| Sanmon Shosetsu/Senryo Yakusha | |
| Cover: | King Gnu - Sanmon Shosetsu-Senryo Yakusha.webp |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | King Gnu |
| Album: | The Greatest Unknown |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Label: | Ariola Japan |
| Prev Title: | Kasa |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | Abuku |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
is a Japanese double A-side single by King Gnu. It was released on December 2, 2020, by Sony Music Labels (Ariola Japan). "Sanmon Shosetsu" served as the theme song for Nippon TV drama A Girl of 35 and was preleased on October 30, while "Senryo Yakusha" was used as a commercial song for NTT Docomo's 5G.
On September 25, 2020, it was announced that "Sanmon Shosetsu" would be used as the theme song for the Nippon TV drama A Girl of 35, starring Ko Shibasaki.[1] They later announced that they would release the song as well as "Senryo Yakusha" as a double A-side single in December.[2] This marked over a year since their last single "Kasa", and their first release since their major label debut. "Sanmon Shosetsu" was pre-released on October 30,[3] and the music video was released on November 6.[4] "Senryo Yakusha", used as a commercial song for NTT Docomo's 5G, and its music video were released simultaneously on December 2.[5]
| Peak position | ||
| Japan (Oricon)[6] | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan)[7] | 2 | |
| "Sanmon Shosetsu" | ||
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[8] | 4 | |
| Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan)[9] | 4 | |
| Japan Streaming Songs (Billboard Japan)[10] | 11 | |
| "Senryo Yakusha" | ||
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[11] | 12 | |
| Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan)[12] | 5 | |
| Japan Streaming Songs (Billboard Japan)[13] | 28 | |
| Peak position | ||
| "Sanmon Shosetsu" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[14] | 58 | |
| Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan)[15] | 45 | |
| Japan Streaming Songs (Billboard Japan)[16] | 82 | |