"Realize" is a song by Japanese
pop singer
Konomi Suzuki
is a Japanese singer from Osaka Prefecture who is signed to MAGES. and KADOKAWA. After winning the Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2011, she made her debut in 2012 with the release of her first single "Choir Jail", which peaked at 34 ...
. It was released as her eighteenth
single
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on August 26, 2020.
[ ] It reached number 38 on
Oricon
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and number 86 on
Japan Hot 100. It was used as the opening theme to the second season of ''
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World''.
This single was originally scheduled to be released on May 13, 2020, but was delayed due to the postponement of the anime because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Release
On 15 January 2020, the official website of the anime ''
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'' revealed about the opening theme song "Realize" would be sung by Konomi Suzuki.
The single was released on 26 August 2020.
The single was originally scheduled to be released on May 13, 2020, but was delayed due to the postponement of the anime because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
.
The single reached number 38 on Oricon, 86 on Japan Hot 100, and 8 on Japan Hot Animation.
Music video
The music video for "Realize" was directed by Hiro.
[ ] The video show Konomi Suzuki singing the song with fire effects surrounding her (red and blue flames). Some scenes also show her holding the flower, and also she sings with a grey background.
Track listing
Regular edition
Charts
Release history
References
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2020 singles
Anime songs
2020 songs