[3] The song became popular after intense radio play from FM stations across Japan.

[4][5] Hirai performed the song three times on TV Asahi's Music Station: first on March 10, 2000, followed by on the 2000 New Year's special on December 29, and a week before the release of his sixth album Sentimentalovers on November 19, 2004.

CDJournal reviewers described the song as a "mellow soul number" that was "an emotionally moving good quality work".

They noted Hirai's strong use of falsetto in the song not present in his previous works.

They further praised the lyrics for the strong imagery of "pure love" that they create for the listener.