"Kono Yoru o Tomete yo" (この夜を止めてよ, "Stop This Night") is a song by Japanese pop, R&B and jazz musician Juju.
It was used as the theme song of the Miho Kanno and Hiroshi Tamaki starring drama Guilty: Akuma to Keiyaku Shita Onna(ギルティ 悪魔と契約した女 ), and was released on November 17, 2010.
[20][21] One of the B-sides of the single, "Piece of Our Days," was used as the ending theme song for the Fuji Television program World Business Satellite.
Kana's character walks through an underground train station, and sees many posters of her and her former boyfriend on one of the walls.
The scenes of Juju feature constant close-up shots of her against a darkened background, as she performs the song in winter clothing.
"[26] Haruna Takekawa of Hot Express called the song a mellow ballad with "dazzling introduction from piano, with magnificent strings, heart-filled bass drums and lyrics that account a painful adult passion," that was on par with the world of lyricist Kiyoshi Matsuo's other works.
She felt the song "in a single moment vividly paints a sad love story, when the instruments mix with [Juju's] depth-filled, emotional and peaceful voice.
described Juju's singing as "full and real," and described the song as being "the rolling up of a smooth tapestry created from piano and strings.