Light Signal

"Light Signal"
Single by Kis-My-Ft2
from the album Kis-My-Journey
B-side
  • "Zutto - You are my Everything-"
  • "Crush! Crush! Crush!"
ReleasedMarch 5, 2014 (2014-03-05) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelAvex Trax
Kis-My-Ft2 singles chronology
"Snow Dome no Yakusoku/Luv Sick"
(2013) 		"Light Signal"
(2014) 		"Another Future"
(2014)
Music video
"Light Signal" on YouTube
"Light Signal" (animated ver.) on YouTube

Light Signal (Japanese: 光のシグナル, Hepburn: Hikari no sigunaru) is the 10th single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2. It was used as a theme song for the film Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five, released on March 5, 2014. [1]

The lyrics of this song were written in accordance with the content of the film, and the song expresses the feelings of "the importance of friendship with friends" and "the desire to go with your friends.[2]

On the first edition B, the members were depicted in anime on the cover jacket, and the animated version of the music video featured the animated members.[3] This was the first attempt in the history of Doraemon animation.[4]

Chart performance

It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart[5] and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[6] It was the 5th best-selling single in Japan in March 2014, with 237,696 copies.[7] It was the 26th best-selling single of 2014 in Japan, with 244,808 copies.[8]

Track listing

CD

  1. "Light Signal" [4:27]
  2. "Always - You are my Everything" [4:30]
  3. "Crush! Crush! Crush!"

DVD

  • Limited First Edition A
  1. "Light Signal" (Music video)
  2. "Light Signal" (Music video Making Movie)
  • Limited First Edition B
  1. "Light Signal" (Music video - Animated ver.)
  2. Kis-My-Ft2 Special Interview

References

  1. ^ "Kis-My-Ft2、映画「ドラえもん」主題歌"光のシグナル"3月にシングル化". tower (in Japanese). 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "キスマイ新シングルはドラえもん主題歌「光のシグナル」". natalie (in Japanese). 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ "キスマイがアニメキャラに！「ドラえもんコラボ盤」ジャケット写真公開". cinematoday (in Japanese). 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  4. ^ "キスマイ初のアニメ化 ドラえもんと共演に「感動です」". oricon (in Japanese). 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  5. ^ "2014年03月03日～2014年03月09日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2014年03月17日付）". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/03/17". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "2014年03月のCDシングル月間ランキング（2014年03月度）". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. December 15, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.



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