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{{short description|2020 song by Yoasobi}}
{{short description|2020 single by Yoasobi}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Haruka
| name = Haruka
| cover = File:Yoasobi_-_Haruka.jpg
| cover = Yoasobi - Haruka.jpg
| artist = [[Yoasobi]]
| artist = [[Yoasobi]]
| type = single
| type = single
| EP = [[The Book (Yoasobi EP)|The Book]]
| EP = [[The Book (Yoasobi EP)|The Book]]
| language = Japanese
| language = Japanese
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| released = December 18, 2020
| English_title =
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| released = {{Start date|2020|12|18}}
| recorded =
| genre = [[J-pop]]
| genre = [[J-pop]]
| label = [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Japan]]
| label = [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Japan]]
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{{nihongo|"'''Haruka'''"|ハルカ|lead=yes}} is a song recorded by Japanese music duo [[Yoasobi]] from their debut EP, ''[[The Book (Yoasobi EP)|The Book]]'' (2021). It was released on December 18, 2020, as a [[digital single]], through [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]. It was based on ''Tsuki Ōji '' ({{lit}} "Moon Prince"), a novel written by screenwriter [[Osamu Suzuki (screenwriter)|Osamu Suzuki]]. The accompanying music video premiered alongside the single release.<ref>{{cite news |title=YOASOBI、鈴木おさむ『月王子』を原作とした新曲「ハルカ」配信＆MVプレミア公開 |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/95357/2 |access-date=December 30, 2020 |work=Billboard Japan |date=December 18, 2020 |language=ja}}</ref> The English version of the song was included on the duo's second English-language EP ''[[E-Side 2]]'', released on November 18, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=YOASOBI楽曲の英語版8曲入り「E-SIDE 2」配信決定（動画あり） |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/500628 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |work=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] |date=November 9, 2022 |language=ja}}</ref>
{{nihongo|"'''Haruka'''"|ハルカ|lead=yes}} is a song by Japanese duo [[Yoasobi]] from their debut EP, ''[[The Book (Yoasobi EP)|The Book]]'' (2021). It was released as a [[Single (music)|single]] on December 18, 2020, through [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]. The song was based on short story, ''Tsuki Ōji '' ({{lit}} "Moon Prince"), written by screenwriter [[Osamu Suzuki (screenwriter)|Osamu Suzuki]]. The music video premiered alongside the single release.<ref>{{cite news |title=YOASOBI、鈴木おさむ『月王子』を原作とした新曲「ハルカ」配信＆MVプレミア公開 |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/95357/2 |access-date=December 30, 2020 |work=Billboard Japan |date=December 18, 2020 |language=ja}}</ref> The English version of the song was included on the duo's second English-language EP ''[[E-Side 2]]'', released on November 18, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=YOASOBI楽曲の英語版8曲入り「E-SIDE 2」配信決定（動画あり） |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/500628 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |work=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] |date=November 9, 2022 |language=ja}}</ref>


==Composition and lyrics==
==Composition and lyrics==


"Haruka" describes about an encounter and farewell, drawn from the perspective of "something" that has watched over the growth of a girl more than anyone else,<ref>{{cite news |title=YOASOBI、新曲「ハルカ」を配信リリース 鈴木おさむとのラジオ共演がきっかけに |url=https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/279614 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |work=Spice |publisher=Eplus |date=December 4, 2020 |language=ja}}</ref> composed in the key of [[C-sharp major|C♯ major]], 100 beats per minute with a running time of 4 minutes and 4 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Key, BPM of ハルカ by YOASOBI |url=https://musicstax.com/track/na/6wKmxUeMJAoz2GpMrw95z5 |website=Musicstax |access-date=December 12, 2021 |date=December 18, 2020}}</ref>
"Haruka" was described as a song about encounter and farewell, drawn from the perspective of "something" that has watched over the growth of a girl more than anyone else.<ref>{{cite news |title=YOASOBI、新曲「ハルカ」を配信リリース 鈴木おさむとのラジオ共演がきっかけに |url=https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/279614 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |work=Spice |publisher=Eplus |date=December 4, 2020 |language=ja}}</ref> It is composed in the key of [[C-sharp major|C♯ major]] at 100 beats per minute with a running time of 4 minutes and 4 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Key, BPM of ハルカ by YOASOBI |url=https://musicstax.com/track/na/6wKmxUeMJAoz2GpMrw95z5 |website=Musicstax |access-date=December 12, 2021 |date=December 18, 2020}}</ref>


==Credits and personnel==
==Credits and personnel==

Credits adapted from ''The Book'' liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|author=[[Yoasobi]]|title=The Book|year=2021|type=booklets|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]}}</ref>


* [[Ayase (music producer)|Ayase]] – producer, songwriter
* [[Ayase (music producer)|Ayase]] – producer, songwriter
* [[Lilas Ikuta|Ikura]] – vocals
* [[Lilas Ikuta|Ikura]] – vocals
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* Takayuki Saitō – vocal recording
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* Masahiko Fukui – mixing
* [[Osamu Suzuki (screenwriter)|Osamu Suzuki]] – based story writer
* [[Osamu Suzuki (screenwriter)|Osamu Suzuki]] – based story writer
⚫
* Takayuki Saitō – vocal [[Sound recording and reproduction|recording]]
⚫
* Masahiko Fukui – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* Hidekazu Sakai – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]]
* Kanae Izumi – music video animation, cover artwork design
* Kanae Izumi – music video animation, cover artwork design


