Yakusoku (Eir Aoi song)
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| "Yakusoku" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The regular edition cover | ||||
| Single by Eir Aoi | ||||
| from the album Fragment | ||||
| A-side | "Ryūsei" (double A-side) | |||
| Released | June 13, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Studio | Sony Music Studio (Tokyo, Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:47 | |||
| Label | Sacra Music | |||
| Composer(s) | Ryosuke Shigenaga | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Eir Aoi, Ryosuke Shigenaga | |||
| Eir Aoi singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| 約束(Youtube edit) on YouTube | ||||
"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.
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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Yakusoku" (約束 Promise) | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Hitokakera no Yuuki" (ヒトカケラの勇気 A Piece of Courage) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) (Instrumental) | 4:11 |
Limited edition
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Yakusoku" (約束 Promise) | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Hitokakera no Yuuki" (ヒトカケラの勇気 A Piece of Courage) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) (Instrumental) | 4:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ryūsei" (music video) | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Yakusoku" (music video) | 4:45 |
Limited anime edition
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Yakusoku" (約束 Promise) | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Hitokakera no Yuuki" (ヒトカケラの勇気 A Piece of Courage) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) (Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online OP ver) | 1:29 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ryūsei" (Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online opening version without credit) | 1:30 |
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