▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" A ▁or ▁B " ▁and ▁its ▁making - of . ▁" A ▁or ▁B " ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁tele vised ▁commer ci als ▁for ▁K ao ' s ▁liquid ▁fabric ▁soft ener ▁" F la ir ▁Fra gr ance ", ▁st arring ▁actress ▁S atom i ▁I sh ih ara . ▁ ▁Background ▁" A ▁or ▁B " ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁by ▁Nak ash ima ▁since ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁her ▁e ighth ▁studio ▁album , ▁T ough , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁two ▁months ▁following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁her ▁cover ▁album , ▁Ro ots : ▁P iano ▁& ▁Vo ice . ▁The ▁single ' s ▁art work ▁dep ict s ▁Nak ash ima ▁on ▁a ▁white ▁swing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁soft ▁p ink ▁back drop . ▁The ▁limited ▁edition ▁art work ▁has ▁Nak ash ima ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁position ▁against ▁a ▁dark ▁gray ▁back drop . ▁The ▁du eling ▁visual s ▁are ▁meant ▁to ▁represent ▁Nak ash ima ▁swing ing ▁between ▁options ▁" A " ▁and ▁" B "; ▁imag ined ▁here ▁as ▁the ▁" rain " ▁and ▁" sh ine " ▁dispos itions ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁love . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁" A ▁or ▁B " ▁is ▁a ▁light ▁soul ful ▁pop ▁song , ▁following ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁ve in ▁as ▁her ▁previous ▁single ▁" K oi ▁o ▁Sur u ". ▁CD J ournal ▁pra ised ▁Nak ash ima ▁for ▁her ▁" un stra ined ▁and ▁pleasant - s ounding " ▁vocal ▁performance . ▁CD