is a song by Japanese duo

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from their EPs, '' Hajimete no – EP'' and ''

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'' (2023). It was released through

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on March 27, 2023, as the fourth and final

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from the short story collection project ''

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'', following "

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", " Suki da", and "

Umi no Manimani is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their EPs, '' Hajimete no – EP'' and ''The Book 3'' (2023). It was released as a single on November 18, 2022, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, as the third song from the short story collection proj ...

". It was based on 120th

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-winning

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's story ''Iro Chigai no Trump''.

Background and release

On December 1, 2021, the same day as their extended play ''

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'' release, Yoasobi announced the project ''

'', a collaboration between the duo and four

-winning novelists, comprising

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, and

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, to produce songs based on the authors' stories with theme of "a story to read when you do omethingfor the first time". All novels were published as a book on February 16, 2022, titled ''Hajimete no''. One of four novels written by Miyabe is with the theme "a story when you first become a suspect". "Seventeen" expresses a 17-year-old girl who bids farewell to the world she lived in and her parents to save the crisis in the parallel world. In January 2023, Lawson's Machi Café partnered with Yoasobi for customers to offer a special drink called "Yoasobi Honey Caffè Latte"; they would also receive a sleeve with

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for listening to the snippet of the duo's then-unreleased song from ''Hajimete no'' project, "Seventeen". Two months later, on March 22, Yoasobi announced that the song would be available for download and streaming platforms on March 27. An accompanying music video premiered on the same date as the release, produced by Contrail Co., Ltd and

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, and directed by Masatsugu Nagasoe. The song was included on the duo's EPs '' Hajimete no – EP'' and ''

'', released on May 10 and October 4, 2023, respectively. The English version appeared on their third English-language EP ''

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'', released on April 12, 2024.

Commercial performance

"Seventeen" debuted at number 32 on the

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, and atop the Digital Singles Chart for the issue dated April 10, 2023, with 12,645 downloads, becoming Yoasobi's eleventh number-one since "

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" (2022). For ''

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'', "Seventeen" entered the

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at number 21 dated April 5, earning 10,737 downloads, peaked at number two on the Download Songs. The song also debuted at number 63 on the Streaming Songs, and ascended to number 36 the following week with 2,847,845 streams, an increase of 130%. "Seventeen" was certified platinum for 100 million streams by

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(RIAJ).

Credits and personnel

* Ayase – songwriter, producer *

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– vocals *

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– bass * Takeruru – guitar *

– based story writer * Takayuki Saitō – vocal

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* Masahiko Fukui – mixing * Hidekazu Sakai – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{Yoasobi 2023 singles 2023 songs Animated music videos Music based on short fiction Song recordings produced by Ayase (music producer) Songs in Japanese Songs written by Ayase (music producer) Sony Music Entertainment Japan singles Yoasobi songs