Haruka (Yoasobi song)

"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, lit. "Moon Prince"), 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]

"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

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
  • Osamu Suzuki – based story writer
  • Kanae Izumi – music video animation

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for "Haruka"
Region CertificationCertified 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"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
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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