Kimi no Uta (song)

"Kimi no Uta"
Single by Arashi
B-side
  • "Sky Again"
  • "Fake It"
  • "Count on Me"
  • "White on White"
Released 24 October 2018 (2018-10-24)
Format CD single
Genre
Label J Storm
Songwriter(s)
  • Asil
  • Shinya Tada
  • A.K. Janeway
  • Hirofumi Sasaki
Arashi singles chronology
"Natsu Hayate"
(2018)		 "Kimi no Uta"
(2018)

"Kimi no Uta" (君のうた) is the 56th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It will be released on 24 October 2018 through their record label J Storm. "Kimi no Uta" debuted at number 69 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. The song will be used as the theme song for the TV Asahi television series Boku to Shippo to Kagurazaka.

Background and release

On 12 June 2018, it was announced that member Masaki Aiba would be starring in the television series Boku to Shippo to Kagurazaka.[1] On 12 September 2018, Arashi announced that their next single would be used as the theme song for the television series.[2] Aiba played the full song on his radio show on 22 September 2018.[3] The track listing and jacket covers were revealed on 28 September 2018.[4] On 5 October 2018, a 34-second preview of the music video was published on the group's official website.[5] Morning news programs began airing previews of the music video on the same day.

The single will be released on 24 October 2018, and will include the Japan Airlines campaign song "Sky Again".[6][7]

Chart performance

"Kimi no Uta" debuted at number 69 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart on the date ending 15 October 2018.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Kimi no Uta" (君のうた, "Your Song")Asil
  • Shinya Tada
  • A.K. Janeway
Hirofumi Sasaki 
2."Sky Again"Goro.TErik LidbomLidbom 
3."Fake It"Hikari
  • Hikari
  • Kevin Charge
Charge 
4."Count on Me"Funk Uchino
  • Lidbom
  • Saori Tsuchiya
Tomoki Ishizuka 
5."Kimi no Uta" (instrumental)    
6."Sky Again" (instrumental)    
7."Fake It" (instrumental)    
8."Count on Me" (instrumental)    

References

  1. ↑ 相葉雅紀、獣医師役で今秋ドラマ主演 『神様のカルテ』深川栄洋監督とタッグ [Masaki Aiba will be starring as a veterinarian in the drama "Boku to Shippo to Kagurazaka" this fall. Working together with director Yoshihiro Fukagawa]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ↑ 嵐、相葉雅紀主演ドラマ主題歌が10・24発売 [Arashi will release the theme song for Masaki Aiba's starring drama on October 24]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Masaki Aiba (host) (22 September 2018). 嵐・相葉雅紀のレコメン!アラシリミックス [Arashi Aiba Masaki's Recomen! Arashi Remix] (Radio broadcast) (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ↑ 10/24(水)発売　嵐 ニューシングル『君のうた』ジャケ写･アー写･詳細情報更新！ [Arashi's new single "Kimi no Uta" Jacket covers and information update!] (in Japanese). J Storm. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "10月24日(水)発売　嵐 ニューシングル『君のうた』Music Video視聴開始！" [Arashi new single "Kimi no Uta" Music video preview released!] (in Japanese). J Storm. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ↑ 嵐 ニューシングル『君のうた』10月24日(水)発売決定！ [Release date for Arashi's new single "Kimi no Uta" decided for October 24 (Wednesday)] (in Japanese). J Storm. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ↑ 嵐、猛暑に長袖で撮影もプロフェッショナルぶり発揮. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2018/10/15" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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