"Hitomi o Tojite" (瞳をとじて, lit. "Close My Eyes") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Ken Hirai, from his sixth studio album Sentimentalovers. It was released by Defstar Records as the album's second single on April 28, 2004. It is the theme song to the film Crying Out Love in the Center of the World.[1] "Hitomi o Tojite" was the most successful song of 2004, topping the year-end Oricon Singles Chart with over 800,000 units sold.[2] Hirai performed the song on his fourth appearance on Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, 2004.[3] "Hitomi o Tojite" was one of the eleven recipients of the Japan Gold Disc Award for Song of the Year.[4] Although the song was considered for contention at the 46th Japan Record Awards, Hirai declined the Japan Record Award nomination.
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