Hito Shizuku Explained

Hito Shizuku
Type:single
Artist:Showta
Album:Eve
A-Side:Hito Shizuku
B-Side:Reality
Released:April 4, 2007
Label:King Records
Prev Title:Trans-winter (Fuyu no Mukōgawa)
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Kimi ni, Kaze ga Fukimasu You ni
Next Year:2007

is a song by Japanese singer Showta, released as his 3rd single on April 4, 2007.

Background and release

"Hito Shizuku" is a mid-tempo ballad composed by Hideya Nakazaki, with lyrics written by Taiyo Morito and Juli Shono.[1] The single was released on April 4, 2007 under the King Records, along with "Reality", the B-side.

Reception

"Hito Shizuku" reached #31 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and charted for 3 weeks. CDJournal described "Hito Shizuku" as healing and mentioned that Showta's androgynous voice and appearance had a mysterious charm.[2] Barks described "Hito Shizuku" as having an "Asian taste" that will "touch the heart of any Japanese person", with Showta's vocals likely to "heal" both physically and emotionally. The music video was also praised for being masculine and mature compared to his debut.[3]

Charts

ChartPeakposition
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 31
Tower Records Japanese Rock & Pop Singles8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ひとしずくの歌詞 . ja . . 2019-05-14.
  2. Web site: SHOWTA. / ひとしずく [廃盤] ミニ・レビュー ]. ja . CDJournal . 2019-05-09.
  3. News: ニュー・シングルを買って、SHOWTA.と握手しよう! . ja . Barks . 2007-04-03 . 2019-05-15.
  4. Web site: ひとしずく . ja . . 2019-02-21.