Nakamura composed the song in his early twenties, before debuting with Dreams Come True, as a Valentine's Day present for his then-girlfriend.

[5] When the band received the offer to pen the soundtrack to Aishiteiru to Itte Kure, Nakamura and Yoshida re-wrote the song together with the series' protagonist in mind.

[7] An English version of the song, subsequently included on the compilation album, Love Overflows: Asian Edition (2004), was used in television ads for the Honda Odyssey in 2003.

In 2007, Japanese singer Yasushi Nakanishi recorded the second rendition of the song by a male vocalist for his cover album, Standards.

In 2010, Shin Seung Hun and Hiromi Iwasaki both recorded their own versions of the song for their albums, My Favorite and Dear Friends V, respectively.

In 2014, Miwa recorded a cover of the song for the Dreams Come True tribute album, Watashi no Dorikamu, released in celebration of the band's 25th anniversary.