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"Every Heart (Minna no Kimochi)"
"Every Heart (Minna no Kimochi)"
Single by BoA
from the album Listen to My Heart
Released	March 13, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	J-pop; R&B;
Length	4:32
Label	Avex Trax
Lyricist(s)	Natsumi Watanabe
Producer(s)	Bounceback; H-Wonder;
BoA singles chronology

"Every Heart (Minna no Kimochi)" (Every Heart -ミンナノキモチ-, lit. Every Heart - Everyone's Feelings) is a song recorded by South Korean singer BoA. It was released as her fifth single under Avex Trax on March 13, 2002, the same day as her Japanese debut album Listen to My Heart. It was featured in the hit anime, Inuyasha, as the fourth (in Japan) and the second (Korean) ending theme song.^[1]

The song was a modest commercial success in Japan, reaching number ten on the Oricon Singles Chart and selling over 84,000 copies. A Korean version of the song was included on the track list of her Korean compilation album Miracle in September 2002.

Background and release

"Every Heart (Minna no Kimochi)" was released simultaneously with her debut Japanese studio album Listen to My Heart on March 13, 2002.^[2] The album experienced large amounts of commercial success in Japan, becoming the first album by a Korean artist to be certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).^[3] The single was also the first Copy Control release in Japan.^[4]

A Korean version of the song was included on her compilation album Miracle, which was released in September 2002.^[5] In May 2022, a version of the song featuring re-recorded vocals was included on her album The Greatest.^[6]

Live performances

"Every Heart (Minna no Kimochi)" was featured on the set lists of several of her concert tours in Japan, including the 1st Live Tour: 2003 Valenti, Live Tour 2004: Love & Honesty, and the Arena Tour 2005: Best of Soul. It was also performed during her 20th Anniversary Special Live "The Greatest" in May 2022.

Track listing

CD single

"Every Heart - Minna no Kimochi" (Every Heart -ミンナノキモチ-) – 4:32
"Every Heart" (English version) – 4:32
"Listen to My Heart" (Ken Harada's TB-Bassin' Remix) – 4:59
"Every Heart - Minna no Kimochi" (Instrumental) – 4:32

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Japan Singles (Oricon)^[7]	10

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan Physical single	—	84,430^[8]

References

^ "보아 참여 日애니 '이누야샤' O.S.T 발매" [Japanese animation 'Inuyasha' OST released with BoA participating]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. August 17, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "보아, 일본 음반판매 주간순위도 석권" [BoA dominates the weekly album sales charts in Japan]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. March 20, 2002. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ Yim, Hyun-su (April 13, 2020). "Revisiting BoA's 'No.1' two decades on". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020.
^ "エイベックスがコピーコントロールCDを発売，国内初" [Avex releases copy control CD, first in Japan]. ITmedia (in Japanese). February 28, 2002. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "보아 새앨범 「미라클」 출시" [BoA’s new album 'Miracle' released]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. September 28, 2002. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "보아, 日 '셀프 커버 프로젝트' 여섯 번째 곡='Every Heart -민나노키모치-'" [BoA, Japan's 'Self Cover Project' 6th song = 'Every Heart -Minna no Kimochi-']. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. April 23, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "BoAのリリース一覧" [List of BoA's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved November 1, 2014.