Why (Miliyah Kato song) explained

Why
Cover:Why (Miliyah Kato).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Miliyah Kato
Album:Heaven
Released:November 18, 2009
Recorded:Late 2009
Genre:Pop, pop rock, urban
Length:17:01
Label:Mastersix Foundation
Producer:Shinichiro Murayama, Jeff Miyahara
Prev Title:Love Forever
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Forever Love
Next Year:2010

"Why" is Japanese singer-songwriter and composer Miliyah Kato's sixteenth single, and the first to be taken from her fifth studio album Heaven. It was released throughout Japan on November 18, 2009.

Background and promotion

The title track "Why" is lyrically the sequel song to "Sayonara Baby" from 2008. A music video for the song was released as promotion, directed by Shigeaki Kubo. The first b-side "Destiny" was used as the main theme song for , released on November 28 throughout Japan. The song could be heard in the Japanese trailers for the film.[1] A music video, directed by Moocho, was also recorded for "Destiny".

Also featured on the single is the music video for "Aitai" from Kato's fourth studio album Ring, the video for "Aitai" later won the Best R&B Video award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2010 on May 29, 2010.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miliyah Kato sings "Twilight" tie-in - Tokyograph. October 7, 2009. June 14, 2010.
  2. Web site: MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2010 - Tokyograph. May 30, 2010. June 14, 2010.