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Make My Day (Yui Aragaki song) to reflect and Blow used it as inspiration to write the song, as well as the b-side "I Believe". The second b-side, "Soba ni", was written by Aragaki herself and talks about the many things one can notice in a Shibuya crowd. "Make My Day" was used as theme song for the Fuji TV drama "81diver", starring Junpei Mizobata and Riisa Naka. "Make My Day" debuted on the daily Oricon singles chart at #1 with 11,499 copies sold. It peaked at #2 on the weekly charts with 53,471 copies sold. The song debuted at #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot