Yoru ni Kakeru explained

Yoru ni Kakeru
Cover:Yoru ni Kakeru cover art.jpg
Artist:Yoasobi
Type:single
Ep:The Book
Language:Japanese
English Title:"Into the Night"
Released:December 15, 2019
Genre:J-pop
Length:4:21
Label:Sony Japan
Producer:Ayase
Next Title:Ano Yume o Nazotte
Next Year:2020

is the debut single by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut EP, The Book (2021). It was released on December 15, 2019, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on Mayo Hoshino's short story,, which was published on the creative writing social media Monogatary.com, and won the Sony Music Award, and the Grand Prize from Monocon 2019.[1]

The song and story depicts a man who is fascinated by a personification of death, Thanatos, who sent him a message "goodbye" and he tries to stop his girlfriend from suicide by jumping from height.[2] The Hatsune Miku covered version of the song was included on member Ayase's EPs Ghost City Tokyo (2019), and Mikunoyoasobi (2021). The English version translated by Konnie Aoki, titled "Into the Night", was released on July 2, 2021, as Yoasobi's first English song.[3]

Reception

An accompanying music video for "Yoru ni Kakeru" was first published on Ayase's YouTube channel on November 16, 2019 and its view count surpassed 10 million in 5 months.[4] Soon after its release, the song topped the popularity charts on Spotify and Line Music,[5] [6] as well as went viral on social media such as TikTok during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan began.[7] [8]

"Yoru ni Kakeru" debuted at number 76 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for the issue dated March 30, 2020.[9] and peaked at number one two months later.[10] The song topped the chart for three consecutive weeks,[11] total six weeks.[12] The song finished 2020 as the year's top Japan Hot 100 song, becoming the first single not released on CD to do so.[13] The song was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), exceeding 500 million on-demand streams in Japan, on October 25, 2021, making it the first ever song to do so in RIAJ history.[14] On September 13, 2023, Billboard Japan reported that "Yoru ni Kakeru" became the first ever song to surpass 1 billion streams in the chart history.[15] On April 12, 2024, Oricon named the song the most streamed song in Reiwa era so far (2019–2023) with 859 million streams.[16]

Live performances and usage in media

On May 15, 2020, Yoasobi's member Ikura appeared on the YouTube channel The First Take to perform the re-arranged version of "Yoru ni Kakeru", as The Home Take.[17] Yoasobi, as a duo with band members, gave the televised debut performance of "Yoru ni Kakeru" at 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31,[18] filmed at Bookshelf Theater, Kadokawa Culture Center.[19] It made the duo the first-ever artist to perform at the TV special without any album release.[20] During their debut EP The Book promotion, they performed the song at CDTV Live! Live! on January 18, alongside "Encore",[21] and Music Station on January 22.[22] In March 2024, "Yoru ni Kakeru" was used in a McDonald's Japan's McDouble advertisement.[23] [24]

Accolades

Award ceremony! scope="col"
YearAwardResult
JASRAC Awards2023Silver Prize[25]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan2020Song of the Year[26]
Space Shower Music Awards2021Song of the Year[27]

Track listing

  1. – 4:21
  1. "Into the Night" – 4:22
  1. "Yoru ni Kakeru" – From the First Take – 4:08

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020–2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Hong Kong (Billboard)[28] 13
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[29] 1
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[30] 1
Singapore Top Regional (RIAS)[31] 20
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[32] 24
Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[33] 44
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[34] 48
Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan)[35] 69

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[36] 1
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[37] 9
Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
Global 200 (Billboard)[38] 55
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[39] 3
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[40] 5
Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[41] 185
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[42] 15
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[43] 34

All-time charts

Chart (2008–2022)! scope="col"
Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[44] 2

