Sukkarakan

Sukkarakan (すっからかん, lit. "Empty") is the debut studio album by Japanese singer Eito. It was released through A.S.A.B on December 24, 2020 for digital download and streaming and on January 1, 2021 on CD. It is primarily a J-pop album, with ingrained influences of reggae, folk, and R&B. Eito worked with his musical mentor, Rung Hyang on several songs on the record. The singer listed Hotdogs, In-Sist, and Chinatsu Matsumoto as the guest musicians on the album. The album peaked at number nine on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums and number eleven on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart.[1][2]

Sukkarakan
Studio album by
Eito
ReleasedDecember 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)
Genre
Length61:17
LabelA.S.A.B
Producer
  • Rung Hyang
  • Shingo Sekiguchi
Singles from Sukkarakan
  1. "Kōsui"
    Released: April 21, 2019
  2. "Hip Hop wa Utaenai"
    Released: January 25, 2020
  3. "Right Now"
    Released: October 16, 2020
  4. "Happiness"
    Released: November 11, 2020

The lead single, "Kōsui" became a viral hit on the social media app TikTok in early 2020 before climbing the Billboard Japan Hot 100 to number one and charting on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. by September of the same year.[3][4] "Right Now" was released in October 2020 as the singer's first single from the major label, A.S.A.B.[5] The fourth single from the album, "Happiness" served as the 2020 winter campaign song for Coca-Cola.[6] In support of the album, Eito embarked on his first concert tour, Together Sukkarakan.[7]

Promotion

Package

Sukkarakan was released in three physical editions, CD, CD and DVD, and CD and Blu-ray disc. A small bottle of Dolce & Gabbana perfume, named "Ano Kōsui no Mini Bottle" was accompanied with the first shipments of each edition.[8]

Tour

To promote the album, Eito embarked on his first national concert tour, titled Together Sukkarakan.[7] The singer visited four cities from February 14, 2021 to February 26 of the same year. The show in Tokyo was originally intended to be held on January 31, 2021, however, it was later pushed back to February 26, 2021 due to the staff's COVID-19 contraction.

Date City Country Venue
February 14, 2021 Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan Penny Lane 24
February 20, 2021 Umeda, Osaka Umeda Club Quattro
February 21, 2021 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Drum Logos
February 26, 2021 Shibuya, Tokyo Duo Music Exchange

Singles

"Kōsui" was released independently on April 21, 2019, as the album's lead single. Since the late 2019, "Kōsui" slowly gained populatiry on the social video sharing app TikTok, where the users posted their cover videos of the song. The song eventually entered the Billboard Japan Hot 100 at number 34 in May 2020.[9] The song topped the chart two weeks later and stayed within top ten on the charts for 27 consecutive weeks. As of December 2020, the song has been streamed over 200 million times.[10] The second single from the album, "Hip Hop wa Utaenai" was released on January 25, 2020. "Right Now" was released on October 16, as the album's third single and the singer's first single from a major music label, A.S.A.B. The Ai cover, "Happiness" was released on November 11, 2020 as the album's fourth single.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Boku wa Baka" (僕はバカ)
  • 8s
4:22
2."Kōsui" (香水)
  • 8s
4:15
3."Happy ni Nareyo" (ハッピーになれよ)
  • Eito
  • Rung Hyang
3:20
4."Chest" (チェスト)
  • 8s
5:08
5."Karma" (カルマ)
  • Eito
  • Rung Hyang
  • Shingo. S
3:29
6."Ritton" (リットン)
  • Eito
  • Rung Hyang
4:23
7."Don't Be Afraid" (featuring Hotdogs)
  • Eito
  • Kai
  • Minor
5:06
8."Hip Hop wa Utaenai (In-Sist version)" (HIPHOPは歌えない (韻シスト ver.))
  • 8s
4:20
9."Right Now" (ライナウ)
  • Eito
  • Rung Hyang
3:38
10."Suki ni Sureba Iisa" (好きにすればいいさ)
  • Eito
4:00
11."Matane (featuring Chinatsu Matsumoto) [Album ver.]" (またね (featuring 松本千夏) [Album ver.])
  • Eito
  • Chinatsu Matsumoto
4:28
12."Ore wa Ore de Ikiteruyo" (俺は俺で生きてるよ)
  • 8s
4:53
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Happiness" (ハピネス)Ai Uemura4:20
14."Chest (Dokushō)" (チェスト (独唱))
  • 8s
5:29
Total length:61:17
DVD/Blu-ray tracklist
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eito Story (Acoustic Studio Session)" (瑛人STORY ～Acoustic Studio Session～)  
2."Kōsui" (Music video)
  • 8s
4:15
3."Hip Hop wa Utaenai" (Music video)8s4:08
4."Hip Hop wa Utaenai (In-Sist version)" (Music video)8s4:20
5."Right Now" (Music video)
  • Eito
  • Rung Hyang
3:38

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[1] 9
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 11

Release history
List of regions, release dates, formats, labels and references
Region Date Formats Label Ref.
Japan December 24, 2020
A.S.A.B [11]
January 1, 2021
  • CD+DVD
  • CD+Blu-ray
  • CD
 [8]

References
  1. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. "瑛人の作品". Oricon. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. "【ビルボード】瑛人「香水」、ヒゲダンとYOASOBIを抑え自身初の総合首位獲得". Billboard Japan. May 20, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. "Billboard Global Excl. US". Billboard. October 17, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. "瑛人「ライナウ」インタビュー". 音楽ナタリー. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  6. "瑛人、「コカ･コーラ」ウィンターキャンペーン2020TVCMで「ハピネス」カバーを披露". Barks. October 26, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. "瑛人の初ワンマンツアーがピースフルに終幕！すべてを詰め込んだ大切な曲たちをしっかりファンに届ける". 音楽ナタリー. February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. "瑛人 1stアルバム 『すっからかん』 特典は「あの香水のミニボトル」！2021年1月1日(金)発売！". HMV. December 25, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  9. "香水 / 瑛人 CHART insight". Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  10. "瑛人「香水」ストリーミング累計2億回再生を突破". Billboard Japan. December 2, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  11. "瑛人、1stアルバム『すっからかん』全曲配信＆CD販売開始". Barks. December 24, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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