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"Whatever" (capitalized as "WHATEVER") is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki for her second studio album, Loveppears (1999). It was written by Hamasaki, while production was handled by Max Matsuura. The track is Hamasaki's sixth single with Matsuura since her debut single in April 1998, "Poker Face". "Whatever" premiered on February 10, 1999 as the lead single from the album. It was re released on February 28, 2001 as a CD single. Musically, "Whatever" was described as a dance song, and is written in third person narrative. Upon its release, the track garnered mixed reviews from music critics. Critics praised Hamasaki's move from pop rock to dance music, but criticized her vocal delivery and song writing. It also achieved success in Japan, peaking at number five on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart. The re released single peaked at number 28 on the same chart. As of March 2016, "Whatever" has sold over 218,000 units in Japan alone and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The accompanying music video for "Whatever" was shot in Tokyo; it features Hamasaki in a small white room with waterfalls, with inter cut scenes of an angel in the middle of a destroyed city. An alternative music video was shot for an alternative arrangement of the song; it features Hamasaki singing in front of a red backdrop. However, Avex scrapped it after they preferred the former version. For additional promotion, the song was featured on several concert tours and New Years live countdown shows by Hamasaki.

"Whatever" was written by Hamasaki, composed by Kazuhito Kikuchi, and produced by Max Matsuura. Japanese composer Izumi Miyazaki was in charge of arranging the song, which included instrumentation of synthesizers, keyboards, and a drum machine. The song was also the only song from Loveppears to be arranged by Miyazaki, and was his final collaboration with Hamasaki. The Mini CD features: the original track, the instrumental version, and alternative versions (under the alias "J Version") of the former tracks. The CD single features: the original version, the instrumental, the two alternative versions, one remix of "Whatever", one remix of "Appears", and one remix of "Immature". It became Hamasaki's first single to have featured any English, with the word "Whoa" in its lyrics. However, it does not count in using English–language conversation like Hamasaki did in tracks from her 2002 album Rainbow.

"Whatever" received mixed reviews from most music critics. Alexey Eremenko, who had written her extended biography at AllMusic, highlighted the song as an album and career stand out track. A reviewer from Yahoo! GeoCities criticized Hamasaki's "thin" and "harsh" vocal delivery, but went on to state that her music have "improved" from her debut album, A Song for ×× (1999). Morimasa from Nifty. com highlighted it as one of the album's best tracks. He commented that despite the "easily" written lyrics for the sing, he commended Hamasaki's emotional delivery in both the production and her singing. A reviewer from Amazon. co. jp was positive towards the track. The reviewer praised Miyazaki's arrangement of both the original version and the J version, and commended the song's composition and Hamasaki's "homoeopathic" delivery. In early 2014, in honor of Hamasaki's sixteenth year career milestone, Japanese website Goo. ne. jp hosted a poll for fans to rank their favourite songs by Hamasaki out of thirty positions; the poll was held in only twenty four hours, and thousands submitted their votes.

In Japan, the Mini CD format entered at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart. The Mini CD stayed in the top fifty for nine weeks, selling over 189,610 units, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 200,000 units. The re released CD single format entered at number twenty eight on the chart, the highest entry of her re released singles. The CD single stayed in the top fifty for three weeks, tallying both the Mini CD and the CD single to twelve charting weeks. The Mini CD format entered at number five on the Japanese Count Down TV Chart, Hamasaki's highest charting single and first top ten at the time of February 1999. The Mini CD slipped to number fifteen the next week, and lasted nine weeks inside the top 100. "Whatever" was released twice as double A side vinyl's with Hamasaki's single "Appears". The second vinyl managed to reach ninety six on the Japanese Count Down chart. The re released CD single format entered at number twenty nine on the Count Down TV chart. The CD single stayed in the chart for three weeks, tallying the total weeks to twelve. This is Takeishi's first video collaboration with Hamasaki since "Trust". The overall appearance of the video was inspired by the cover sleeve of "Whatever", which also featured Hamasaki in an angel costume. her self titled video compilation (2000), Complete Clip Box (2004), A Clip Box 1998–2011 (2011), and the bonus DVD version with A Complete: All Singles.

The video opens with a bench chair inside a pale blue room, surrounded by interior waterfalls. Glitches of Hamasaki appears, and she starts singing the song while seated. The J version features Hamasaki singing the J version on a white platform in front of a silky red backdrop. The song has been included on several of Hamasaki's national and Asian concert tours. The song had made its debut tour performance on Hamasaki's 2001 Dome Tour and part two of the Dome Tour. Since then, "Whatever" has been included on Hamasaki's Ayumi Hamasaki Stadium Tour 2002 A, and its most recent inclusion was on her Premium Showcase: Feel the Love concert tour in 2014. During Hamasaki's performance, she wears a metallic mini dress, and dances to back up dancers wearing robotic outfits. "Whatever" has been remixed by several professional disc jockeys and producers, and has appeared on several remix albums by Hamasaki. This list is: the Laurent Newfield remix on Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu ro Mix, the FPM's Winter Bossa remix on Ayu mi x II Version JPN, the Ferry Corsten remix on ayu mi x II Version US+EU, and both appeared again on Hamasaki's remix compilation Ayu mi x II Version Non Stop Mega Mix (2000). The orchestral acoustic remix was included on her fifth orchestral remix album, Ayu mi x 7 Version Acoustic Orchestra (2011).