Silent Majority (song) explained
is the debut single by the Japanese female idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released in Japan on 6 April 2016 on the label Sony Records.[1]
The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Yurina Hirate.
The single was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, with 261,580 copies sold,[2] which is the No.1 debut song for female artist. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan weekly chart [3] and number-ten in yearly chart.[4] It also has spent a whopping 149 weeks on the chart, which makes it sixth among the most weeks spent on the chart
Release history
In February 2016 it was revealed that Keyakizaka46 would release their first single on April 6, 2016.[5] Its title was later revealed to be "Silent Majority". It was also revealed that the title song would be used in a TV commercial for a mobile application named Mechakari.[6]
The single was released in four versions: Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, and a "Regular edition". All versions, except the regular edition, include a DVD with music videos.[7] The cover photo was taken in the Shibuya River.[8]
Music video
The choreography for the title track was created by Takahiro Ueno. The music video for it was directed by and taken at the construction site near Shibuya Station.[9]
Track listings
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto, all music composed by Bugbear.
Regular Edition
Members
"Silent Majority"
Center: Yurina Hirate
- 1st row: Rika Watanabe, Miyu Suzumoto, Yurina Hirate, Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi
- 2nd row: Mizuho Habu, Rika Ozeki, Akane Moriya, Yūka Sugai, Manaka Shida, Risa Watanabe
- 3rd row: Fuyuka Saito, Nana Oda, Rina Uemura, Nanako Nagasawa, Minami Koike, Shiori Sato, Aoi Harada, Nanami Yonetani, Nijika Ishimori
"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka"
- Nijika Ishimori, Yui Imaizumi, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saito, Shiori Sato, Manaka Shida, Yuuka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Nanami Yonetani, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe
"Yamanotesen"
"Shibuyagawa"
- Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi
"Noriokureta Bus"
Center: Neru Nagahama (Hiragana Keyakizaka46)[11] [12]
- Back dancer: Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi, Miyu Suzumoto, Yurina Hirate, Rika Watanabe（Keyakizaka46）[13]
"Kimi ga Inai"
- Nijika Ishimori, Yui Imaizumi, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saito, Shiori Sato, Manaka Shida, Yuuka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Nanami Yonetani, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak
position |
|---|
| Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) | 14[16] |
| Billboard Japan Hot100 | 10 |
| Chart (2017) | Peak
position |
|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot100 | 10 |
| Billboard Japan Download | 22 |
| Billboard Japan Streaming | 16 | |
All-time charts
Further reading
- Book: Keyakizaka46. 6 April 2016a. Silent Majority . Type-A. Sony Music Entertainment. B01BHPEC9G. SRCL-9035/9036.
- Book: Keyakizaka46. 6 April 2016b. Silent Majority . Type-B. Sony Music Entertainment. B01BHPEG60. SRCL-9037/9038.
- Book: Keyakizaka46. 6 April 2016c. Silent Majority . Type-C. Sony Music Entertainment. B01BHPEGS8. SRCL-9039/9040.
- Book: Keyakizaka46. 6 April 2016d. Silent Majority . Regular. Sony Music Entertainment. B01BHPEHDC. SRCL-9041.
External links
Notes and References
- News: ja:欅坂46、デビュー・シングル「サイレントマジョリティー」が本人出演「メチャカリ」新CMに起用. Tokyo Pop Line. 2016-03-07. https://tokyopopline.com/archives/57799. 2016-04-06. 添野企画. Japanese.
- Web site: Oricon Weekly Charts for 4/4 ~ 4/10. April 13, 2016. April 19, 2016. tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC.
- Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/4/18. Billboard Japan. Japanese. April 19, 2016.
- Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End Charts. Billboard JAPAN. ja. 2019-03-27.
- Web site: Keyakizaka46 to release their debut single on April 6. 2016-03-08. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
- Web site: http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/entertainment/515238/. ja:欅坂46 緊張しすぎで表情硬く「怒ってるんですか?」の質問も. 2016-03-07. 2016-09-14. Tokyo Sports News. Japanese. 2016-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309023122/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/entertainment/515238/. dead.
- News: ja:欅坂46、デビュー曲「サイレントマジョリティー」が「メチャカリ」タイアップソングに決定. Real Sound. 2016-03-07. https://realsound.jp/2016/03/post-6636.html. 2016-04-06. Blueprint. Japanese.
- Web site: http://realsound.jp/2016/04/post-7151_2.html. ja:欅坂46「サイレントマジョリティー」の突破力！ 楽曲とMVの創作意図を読み解く. 2016-04-16. 2016-09-14. realsound.jp. Japanese.
- Web site: http://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1577226. ja:欅坂46センター平手友梨奈を直撃！「反響の大きさは実感してる？」「プレッシャーはあった？」 . 2016-04-10. 2016-09-14. modelpress. Japanese.
- News: ja:欅坂46が初単独公演、国際フォーラム5000人前にデビュー作全曲披露. Natalie. 2016-03-18. http://natalie.mu/music/news/180288. 2016-04-06. Natasha Inc.. Japanese.
- Web site: しゅうまい、68. https://web.archive.org/web/20190315064455/http://www.keyakizaka46.com/s/k46o/diary/detail/2481?ima=0000&cd=member. March 15, 2019. Neru Nagahama Official Blog. Keyakizaka46 Official Site. April 10, 2016. June 13, 2020. Japanese.
- Book: . . 1–363. 2020-03-25. Japan. Shueisha. 978-4-08-790005-7. .
- Web site: 欅坂46が１万人のファンに見せつけた"成長" 初の全国握手会イベント＆ミニライブレポート . Realsound . 3 October 2019 . Japanese . 18 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401083746/https://realsound.jp/2016/04/post-7163.html . 1 April 2019 . live .
- Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2016-04-18/ . ja:週間 CDシングルランキング 2016年04月18日付. Oricon Style. Oricon. 2016-04-13. Japanese.
- Web site: http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/36894/2 . ja:欅坂46 デビュー作が28万枚超で初登場1位、Da-iCEとPrizmaXの2位争い結果&＆TOP10内で唯一のソロアーティストは?. Billboard Japan. 2016-04-11. ja.
- Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2016/p/2/. ja:オリコン年間 CDシングルランキング 2016年度. 2017-01-08. oricon ME. Japanese.
- 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 31, 2023 . . March 31, 2023 . ja.
