It is Kay's second double A-side single, and her first since "Kirakuni/Together" in 2006. The single was announced on Kay's official website on July 1 which marks the tenth
anniversary since the release of Kay's début single in 1999. "After Love (First Boyfriend)" features
Kaname from the
J-Pop duo
Chemistry. "After Love (First Boyfriend)" is a follow-up to Kay's 2003 single "Boyfriend: Part II" and used as the CM song for
Itoen Tully's Coffee commercials throughout July. The song was written by Craig McConnell and Canadian artist Shobha, with Japanese lyrics by Crystal Kay. "Girlfriend" features the South Korean artist
BoA, with whom Kay is close friends. It was being used as the
image song for the Japanese dub of ''
He's Just Not That Into You'' starring
Jennifer Aniston and
Ben Affleck. "Deaeta Kiseki" was also a used as the CM song for Tully's Coffee commercials in December 2008 and was released digitally that month. == Music video ==