Seasons (Jin Akanishi song)

"Seasons"
Single by Jin Akanishi
from the album #JustJin
B-side"The Firth Season"
ReleasedDecember 28, 2011 (2011-12-28)
Recorded2011
GenrePop
Length4:07
LabelWarner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Jin Akanishi, Zen Nishizawa, Dominic Pierson
Jin Akanishi singles chronology
"Eternal"
(2011) 		"Seasons"
(2011) 		"Sun Burns Down"
(2012)

"Seasons" is the second solo single by Japanese singer-songwriter Jin Akanishi, released on December 28, 2011.[1]

Background

The single was released in the same month as the extended play Test Drive, and on January 6, 2012, was followed by a sold-out concert at 12,000 seat Yokohama Arena, which was live streamed at the Grammy Museum.[2][3]

Release

The single was released in two different editions, the regular or standard edition, which includes a special 16-page photo booklet, and a limited edition, which includes a DVD featuring the title track's music video as well as its making-of video.[1] There are four different cover artworks for the limited edition to match the single's four seasons theme.[1] Akanishi commented about the title track, "It’s a love song, but it is not only for men and women, or lovers. It’s a song of love toward everything, including family or friends who you cherish".[4]

Chart performance

The single was released on December 28, 2011, by Warner Music Japan, and in the first week of January 2012 it debuted at number one on Oricon weekly singles chart.[5] It stayed on the charts for eight weeks,[6] and with 114,000 copies sold it was the 67th best-selling single of the year,[7] and was certified Gold by RIAJ denoting over 100,000 shipments.[8]

It has also peaked at number twenty four on the Billboards Japan Hot 100,[9] and number one on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jin Akanishi, Dominic Pierson

Regular Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Seasons"4:07
2."The Fifth Season"3:33
3."Seasons" (Instrumental)4:07
4."The Fifth Season" (Instrumental)3:33
CD + DVD, Limited Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Seasons" (Video clip + Making clip) 

Charts

Charts (2012) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles 1
Billboard Japan Hot 100 24
Taiwan G-Music East Asian 3

References

  1. ^ a b c Claire (November 22, 2011). "New Single from Akanishi Jin". JaME World. Japanese Music Entertainment. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Claire (December 23, 2011). "Akanishi Jin's LIVE from Yokohama to be Screened in LA". JaME World. Japanese Music Entertainment. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. ^ Anna (January 30, 2012). "Jin Akanishi 'LIVE from Yokohama' Event at The Grammy Museum". JaME World. Japanese Music Entertainment. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "Akanishi Jin announces new single + fan event at Yokohama Arena". Tokyohive. 6Theory Media. November 20, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  5. ^ Claire (January 4, 2012). "Oricon 2012 Week 1". JaME World. Japanese Music Entertainment. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "Season on Oricon". Oricon. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  7. ^ Jasy (December 30, 2012). "Oricon Top 100 2012: Singles". JaME World. Japanese Music Entertainment. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  8. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2012年1月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (January 2012)] (in Japanese). RIAJ. February 10, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  9. ^ "Seasons on Japan Hot 100 chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  10. ^ "Seasons on Hot Singles Sales chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 11, 2015.