Yakusoku (Eir Aoi song)

"Yakusoku" (約束, Promise) is a song by Japanese pop singer Eir Aoi. It was released on her official YouTube on February 8, 2018 as her comeback song from her hiatus,[1][2] before received a physical release together with the song "Ryūsei" on June 13, 2018 as her fourteenth single.[3] It reached number 8 on Oricon and number 10 on Japan Hot 100. The single mark as her first double A-side single.

"Yakusoku"
The regular edition cover
Single by Eir Aoi
from the album Fragment
A-side"Ryūsei" (double A-side)
ReleasedJune 13, 2018
Recorded2018
StudioSony Music Studio
(Tokyo, Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:47
LabelSacra Music
Composer(s)Ryosuke Shigenaga
Lyricist(s)Eir Aoi, Ryosuke Shigenaga
Eir Aoi singles chronology
"Tsubasa"
(2016)		 "Yakusoku" / "Ryūsei"
(2018)		 "Iris"
(2018)
Music video
約束(Youtube edit) on YouTube

Release and reception

On 8 February 2018, it was announced that she would resume her activities after her hiatus with the release of the music video "Yakusoku" (約束, Promise) on YouTube.[1][2] The song itself was released together with the song "Ryūsei" on June 13, 2018 as her fourteenth single on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition.[3] The single reached number 8 on Oricon, and 10 on Japan Hot 100.[4][5] The song was featured in her fourth album "Fragment".[6]

Music video

The music video for "Yakusoku" was directed by Yūsuke Tanaka.[7] The video features a lyrics of the song with some footage of Eir Aoi with using blue jacket taking a photo session in the mountain, with some scene featuring a forest and also a mountain

Track listing

Regular edition
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor)4:13
2."Yakusoku" (約束 Promise)4:47
3."Hitokakera no Yuuki" (ヒトカケラの勇気 A Piece of Courage)3:52
4."Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) (Instrumental)4:11

Limited edition
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor)4:13
2."Yakusoku" (約束 Promise)4:47
3."Hitokakera no Yuuki" (ヒトカケラの勇気 A Piece of Courage)3:52
4."Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) (Instrumental)4:11
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Ryūsei" (music video)4:11
2."Yakusoku" (music video)4:45

Limited anime edition
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor)4:13
2."Yakusoku" (約束 Promise)4:47
3."Hitokakera no Yuuki" (ヒトカケラの勇気 A Piece of Courage)3:52
4."Ryūsei" (流星 Meteor) (Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online OP ver)1:29
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Ryūsei" (Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online opening version without credit)1:30

Personnel
Singer and bands
  • Eir Aoi – vocals, lyrics ("Ryūsei", "Yakusoku")
  • Kohei Tsunami, Ryosuke Shigenaga, Katsuhiko Kurosu – lyrics
  • Ryosuke Shigenaga – Piano, arranger, other instruments
  • Hiroki Arai - bass
  • Takumi Sone – guitar
  • Taro Yoshida – drums
  • Tomoe Nakajima, Izumi Taniguchi, Nao Yamada - Violin, viola
  • Kana Matsuo - Cello
Production
  • Satoshi Morishige, Nobuyuki Fujiwara – record
  • Kenichi Koga – mixer

Charts
Year Chart Peak position
(shared with Ryūsei)
2017 Oricon[4] 10
Japan Hot 100[5] 8

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 13 June 2018 Sacra Music CD VVCL-1255
CD+DVD VVCL-1252
CD+DVD VVCL-1256

References
  1. "Singer Eir Aoi Returns From Hiatus". Anime News Network. February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  2. ">藍井エイル、活動再開のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. "藍井エイル、14thシングル「流星 / 約束」6月13日（水）に発売決定！" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. March 26, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  4. "流星/約束" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  5. "流星 - Chart Insight" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  6. "FRAGMENT" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  7. "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. Retrieved June 21, 2020. (in Japanese)
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