is the 20th single by Japanese
pop rock
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hip hop/
breakbeat vocal group
Greeeen
Greeeen (stylized as GReeeeN) is a Japanese vocal group from Kōriyama in Fukushima Prefecture, comprising the all-male four members: HIDE, navi, 92 (read as "kuni"), and SOH.
They made their debut with Universal Music in 2007. Their logo image i ...
, released on April 17, 2013. The song is released in three versions, and is used as the image song for the
Calpis Soda TV commercials in Japan.
Summary
"Icarus" is the third Greeeen song to be used in a Japanese TV commercial, the first two being "Yuki no Oto" and "Sakura Color". It is also the first time that the group collaborated with the Calpis company to actually perform the song in the commercial.
The single comes in three versions, a regular CD version, a CD+DVD version which includes a video of the song, and a digital download released on
iTunes.
The song is named after
Icarus, the son of the master craftsman
Daedalus
In Greek mythology, Daedalus (, ; Greek: Δαίδαλος; Latin: ''Daedalus''; Etruscan: ''Taitale'') was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power. He is the father of Icarus, the uncle of Perdix, a ...
in Greek Mythology.
Promotional video
The promotional video of the song is produced by Jin, and stars
Kyoko Yoshine,
Miohana Nishihata,
Ruka Uchida, and
Ryōhei Tominaga.
Track listing
References
External links
GReeeeN Official Fan club
2013 singles
Universal Music Japan singles
2013 songs
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