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"Haruka"
Single by Yoasobi
from the EP The Book
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedDecember 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:04
Label
Songwriter(s)Ayase
Producer(s)Ayase
Yoasobi singles chronology
"Gunjō"
(2020) 		"Haruka"
(2020) 		"Kaibutsu"
(2021)
Music video
"Haruka" on YouTube

"Haruka" (ハルカ) is a song recorded by Japanese music duo Yoasobi. It was released on December 18, 2020 as a digital single, through Sony Music Japan, and was based on Tsuki Ōji (月王子), a novel by Osamu Suzuki from the Tokyo FM's radio program Jump Up Melodies Top20, which the duo made a guest appearance. An accompanying music video was premiered alongside the single release.[1]

Composition and lyrics

"Haruka" describes about a encounter and farewell, drawn from the perspective of "something" that has watched over the growth of a girl more than anyone else,[2] composed in the key of C♯ major, 100 beats per minute with a running time of 4 minutes and 4 seconds.[3]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from YouTube.[4]

  • Ayase – producer, songwriter
  • Ikura – vocals
  • Tsuki Ōji (written by Osamu Suzuki) – based story
  • Kanae Izumi – music video animation

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Haruka"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Platinum 100,000,000†

† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Haruka"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)
Sony Music Japan [10]

References

  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、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.
  3. ^ "Key, BPM of ハルカ by YOASOBI". Musicstax. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Ayase / YOASOBI (December 18, 2020). "YOASOBI「ハルカ」Official Music Video". YouTube (in Japanese). YouTube. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Billboard Global Excl. US". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [ 2021/01/25 付け ]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – YOASOBI – ハルカ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 29, 2021. Select 2021年8月 on the drop-down menu
  10. ^ "ハルカ - Single by YOASOBI". Apple Music (US) (in Japanese). Apple Inc. December 18, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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