Although Hitomi Shimatani's year has been quieter than most, she plans to kick off the new year with the release of her 31st single, "Kantan ni Ietanara".

Penned and composed by producer Toko Furuuchi, the song has been classified as a ballad and describes the exquisite struggles of an adult dealing with love.

Shimatani recently performed the song live, check out an audio rip of the performance below:

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/Ljbq3TbO_1M/

The new single is scheduled for release on February 16th, and will be featured as the CM song for "Fuji TV Flower Net".

Source: Hitomi Shimatani Official Site