is an song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from the EP '' Hajimete no – EP''. It was released as a standalone single on March 27, 2023, through

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. "Seventeen" is the fourth and final song accompanying the novel collection project '' Hajimete no'', 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 ...

". The song was based on 120th Naoki Prize-winning Miyuki Miyabe's ''Iro Chigai no Trump''.

Background and release

On December 1, 2021, the same date as the release of their EP ''

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'', Yoasobi announced the project '' Hajimete no'', a collaboration between the duo and four Naoki Prize-winning novelists: Rio Shimamoto, Mizuki Tsujimura, Miyuki Miyabe, and Eto Mori, to produce songs based on the authors' novel under the 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". From January 17, 2023,

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's Machi Café partnered with Yoasobi to offer a special drink called "Yoasobi Honey Caffè Latte"; customers would also receive a sleeve with

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for listening to the snippet of the duo's new and final single from ''Hajimete no'' project, titled "Seventeen". Two months later, on March 22, Yoasobi announced that the song would be available on digital music 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.

Commercial performance

"Seventeen" debuted atop Oricon Digital Singles Chart in the chart issue dated April 10, 2023, with 12,645 downloads, becoming Yoasobi's eleventh number-one since "

Shukufuku , alternatively titled "The Blessing" in English, is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their third extended play, '' The Book 3'' (2023). It was released on October 1, 2022, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, served as the opening theme of the ...

" (2022). For '' Billboard Japan'', the song entered the

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at number 21dated April 5, 2023, earning 10,737 downloads, peaked at number two on the Download Songs, and number 63 on the Streaming Songs.

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{Yoasobi 2023 singles 2023 songs Japanese-language songs Sony Music Entertainment Japan singles Yoasobi songs