Himawari (Ado song)

"Himawari"
Single by Ado
from the album Zanmu
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedJuly 11, 2023 (2023-07-11)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:13
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Mewhan
Producer(s)Mewhan
Ado singles chronology
"Ibara"
(2023) 		"Himawari"
(2023) 		"Unforgiven" (Japanese version)
(2023)
Music video
"Himawari" on YouTube

"Himawari" (向日葵, lit. 'sunflower') is a song recorded by Japanese singer Ado from her second studio album Zanmu (2024). The song serves as the theme song for the show 18/40: Futari Nara Yume mo Koi mo.

Background

On July 3, 2023, the song was announced as the theme song for 18/40: Futari Nara Yume mo Koi mo and to be released on July 11.[1]

Commercial performance

"Himawari" reached number 19 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for the week on September 25, 2023.[2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Himawari"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[2] 19
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[3] 24

References

  1. ^ "Adoが福原遥×深田恭子主演ドラマの主題歌リリース、作家陣はみゆはん&40mP". Natalie (in Japanese). July 3, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2023/9/25". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ado : 合算シングル". Oricon. Retrieved November 13, 2022.