| "Birthday Eve" | ||||
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| Single by Koda Kumi | ||||
| from the album Best: Second Session | ||||
| Released | 14 December 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 9:02 | |||
| Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
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| Producer(s) | Kumi Koda | |||
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| "Birthday Eve" on YouTube | ||||
Birthday Eve is a limited edition single by Japanese R&B-turned-pop artist Kumi Koda. It was the second release in her 12 Singles Collection and charted No. 6 on Oricon, remaining for four weeks. The single became the first release to be limited to 50,000 units, which would be done for all but three of the singles in the collection.
Parts of the music video took inspiration from American actress Marilyn Monroe's 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The song was written by Kosuke Morimoto and performed by Toru Watanabe, both who had worked previously with Kumi.