I'm Proud

"I'm proud" is the third single released by Kahala Tomomi. The song has been described as a heartfelt ballad and was used as TBC's "Toukyou Byuutisenta the Redi Esutetiku" CM song. The first press edition of the single came in a special three-fold case. When the case is opened it reviels a picture of a feris wheel. The single reached #2 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of thirty-three weeks. It is Tomomi's second single to sell over a million copies.

Because the single sold 1,372,420 copies in 1996, it became the #8 single of the year. The single also out sold all of Amuro Namie's (Tomomi's biggest competitor at the time) singles that year (Amuro's single "Don't wanna cry" sold 1,371,730 and became the #9 single of the year). The single has since sold a total of 1,390,440 copies, making it her best selling single. This single ranks in at #96 of the best selling singles in Japan.

The song has become a classic and has been covered by many artist. Most notably, the song was covered by Amuro Namie on Hippare TV program. Most recently the song was covered by Katou Emiri and used as the ending song for episode ten of the Lucky☆Star anime.

Categories: 1996 Singles | 1996 Songs | Kahala Tomomi Songs | J-Pop (releases) | 1996 Oricon Top 20 Singles | 1996 Oricon Top 100 Singles | 1,000,000 Plus Single Sales | Oricon Top 200 Singles | CM Theme Song