Red fruits
| "Red fruits" | ||||
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| Single by Kis-My-Ft2 | ||||
| from the album Yummy!! | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | November 29, 2017 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Kis-My-Ft2 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Red fruits" (Short movie) on YouTube "Red fruits" (Dance edition) on YouTube | ||||
Red fruits (Japanese: 赤い果実, Hepburn: Akai Kajitsu) is Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2's 20th single, released on CD on November 29, 2017 by Avex Trax.[1]
Production
[edit]This mysterious song was written as the theme song for the drama "Important Reference Person Detective" starring Kis-My-Ft2 member Yuta Tamamori, and the title means "truthful truth, true heart."[1]
Location of the music video
[edit]The music video (MV) for the song was shot on location in a medieval European-like town in Wakayama Prefecture,[2] the first time in three and a half years since "3.6.5".
The "Short Movie" is a story version and the "Dance Edition" is a dance version of the same song with the same arrangement. Short movie depicts the story of the "revolution" of seven people trapped in a world where music is forbidden, until they are freed, while in "Dance Edition" the seven people are handcuffed and dance the "chain dance". The use of chains was inspired by the aforementioned drama starring Tamamori and proposed by member Kento Senga.[3]
The song depicts "seven people deprived of their freedom and bound together" and "the way seven people are connected by a bond". The members also wear chains in the jacket photo and when they perform the song on TV.[4]
Release
[edit]On November 29, 2017, the CD was sold in three types: limited first-run edition A/B and regular edition. The DVD included in the first edition A contains two music videos for "Red fruits," while the first edition B contains footage of the members playing the loose sport of hand soap ball and a preview of their upcoming video work "Live Tour 2017 Music Colosseum" to be released the following year.
The coupling song "Future Train" included in the regular disc is a "GO! Kiss My Kumamoto Ōita" commercial song of Kyushu Railway Company.[5][6]
"Hot!x2" is included as a coupling song for all forms of the album, was used as the commercial song for Kowa (company)'s new hot-air warmer "Nukunuku Toban", and the English lyrics are sung to sound like the Japanese "Quickly Hot Hot".[7]
Chart performance
[edit]According to the Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales, the album was No. 1 with sales of 187,000 copies in the first week.[8] It was also No. 1 in the Oricon Weekly Ranking dated December 11, marking their 20th consecutive No. 1 album and tying for fourth place in the history of consecutive No. 1 singles since their debut.[9] This was their 20th consecutive No. 1 album, and tied for the fourth-highest number of consecutive No. 1 singles since their debut. In the same monthly ranking, it was No. 4 in November 2017 and No. 32 in the annual ranking. The number of copies sold in the first week was 184661.
Reception
[edit]Azusa Ogiwara, the writer of "Real sound" which move from a dark world of "darkness" and "fall" to the hope of "salvation," are effectively expressed by heavy rock-style guitars, low-pitched strings, and short single-note pianos. She also commented that the phrase "Akai Kajitsu" that appears at the beginning of the song and after the first chorus accentuates the song and gives it a powerful impression, making it more than just a "dark" song. She also commented that She felt a musical quality in the part after the second chorus, which has no lyrics, and that he felt the group's new appeal in that it portrays "them as characters in a story rather than their life-size, realistic selves.[10]
Track listing
[edit]CD
[edit]- Only included in regular editions after “FUTURE TRAIN”.
- "Red fruits" [4:14]
- "Hot! Hot!" [4:24].
- "Future Train" [3:55] (Japanese only)
- "Now still far away, an endless dream" [4:04]
DVD
[edit]- Limited First Edition A
- "Red fruits" Music Video (Short Movie)
- "Red fruits" Music Video (Dance Edition)
- "Red fruits" Music Video Making Documentary
- Limited First Edition B
- New project! Kis-My-Ft2 Funny Sports Championship Part 1
- After party of live concert (Snack Showwa Trailer)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "キスマイ、11・29シングルは玉森主演ドラマ主題歌". oricon (in Japanese). 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Park guide". Porto Europa (in Japanese). Wakayama Marina City Co., Ltd. 2017. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "キスマイ、"鎖ダンス"MV2種類にファン歓喜 藤ヶ谷「僕たちで玉森を救いました」". oricon. November 14, 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Kis-My-Ft2は"型を突破"する時を迎えている？ 「赤い果実」パフォーマンスから読み解く". oricon. December 1, 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "＜画像1 / 2＞キスマイ感激！熊本＆大分を盛りあげる"キスマイトレイン"が発車". walkerplus. June 4, 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "日田駅のホームにキスマイパネルがあるんです。". oidehita. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "キスマイ出演「ぬくぬく当番」新商品CM放送「ながーくぬくぬく！」". natalie. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "【ビルボード】キスマイ『赤い果実』が187,867枚を売り上げシングル・セールス首位獲得". billboardjapan. December 4, 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "12/11付週間シングルランキング1位はKis-My-Ft2の「赤い果実」". oricon. December 6, 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Kis-My-Ft2「赤い果実」で打ち出した新たな側面 "演じながら歌う"楽曲スタイルから考察". oricon. December 9, 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Red fruits - Starto Entertainment
- Red fruits - MENT Recording(in Japanese)
- Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - MENT Recording (in Japanese)
- Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - Starto Entertainment (in English)