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1 Love (song)

"1 LOVE" is a song from Ayumi Hamasaki's eighth studio album Secret. The lyrics were written by Hamasaki herself and the song was composed by Yoji Noi and arranged by HΛL.^[1]

Lyrical Content

"1 LOVE" is essentially a song about Hamasaki's own self confidence. She sings about how she prefers not to follow other people's leads because it's her nature to live and do things by her own standards instead of following what might be in front of her.^[2] Moreover, she states that she does not care if critics decide to say hurtful things about her because she takes pride in knowing that she is living to her own standards.^[3]

Commercial Tie-up

"1 LOVE" was used in a commercial for Panasonic's D-Snap portable audio player.^[4] Hamasaki appeared in the commercial using the products while riding on the subway. The commercial demonstrated the noise-cancelling abilities of the product. It was also used in another Panasonic commercial for the D-Dock. Upon the launch of the Lumix FX07 and the D-Snap and D-Dock audio players, Hamasaki appeared as Panasonic's spokesperson at a press conference in Tokyo.

References

See also

• Secret (Ayumi Hamasaki album)
• Tour of Secret