Haruka_(Yoasobi_song)
Haruka (Yoasobi song)
2020 single by Yoasobi
"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]
| "Haruka" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Yoasobi | ||||
| from the EP The Book | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Released | December 18, 2020 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Sony Japan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ayase | |||
| Producer(s) | Ayase | |||
| Yoasobi singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Haruka" on YouTube English version on YouTube | ||||
"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]
Weekly charts
| 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
| Chart (2021) | Position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[8] | 37 |
| Chart (2022) | Position |
|---|---|
| Japan Streaming Songs (Billboard Japan)[9] | 85 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[10] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Streaming | ||
| Japan (RIAJ)[11] | 2× Platinum | 200,000,000† |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | December 18, 2020 | Sony Japan | [12] |
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Key, BPM of ハルカ by YOASOBI". Musicstax. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- "Yoasobi Chart History (Global Excl. US)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- "Yoasobi Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- "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.
- "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2021". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- "Billboard Japan Streaming Songs Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- "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
- "Japanese single streaming certifications – YOASOBI – ハルカ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 28, 2023. Select 2023年1月 on the drop-down menu
- "ハルカ - Single by YOASOBI". Apple Music (US) (in Japanese). Apple Inc. December 18, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2021.