For My Dear...


"For My Dear..." is the fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on October 7, 1998.

Track listing

  1. "For My Dear..."
  2. "For My Dear..."
  3. "For My Dear..."

Re-release

This single was re-released on February 28, 2001, including four new songs.

Track listing

  1. "For My Dear..."
  2. "For My Dear..."
  3. "A Song for ××"
  4. "Friend II"
  5. "As if…"
  6. "For My Dear..."
  7. "For My Dear..."

Live performances

  • October 9, 1998 - Super Dream Live - For My Dear...
  • October 17, 1998 - Pop Jam - For My Dear...
  • October 24, 1998 - Countdown TV - For My Dear...
  • October 30, 1998 - Music Station - For My Dear...
  • November 9, 1998 - Hey! Hey! Hey! - For My Dear...

Music video

The music video of For My Dear... was directed by Odagami Hiromitsu. The video features Hamasaki sitting in a bar watching people come and go. The video then follows a few of the visitors as they leave. The video also switches to a heavens gate scene where Hamasaki sings.
  • Producer: Hasegawa Toru
  • Director: Odagami Yoko
  • Production Manager: Sato Naoki
  • Director of Photography: Sakamoto Seigo
  • Light: Nishiyama Yoshiharu
  • Stylist: Matsumoto Koji
  • Hair: Tamotsu
  • Make Up: Chu

Success in the Malaysia

Ayumi Hamasaki's For My Dear... was played on Traxx FM., the first Japanese song to do so.

Chart positions

1Original version

²Re-release version
Oricon sales: 74,440