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatVersionLabel
VariousDecember 15, 2019Original (Japanese)Sony Japan[45]
October 29, 2021English ("Into the Night")[46]
September 21, 2023From the First Take[47]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: みんなが知ってる「YOASOBI」デビュー曲、でも誰も知らない原作者…星野舞夜さんのシンデレラストーリー . May 6, 2022 . Sport Hochi . October 24, 2020 . ja.
  2. News: May 12, 2020. YOASOBI「ハルジオン」原作者・橋爪駿輝が語る、音楽と文学の融合「文章が別の形へ昇華されていくのはエキサイティング」. Real Sound. May 13, 2020.
  3. News: YOASOBI、NTTドコモ「ahamo」CMソング「三原色」＆「夜に駆ける」英語バージョン配信リリース . June 25, 2021 . Real Sound . June 25, 2021 . ja.
  4. News: April 24, 2020. YOASOBI、デビュー曲「夜に駆ける」MVが1,000万回再生突破. Billboard Japan. May 13, 2020.
  5. News: May 2, 2020. ロングタームは計算済?! YOASOBIの新しいヒットの仕方. Billboard Japan. May 13, 2020.
  6. News: May 12, 2020. YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」がついに月間ランキング・BGMランキング1位に！「LINE MUSIC」4月の月間ランキングを発表. music.jp. May 13, 2020.
  7. News: Murata . Kamome . 瑛人「香水」、YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」……SNSやサブスクで存在感示すアーティストと楽曲に注目 . April 25, 2022 . Real Sound . June 5, 2020 . ja.
  8. Billboard Japan . Rising J-Pop Duo YOASOBI Reveal Influences From Anime to Folk: Interview . May 5, 2022 . Billboard . June 30, 2020.
  9. Web site: Hot 100 [2020/03/30 付け] ]. . May 28, 2023 . ja.
  10. Web site: May 27, 2020. 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」初の総合首位獲得、ピコ太郎・星野源に次ぐMV再生回数となる約1,400万再生をマーク. May 27, 2020. Billboard Japan.
  11. News: 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」総合首位3連覇達成 TWICE「MORE & MORE」総合3位に初登場 . July 10, 2021 . Billboard Japan . June 6, 2020 . ja.
  12. News: 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」、10万枚売り上げたV6「It's my life」を抑えて僅差で6度目の総合首位獲得 . November 5, 2021 . Billboard Japan . Hanshin Contents Link . September 30, 2020 . ja.
  13. Billboard Japan . YOASOBI Tops Billboard Japan's 2020 Year-End Charts With Song Not Released on CD . February 24, 2021 . Billboard . Billboard . December 3, 2020 . subscription.
  14. News: 2021年9月度ストリーミング認定、YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」5億回再生突破で史上初のダイヤモンド認定作品に . October 25, 2021 . Musicman . F.B.Communications Inc. . October 25, 2021 . ja.
  15. News: YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」日本初のビリオン達成 ストリーミング累計10億回再生突破 . September 13, 2023 . . September 13, 2023 . ja.
  16. News: YOASOBIの「夜に駆ける」が令和ストリーミング1位、「私たちの始まりの曲」【オリコン令和ランキング】 . April 12, 2024 . . April 12, 2024 . ja.
  17. News: YOASOBI、「夜に駆ける」の「THE HOME TAKE」映像が1億回再生突破 . April 28, 2022 . Barks . May 7, 2021 . ja.
  18. News: YOASOBI「紅白歌合戦」出場決定！「夜に駆ける」パフォーマンス初披露に「愛を込めて歌います」 . April 28, 2022 . Natalie . December 23, 2020 . ja.
  19. News: Lemoncandy . YOASOBIが紅白で歌唱し話題に！「角川武蔵野ミュージアム」所沢に誕生 . November 19, 2022 . Retrip . January 5, 2021 . ja.
  20. News: Fung . Gloria . How J-pop duo Yoasobi blazed a trail to the top . March 1, 2024 . . March 1, 2024.
  21. News: CDTVライブ！ライブ！：2時間SPでYOASOBI「夜に駆ける」「アンコール」をフル披露 Snow Manはデビュー曲「D.D.」、最新曲も . April 28, 2022 . Mantan Web . January 18, 2021 . ja.
  22. News: YOASOBIが、ついに『Mステ』初登場！ボーカル・ikura「心を込めて演奏をお届けしたい」 . April 28, 2022 . TV Asahi Post . January 22, 2021 . ja.
  23. News: マクドナルド「夜マック」"倍バーガー"人気1位は「倍ダブルチーズバーガー」。妻夫木聡・伊藤沙莉さん出演のCMも放映 . March 12, 2024 . Gourmet Watch . March 12, 2024 . ja.
