"Yakusoku" (約束, Promise) is a song by Japanese pop singer Eir Aoi. It was released on her official YouTube on February 8, 2018 as her comeback song from her hiatus,[1][2] before received a physical release together with the song "Ryūsei" on June 13, 2018 as her fourteenth single.[3] It reached number 8 on Oricon and number 10 on Japan Hot 100. The single mark as her first double A-side single.
Release and reception
On 8 February 2018, it was announced that she would resume her activities after her hiatus with the release of the music video "Yakusoku" (約束, Promise) on YouTube.[1][2] The song itself was released together with the song "Ryūsei" on June 13, 2018 as her fourteenth single on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition.[3] The single reached number 8 on Oricon, and 10 on Japan Hot 100.[4][5] The song was featured in her fourth album "Fragment".[6]
Music video
The music video for "Yakusoku" was directed by Yūsuke Tanaka.[7] The video features a lyrics of the song with some footage of Eir Aoi with using blue jacket taking a photo session in the mountain, with some scene featuring a forest and also a mountain
Track listing
Regular edition
CDTitle |
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1. | "Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) | 4:13 |
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2. | "Yakusoku" (約束 Promise) | 4:47 |
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3. | "Hitokakera no Yuuki" (ヒトカケラの勇気 A Piece of Courage) | 3:52 |
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4. | "Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) (Instrumental) | 4:11 |
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Limited edition
CDTitle |
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1. | "Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) | 4:13 |
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2. | "Yakusoku" (約束 Promise) | 4:47 |
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3. | "Hitokakera no Yuuki" (ヒトカケラの勇気 A Piece of Courage) | 3:52 |
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4. | "Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) (Instrumental) | 4:11 |
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DVDTitle |
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1. | "Ryūsei" (music video) | 4:11 |
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2. | "Yakusoku" (music video) | 4:45 |
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Limited anime edition
DVDTitle |
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1. | "Ryūsei" (Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online opening version without credit) | 1:30 |
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Personnel
- Singer and bands
- Eir Aoi – vocals, lyrics ("Ryūsei", "Yakusoku")
- Kohei Tsunami, Ryosuke Shigenaga, Katsuhiko Kurosu – lyrics
- Ryosuke Shigenaga – Piano, arranger, other instruments
- Hiroki Arai - bass
- Takumi Sone – guitar
- Taro Yoshida – drums
- Tomoe Nakajima, Izumi Taniguchi, Nao Yamada - Violin, viola
- Kana Matsuo - Cello
- Production
- Satoshi Morishige, Nobuyuki Fujiwara – record
- Kenichi Koga – mixer
Charts
Release history
Region
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Date
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Label
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Format
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Catalog
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Japan
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13 June 2018
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Sacra Music
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CD
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VVCL-1255
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CD+DVD
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VVCL-1252
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CD+DVD
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VVCL-1256
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References
- ^ a b "Singer Eir Aoi Returns From Hiatus". Anime News Network. February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ a b ">藍井エイル、活動再開のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "藍井エイル、14thシングル「流星 / 約束」6月13日(水)に発売決定!" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. March 26, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "流星/約束" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "流星 - Chart Insight" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "FRAGMENT" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. Retrieved June 21, 2020. (in Japanese)
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Studio and mini albums |
- Prayer
- Blau
- Aube
- D'azur
- Fragment
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Greatest hits albums | |
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Singles |
- "Memoria"
- "Aurora"
- "Innocence"
- "Cobalt Sky"
- "Sirius"
- "Niji no Oto"
- "Ignite"
- "Tsunagaru Omoi"
- "Genesis
- "Lapis Lazuli"
- "Shoegazer"
- "Accentier"
- "Tsubasa"
- "Ryūsei / "
- "Iris"
- "Tsuki o Ou Mayonaka"
- "Hoshi ga Furu Yume"
- "I will..."
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Digital singles |
- "Avalon Blue"
- "Kuroi Uta"
- "Sanbika"
- "Kasumi"
- "Break Out!"
- "Cynthia no Hikari"
- "Bright Future"
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