"Fly to the Future" (stylized as "FLY TO THE FUTURE") is an insert song featured in the 2019 animated film ''
Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom''. The song is performed by
Quartet Night, a fictional
Japanese idol
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boy band
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consisting of the characters Ranmaru Kurosaki (voiced by
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Ichikawa, Chiba. He is affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Lantis. He is the former lead vocalist of Oldcodex, in which he performed under his stage name Ta_2.
Biography
''Shūkan Bunshun'' reported tha ...
), Ai Mikaze (voiced by
Shouta Aoi), Reiji Kotobuki (voiced by
Showtaro Morikubo), and Camus (voiced by
Tomoaki Maeno
is a Japanese voice actor.
Career
He attended the Amusement Media Academy and the Japan Narration Actors Institute. He worked as a part time assistant and experienced three years of custody, recruiting registration and six years of laying down ...
). The song was released on August 1, 2018.
Background
"Fly to the Future" was announced as an insert song to the animated film ''
Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom''.
The single was released on August 1, 2018, along with the B-side "The World is Mine", which was an insert song in the series' fourth season, ''
Uta no Prince-sama: Legend Star''.
Reception
The single ranked #2 on the
Oricon
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Weekly Singles Chart.
"Fly to the Future" was ranked #2 on
Billboard Japan Hot 100, selling 14,591 physical copies within the first week of sales.
"Fly to the Future" was also ranked #1 on
Billboard Japan Hot Animation.
The single was the 5th best-selling anime single of 2018, selling over 174,889 physical copies by the end of 2018.
The single was certified gold by the
Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2018 singles
2018 songs
Anime songs
Songs in Japanese
King Records (Japan) singles