Walking proud

Infobox Single
Name = part of Me
Artist = Ayumi Hamasaki
from Album = A Best 2
Released = February 28, 2007
Format = album
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = J-pop
Length = 4:15
Label = Avex Trax
Writer = Ayumi Hamasaki
Producer ="part of Me" is the new song created by Ayumi Hamasaki that was placed on A Best 2 -BLACK-. "part of Me" is a song that has a very traditional sounding Japanese sound, and has garnered Ayumi Hamasaki with the "favourite artist to wear a kimono" at the Oricon awards for the pv. "part of Me" is the only new song that was recorded for A Best 2.

This song was used to promote A Best 2.

PV

The pv for this song has a very traditional Japanese feel to it, costumes including two different kimonos. At first we see Ayumi Hamasaki in a white kimono singing in a white room. Then we see her in a pink kimono beside a horse and a cherry blossom tree.

Throughout the video many evolutions take place. We see a Butterfly evolve, only to be eaten by a Prey Mantis. Then the Prey Mantis is in turn eaten by a snake. We also see a group of people walking with lanterns, and later on a lantern falls and starts burning. In the middle of the pv ayu takes out the chopsticks in her hair, causing it to fall down. Then she falls the ground, and her hair seems to start growing out.

Ayu soon disappears into the ground, and the last shot is with a man coming to the Ayu in the white kimono and they embrace each other.