is BoA's 17th Japanese solo single, and fifth lowest selling, recently it has been able to exceed the sales of her 16th single make a secret. The title track was unexpectedly previewed at the Lipton event on October 15, and the song was reminiscent of some of her earlier songs such as Valenti (with the same writer and producer). This was the third single for BoA's then-upcoming album, OUTGROW.

Overview

Released on November 23 2005, "Dakishimeru", although combining the famous duo that made her famous (writer Natsumi Watanabe and Producer Kazuhiro Hara) would again have poor sales but would sell slightly more than her previous single , "make a secret".

Commercial endorsements

The "Dakishimeru" music video was featured in commercials for the Japanese music site, music.jp.

Music video

The music video for "Dakishimeru" was shot in an undisclosed location and features three scenes: BoA and her dancers dancing in a "club environment", BoA wearing a "DELUXE" shirt and standing on a stand (as the camera whirls around her) in front of a purple backdrop, and the last in which BoA is sitting in/standing by a car (a Lotus Elise). There are also short scenes in which BoA walks down a staircase in each of the three outfits she wears in the video. A small controversy surrounding the music video arose when a screen-cap of the music video was captured revealing a small glimpse of BoA's undergarments. The video has also caught attention for its similarity to Mika Nakashima's 'SEVEN' music video.

Track listing

• "Song Title" (Composer) [Lyricist]
• "抱きしめる (Dakishimeru)" (Kazuhiro Hara) [Natsumi Watanabe]
• "Before you said goodbye to me" (Kazuhiro Hara) [?]
• "抱きしめる (Dakishimeru) (TV Mix)" (Kazuhiro Hara)
• "Before you said goodbye to me (TV Mix)" (Kazuhiro Hara)

TV performances

• November 18 2005 - NHK「POP JAM」
• November 21 2005 - CX「HEY! HEY! HEY!」
• November 21 2005 - YTV/NTV「ベストヒット歌謡祭2005」
• November 25 2005 - ANB「MUSIC STATION」
• November 25 2005 - NTV「Music Fighter」
• November 27 2005 - Melodix
• December 1 2005 - TBS「Utaban」
• December 2 2005 - NTV「Music Fighter」
• December 23 2005 -「Music Station 20th anniversary celebration special pro SUPER LIVE 2005」TV Asahi
• December 31 2005 - 「56th NHK Khohaku」

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
23 November 2005	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	#7
23 November 2005	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	#9	58,436	10 weeks
23 November 2005	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	#149