Endless Story

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Lore & Background

In the film Nana (2005), Yuna Ito played the character Reira Serizawa, the vocalist of the fictional band Trapnest. "Endless Story" was used as a key song in the movie, performed by Ito under the name Reira starring Yuna Ito. The track samples Dawn Thomas's "If I'm Not in Love" (1993), a song that Faith Hill also covered in 1999. Commercially, "Endless Story" peaked at #2 on both the daily and weekly charts in its first week, and reached #1 on the daily charts on multiple occasions. At the end of 2005, Oricon magazine named it the "Best Love Song of 2005." It holds the record for the most downloaded debut song by a female artist. As of January 2007, the single had sold 471,099 copies.

In Their Own Story

Released on September 7, 2005, "Endless Story" quickly climbed the Oricon charts, peaking at #2 on both the daily and weekly charts in its first week. It reached #1 on the daily charts multiple times. By January 2007, the single had sold 471,099 copies. The song's success was recognized by Oricon magazine, which named it the "Best Love Song of 2005." It also set a record as the most downloaded debut song by a female artist.

Reader's Guide

Japanese singer Hideaki Tokunaga covered the song on his 2007 album Vocalist 3. Taiwanese singer Saya Chang covered "Endless Story" and renamed it "Xiang Nian Ni De Ge." Hong Kong singer Janice Vidal also covered the song as "Cloudy Holidays" on her 2008 Cantonese album, Serving You.

Did You Know?

• "Endless Story" was released under the name Reira starring Yuna Ito, not under Yuna Ito's own name.
• The song samples Dawn Thomas's "If I'm Not in Love" (1993), which was also covered by Faith Hill in 1999.
• It peaked at #2 on both the daily and weekly Oricon charts in its first week, but reached #1 on the daily charts multiple times.
• Oricon magazine named it the "Best Love Song of 2005."
• As of January 2007, the single had sold 471,099 copies.