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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 on May 30, 2022, through
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, as the second
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from the short story collection project ''
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'' following "
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" Based on the short story ''Hikari no Tane'' written by 135th
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-winning
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, the song depicts a high school girl's fourth confession to her crush and efforts to erase her past confessions through
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. "Suki da" peaked at number 23 on the
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and number eight on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100. The accompanying music video, directed by Kazuaki Seki, was uploaded on November 13.


Background and release

On December 1, 2021, the same date as their EP ''
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'' release, Yoasobi announced the project ''
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'', a collaboration between the duo and four
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-winning novelists: Rio Shimamoto,
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,
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, and
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, to produce songs based on the authors' short stories under the theme of "a story to read when you first did". All four novels were published as a book, titled ''Hajimete no'', on February 16, 2022. One of four novels with the theme "a story when you first confess" by Mori, , depicts the story of Yuma, a high school girl who has been in love with her childhood friend Shiita for over ten years. She tries to erase her past confessions by journeying through time and space to confirm her fourth confession for him. On May 22, shortly after the music video of "
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" premiered, Yoasobi uploaded the promotional video to announce the second song from ''Hajimete no'' series based on Mori's novel, titled "Suki da". It shows
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's voice reading ''Hikari no Tane'' with texts from the story and several photos of ''Hajimete no'' book covers. The song was available on
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and
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platforms on May 30. Before the release, it was teased at all
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branches in Japan from May 23, alongside the duo's comments about it. The cover artwork by Moe Yoshino shows a collage of colorful imaginary flowers. The song was later included on Yoasobi's EPs '' Hajimete no – EP'', released on May 10, 2023, and later ''
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'' October 4. The English version, titled "Loving You", appeared on their third English-language EP ''
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'', released on April 12, 2024.


Composition

"Suki da" is described as a mid-
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"sensational"
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song, expressing the protagonist's fourth attempt to confess her crush, who is her childhood friend, while struggling across space and time to erase her past love confessions. Mori said that the song depicts the protagonist's misunderstanding, awareness, and determination and reflects "thinking about someone from the bottom of erheart". The song was written by Ayase, a member who handles a production of the duo, composed in the key of
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at 120 beats per minute with a running time of three minutes and thirty-seven seconds. The keys of the three choruses are all different, reflecting the ups and downs of emotions.


Commercial performance

"Suki da" debuted at number 23 on the
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. Additionally, the song landed at number one on the
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Digital Singles (Single Track) Chart, selling 14,639 downloads in its first week. It became the ninth number-one song on the Digital Singles Chart and marked Yoasobi as the second most number-one artist on the chart, behind only
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, who has 10 songs. "Suki da" entered the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 at number eight, earned 12,558 downloads and charted at number three on the Download Chart; with 2,623,457 streams, it peaked at number 39 on the Streaming Chart on its first week.


Music video

An accompanying music video for "Suki da" was initially scheduled for premiere on November 6, 2022, but was postponed to November 13 due to production reasons. The music video was directed by
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, portraying the plot of ''Hikari no Tane''s illustration. The music video for the song's English version was uploaded on November 8, 2024.


Live performances and usage in media

Yoasobi performed "Suki da" live for the first time at the
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on August 6, 2022, and the
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on the 12th. On September 7, "Suki da" was chosen to accompany an advertisement for the hair care product Ichikami starring Mei Nagano and Yoshiaki Higashi. On the same day, Yoasobi also released the debut performance of the song from the 2022 Rock in Japan Festival to commemorate the collaboration.


Credits and personnel

* Ayase – songwriter, producer *
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– vocals * AssH –
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*
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– based story writer * Takayuki Saitō – vocal
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* Masahiko Fukui – mixing * Hidekazu Sakai – mastering * Moe Yoshino – cover artwork design


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External links

* {{Yoasobi 2022 singles 2022 songs Animated music videos Music based on short fiction Song recordings produced by Ayase (music producer) Songs about time travel Songs in Japanese Songs used as jingles Songs written by Ayase (music producer) Sony Music Entertainment Japan singles Yoasobi songs