| Yakusoku | |
| Cover: | Lead_-_Yakusoku_(Normal_Edition).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lead |
| Album: | The Showcase |
| B-Side: | Always Love, Wake me up (Type A), Moonlight Shower (Type B), Cross Over (Type C) |
| Released: | November 25, 2015 |
| Recorded: | 2015 |
| Genre: | J-pop, hip hop |
| Label: | Pony Canyon PCCA-70465 (CD) PCCA-4304 (Type A, CD+DVD) PCCA-4305 (Type B, CD+DVD) PCCA-4306 (Type C, CD) |
| Prev Title: | My One |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Tokyo Fever |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
Yakusoku (約束 / Promise) is the twenty-sixth single by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead, and was the final single before the release of their studio album The Showcase (2016). It performed well on Oricon at #5 and remained on the charts for two weeks.
The single was released as a standard CD and three limited edition versions, two of which were CD+DVD combos, each carrying different content. While all editions contained the b-side "Always Love", each of the limited editions harbored differing bonus tracks. The CD+DVD editions not only contained different content on the CD portions, but also carried different content on the DVD portions.
Yakusoku is the twenty-sixth single released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. It was their final single before their seventh studio album, The Showcase, which was released the following year on June 8.[1] It charted well on the Oricon Singles Charts at #5 for the week, and remained on the charts for two consecutive weeks.[2]
The single was released in four editions, a standard CD, a limited edition CD and two limited edition CD+DVD combo packs. The regular edition contained the title track, the coupling track "Always Love" - which was available on all versions - and their corresponding instrumentals.[3] The limited type A CD+DVD version harbored the two tracks, the bonus track "Wake me up" and the accompanying instrumentals. The DVD portion housed the music video for "Yakusoku" and the off-shot making video.[4] The limited type B CD+DVD editions contained the two regular tracks and the bonus track "Moonlight Shower" (ムーンライトシャワー / MUUNRAITO SHAWAA), along with their instrumentals. The DVD portion contained the dance version of "Yakusoku" and the behind-the-scenes footage of the photo shoot for the different single covers.[5] The limited Type C version contained the two standard tracks, the bonus track "Cross Over" (stylized as CROSS OVER) and the songs' corresponding instrumentals.[6]