== Charts ==
== Charts ==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col" | Peak<br>position
! scope="col" | Peak<br>position
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Billboard Global 200#Billboard Global Excl. US|Global Excl. U.S.]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Global Excl. US |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-excl-us/2021-01-02 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=February 24, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="row" | [[Billboard Global Excl. US|Global Excl. US]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name=exclus>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/yoasobi/chart-history/glx/|title=Yoasobi Chart History (Global Excl. US)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>
| 121
| 121
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardjapanhot100|17|artist=Yoasobi|rowheader=true|access-date=July 20, 2023}}
! scope="row" | Japan ([[Billboard Japan Hot 100|Japan Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2021&month=01&day=25|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 [ 2021/01/25 付け ]|date=January 25, 2021|work=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja|url-status=live|access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref>
| 18
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Japan Combined Singles ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/enwiki/w/2021-02-01/p/2/|title=週間 合算シングルランキング 2021年02月01日付|date=February 1, 2021|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127060143/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/enwiki/w/2021-02-01/p/2/|archive-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="row" | Japan Combined Singles ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/enwiki/w/2021-02-01/p/2/|title=週間 合算シングルランキング 2021年02月01日付|date=February 1, 2021|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127060143/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/enwiki/w/2021-02-01/p/2/|archive-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>
| 18
| 18
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
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| 85
| 85
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


== Certifications ==
== Certifications ==

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Haruka"}}
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Haruka"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|digital=true|title=ハルカ|artist=YOASOBI|award=Gold|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|certmonth=2|access-date=March 20, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|digital=true|title=ハルカ|artist=YOASOBI|award=Gold|certyear=2023|certmonth=2|access-date=March 20, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Separator|title=Streaming}}
{{Certification Table Separator|title=Streaming}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|title=ハルカ|artist=YOASOBI|award=Platinum|number=2|streamsonly=true|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|certmonth=1|access-date=February 28, 2023|refname=st}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|title=ハルカ|artist=YOASOBI|award=Platinum|number=3|streamsonly=true|certyear=2024|certmonth=7|access-date=August 29, 2024|refname=st}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streamsonly=true|noshipments=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streamsonly=true|noshipments=true}}


==Release history==
==Release history==

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|+ Release dates and formats for "Haruka"
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 16 December 2024

"Haruka"
Single by Yoasobi
from the EP The Book
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedDecember 18, 2020
GenreJ-pop
Length4:04
LabelSony Japan
Songwriter(s)Ayase
Producer(s)Ayase
Yoasobi singles chronology
"Gunjō"
(2020) 		"Haruka"
(2020) 		"Kaibutsu"
(2021)
Music video
"Haruka" on YouTube
English version on YouTube

"Haruka" (Japanese: ハルカ) is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut EP, The Book (2021). It was released as a single on December 18, 2020, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on short story, Tsuki Ōji (lit. "Moon Prince"), written by screenwriter Osamu Suzuki. The music video premiered alongside the single release.[1] The English version of the song was included on the duo's second English-language EP E-Side 2, released on November 18, 2022.[2]

Composition and lyrics

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"Haruka" was described as a song about encounter and farewell, drawn from the perspective of "something" that has watched over the growth of a girl more than anyone else.[3] It is composed in the key of C♯ major at 100 beats per minute with a running time of 4 minutes and 4 seconds.[4]

Credits and personnel

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  • Ayase – producer, songwriter
  • Ikura – vocals
  • Osamu Suzuki – based story writer
  • Takayuki Saitō – vocal recording
  • Masahiko Fukui – mixing
  • Hidekazu Sakai – mastering
  • Kanae Izumi – music video animation, cover artwork design

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Haruka"
Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[5] 121
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] 17
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[7] 18

Year-end charts

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2021 year-end chart performance for "Haruka"
Chart (2021) Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[8] 37
2022 year-end chart performance for "Haruka"
Chart (2022) Position
Japan Streaming Songs (Billboard Japan)[9] 85

Certifications

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Certifications for "Haruka"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Gold 100,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[11] 3× Platinum 300,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Haruka"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 18, 2020
Sony Japan [12]

References

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  1. ^ "YOASOBI、鈴木おさむ『月王子』を原作とした新曲「ハルカ」配信＆MVプレミア公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "YOASOBI楽曲の英語版8曲入り「E-SIDE 2」配信決定（動画あり）". Natalie (in Japanese). November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "YOASOBI、新曲「ハルカ」を配信リリース 鈴木おさむとのラジオ共演がきっかけに". Spice (in Japanese). Eplus. December 4, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Key, BPM of ハルカ by YOASOBI". Musicstax. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Yoasobi Chart History (Global Excl. US)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Yoasobi Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "週間 合算シングルランキング 2021年02月01日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. February 1, 2021. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2021". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Streaming Songs Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – YOASOBI – ハルカ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 20, 2023. Select 2023年2月 on the drop-down menu
  11. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – YOASOBI – ハルカ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 29, 2024. Select 2024年7月 on the drop-down menu
  12. ^ "ハルカ - Single by YOASOBI". Apple Music (US) (in Japanese). Apple Inc. December 18, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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