Uchiage Hanabi (DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi)

Limited Edition Cover

Regular Edition Cover

Artist

DAOKO×Yonezu Kenshi

Single

Uchiage Hanabi (打上花火; Fireworks)

Released

2017.08.16

Catalog Number

TFCC-89601 (Limited Edition)

TFCC-89602 (Regular Edition)

Price

¥1,620 (Limited Edition)

¥1,296 (Regular edition)

CD Tracklist

1. Uchiage Hanabi (打上花火; Fireworks)
2. Forever Friends (REMEDIOS cover)
3. Cinderella step (Regular Edition Bonus)

DVD Tracklist

• DAOKO 2017 "Aoiro Shugi" TOUR at Akasaka BLITZ 2016.09.22

1. Intro
2. JK
3. Takai Kabe ni wa Ikusen no Door (高い壁には幾千のドア)
4. Kakete Ageru (かけてあげる)
5. Music (ミュージック)
6. Boku (ぼく)
7. FASHION
8. Suisei (水星)
9. Kimi (きみ)
10. BOY
11. Fog
12. Interlude
13. Daisuki with TeddyLoid (ダイスキ)
14. Samishii Kamisama (さみしいかみさま)
15. ME!ME!ME! feat. daoko_pt1
16. ShibuyaK
17. Moshimo Bokura ga Game no Shuyaku de (もしも僕らがGAMEの主役で)
18. BANG!
19. Outro

Information

"Uchiage Hanabi" is the third single released by DAOKO. It was released in two editions: a limited CD+DVD edition featuring footage from her Aoiro Jidai Tour, and a regular CD edition. The first-pressing for both editions comes with an early change to purchase ticket's for DAOKO's 2017 one-man tour. First-pressing for the limited CD+DVD edition came with a special photo of DAOKO, and a unique illustration depending on where it was purchased. The song is a collaboration with former Vocaloid musician Yonezu Kenshi; Who is now recording and releasing under his own name and voice. He wrote, composed, and produced the track and shared vocals with DAOKO. It was used as the theme song to the movie Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko Kara Miru ka?. The B-Side, "Forever Friends" was used as the insert song for the film, and is a cover of the REMEDIOS' song of the same name. DAOKO promoted the single mostly alone, performing a solo version of the track on shows like Music Japan. Piano sheet music was released for the song, which was published by Fairy.

The single was very successful for DAOKO, becoming her first breakout hit. The song went to #1 on several digital charts: Billboard Japan's Hot 100 & Hot Animation, iTunes, and Recochoku. The music video went on to be #3 on the music program CDTV. "Uchiage Hanabi" is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for over 250,000 downloads.

Song Information

Lyrics

Yonezu Kenshi

Music

Yonezu Kenshi

Other Information

Arrangement: Yonezu Kenshi & Tanaka Hayato (agehasprings)

Production: Yonezu Kenshi

Vocal: DAOKO, Yonezu Kenshi

Guitar: Makabe Yohei

Drums: Hori Hiroki

Piano: Yokoyama Hiroaki (agehasprings)

Strings: Muroya Koichiro

Drums Technician: Arimatsu Masuo

Music Video

A scene from the music video

There were two music videos created for the song. The first was entirely made up of animated clips from the movie, and the second (so far released only in a "short version" on YouTube) intersperses clips of DAOKO singing with the animated pieces. The video shows DAOKO singing in a kimono in front of a wall with fireworks projected on it. Yonezu does not appear in the short version of the video.

Disambiguation

There are currently three versions of "Uchiage Hanabi" to be found in DAOKO and Yonezu Kenshi's discographies. They are listed below in order of release:

Uchiage Hanabi (DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi)

Found on the "Uchiage Hanabi" single as track #1, and was later included on the THANK YOU BLUE album as track #1. This is the original version of the song, which is a duet between DAOKO and Yonezu Kenshi.

Uchiage Hanabi

Found on the BOOTLEG album as track #13. This is a self-cover by Yonezu Kenshi. It is rearranged from the original version and DAOKO's vocals are not included. The lyrics were also partially changed from the original.

Uchiage Hanabi (DAOKO SOLO ver.)

Found on the album Shiteki Ryokou. This is a solo version of the original song featuring only DAOKO.

Live Perfomances

• [2017.08.11] Buzz Rhythm
• [2017.08.12] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2017
• [2017.08.20] Summer Sonic Osaka 2017
• [2017.08.23] Sukkiri!
• [2017.09.01] Music Station
• [2017.09.20] OL Killer Presents "WIFE"
• [2017.09.29] Anime Weekend Atlanta
• [2017.10.22] BOROFESTA 2017
• [2017.10.28] PINK Sensation 2017
• [2017.12.22] Music Station Super Live
• [2017.12.30] COUNTDOWN JAPAN 17/18
• [2017.11.26 - 2018.01.11] DAOKO TOUR 2017-2018 "THANK YOU BLUE"
• [2018.03.01] SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS
• [2018.03.29] ZIP! Haru Festival 2018
• [2018.04.10] DAOKO presents "Charm Point"
• [2018.06.02] TAICOCLUB'18
• [2018.08.19] Summer Sonic 2018
• [2018.09.01] SPACE SHOWER SWEET LOVE SHOWER 2018
• [2018.12.31] 69th Kouhaku Uta Gassen

Oricon Chart Positions

The single reached #9 on the weekly Oricon chart, and it continued to rank for a total of 21 weeks. This is DAOKO's first single to peak within the Top 20, and is her best performing single to date.

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	10	7	7	7	5	7	9	10,743
7	31	17	10	9	11	7	16	5,552
9	38	27	24	19	16	13	29	3,381
11	40	34	29	24	27	25	30	2,602
22	37	36	33	27	28	21	36	1,494
15	43	36	47	41	31	35	40	1,221
34	-	-	-	-	45	43	60	825
32	-	-	-	-	40	50	61	646
42	-	-	-	-	47	-	61	610
40	-	-	-	-	-	-	69	480
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	97	456
49	-	-	-	-	-	-	71	630
46	-	-	-	-	-	-	101	467
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	116	371
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	139	302

Year	Month	Rank	Sales
2017	August	20	19,676

• Total Reported Sales: 29,107*

External Links

• Lyrics: Kana, Romaji, and English translation
• Oricon Profile: Limited Edition | Regular Edition
• Youtube: Animated PV | Music video (short ver.)