Single by Kumi Koda
from the album Bon Voyage
Released	November 13, 2013 (JP)
Format	CD/CD+DVD
Recorded	2013
Genre	Japanese pop/R&B/Hip hop
Label	Rhythm Zone
Writer(s)	Kumi Koda
Kumi Koda singles chronology
"Summer Trip" (2013) "Dreaming Now!" (2013) "HOTEL" (2014)
CD only

Dreaming Now! is the fifty-sixth single by Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda and was released on November 13, 2013. It charted at #5 on Oricon, took #9 for the weekly ranking and charted for four weeks.^[1][2]

The song was written by Kumi in honor of Japan's part in the 2013 Volleyball World Grand Champion Cup for men and women, both of which were held in Japan.^[3][4]

The single contained one b-side, XXX.

Packaging

The single was released in five editions:

• CD
• CD+DVD
• CD+KODA KUMIxEMODA tote bag [Fan Club Edition]^[5]
• CD+DVD+KODA KUMIxEMODA tote bag [Fan Club Edition]
• CD [Hibiya Yagai Anniversary Edition]^[6]

Limited editions of the standard CD and CD+DVD came with the "live version" of her 2007 ballad Ai no Uta.

Music Video

The single's video carried the volleyball theme of the World Cup and included a heavy dance number, making it her first video to have a full original dance since 2009's ECSTASY.

Track List

CD

1. Dreaming Now!

   Lyrics: Koda Kumi

   Music: Mitsu J

2. XXX

   Lyrics: Koda Kumi

   Music: T-SK • Hiromi Rainbow • Gabriele Guidi • Michela Lombardi

3. 愛のうた [LIVE @ZUSHI FES'13]

   Lyrics: Koda Kumi • Kosuke Morimoto

   Music: Kosuke Morimoto

DVD

1. Dreaming Now! (Music Video)

   Producer: Seki Ryuji • Akihiro Kubo (MFG)

2. IS THIS TRAP? [Live at a-nation island 2013]

   Producer: Akihiro Kubo (MFG)

3. Dreaming Now! (Making Video)

   Producer: Akirhiro Kubo (MFG)

Fan Club Edition

1. Dreaming Now!
2. XXX
3. All for you [Live at Premium Night 〜Love & Songs〜]

Hibiya Yagai Anniversary Edition

1. Dreaming Now!
2. XXX
3. LALALALALA [Live at Summer Trip Live 2013]

Alternate Versions

Dreaming Now!

1. Dreaming Now!: Found on the single (2013) and corresponding album Bon Voyage (2014)
2. Dreaming Now! [TJO & YUSUKE from BLU-SWING Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 6 (2014)

XXX

1. XXX: Found on the single (2013)
2. XXX [4 Skips vs. Floorbreaker EDM Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 6 (2014)

References

1. "Dreaming Now! / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
2. "Oricon Weekly Review". Oricon. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
3. "Koda Kumi released a new song to be the theme of "Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup 2013". OK Music. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
4. "Koda Kumi sings "GRAND CHAMPION" theme song "to the world"". Oricon. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
5. "[Separate] EMODA x KODA KUMI tote bag "CD Dreaming Now! Fan Club Limited Edition" bundle benefits". Suruga. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
6. "Koda Kumi, a surprise show unreleased in the first field". BARKS. Retrieved February 12, 2016.