  24. News: マクドナルド、倍バーガー販売に合わせYOASOBI楽曲「夜に駆ける」使用のショートアニメ前編を公開 . March 14, 2024 . Game Watch . March 13, 2024 . ja.
  25. Web site: 2023年JASRAC賞 「ドライフラワー」が金賞を受賞 . . May 24, 2023 . ja . May 24, 2023.
  26. Web site: VMAJ 2020 WINNERS . MTV Japan . February 24, 2021.
  27. Web site: WINNERS / SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2021 . Space Shower . Space Shower Network . March 8, 2021 . March 8, 2021 . ja.
  28. Yoasobi Chart History (Hong Kong Songs). Billboard. July 20, 2023.
  29. Web site: Hot 100 [2020/06/01 付け] ]. . June 2, 2020 . ja.
  30. Web site: 週間 合算シングルランキング 2020年06月01日付. June 1, 2020. Oricon. ja. July 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200531052641/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2020-06-01/. May 31, 2020.
  31. Web site: RIAS Top Charts Week 32 (6 - 12 Aug 2021). August 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817110055/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/#1562208279199-5ec9aa23-80dc. August 17, 2021. October 3, 2021.
  32. Yoasobi Chart History (World Digital Song Sales). Billboard. July 20, 2023.
  33. Web site: 週間 合算シングルランキング 2021年07月12日付. July 12, 2021. Oricon. ja. July 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707045050/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2021-07-12/p/5/. July 7, 2021.
  34. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2023-10-02 . . September 27, 2023 . ja.
  35. Web site: Billboard Japan Download Songs – Week of September 27, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. September 27, 2023.
  36. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2020. Billboard Japan. ja. December 30, 2020.
  37. Web site: 【オリコン年間ランキング2020】嵐、総合で通算9度目の首位獲得 [合算シングルランキング (単曲) ランキング 1位~10位]]. July 6, 2021. Oricon. ja.
  38. Year-End Charts Billboard Global 200 2021 . . December 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202160715/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/billboard-global-200/ . December 2, 2021 . live.
  39. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2021 . Billboard Japan . December 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210041648/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2021 . December 10, 2021 . ja . live.
  40. Web site: 【オリコン年間ランキング2021】BTS、年間アーティストセールストータル１位 海外アーティストで初の快挙 / 合算シングル 1位~10位 . Oricon . December 24, 2021 . ja . December 24, 2021.
  41. Year-End Charts Billboard Global Excl. U.S. 2022 . . December 1, 2022.
  42. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2022 . . December 9, 2022.
  43. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2023 Year-End. Billboard Japan. ja. December 8, 2023.
  44. News: "JAPAN HOT 100"15周年を記念したオールタイムTOP50発表 1位は米津玄師「Lemon」 . December 30, 2023 . . March 31, 2023 . ja.
  45. Web site: Yoasobi . 夜に駆ける – Single . Apple Music (US) . May 8, 2022 . December 15, 2020.
  46. Web site: Yoasobi . Into The Night (English Version) – Single . Apple Music (US) . May 8, 2022 . July 2, 2021.
  47. News: YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」ストリーミング10億回再生を記念して、「夜に駆ける - From THE FIRST TAKE」、『MIKUNOYOASOBI』を本日配信リリース! . September 21, 2023 . PR Times . September 21, 2023 . ja.

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