Futari Saison

"Futari Saison" (二人セゾン, Futari Seson, My Seasons Are Us) is the third single by the Japanese girl idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released in Japan on 30 November 2016 on the label Sony Records.[1][2]

"Futari Saison"
Regular edition cover
Regular edition cover. Each version A, B, C, and D has separate cover artwork.
Single by Keyakizaka46
from the album Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru
A-side"Futari Saison"
B-side
  • "Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai" (Type-A,B,C)
  • "Seifuku to Taiyō" (Type-A)
  • "Dare Yori mo Takaku Tobe!" (Type-B)
  • "Bokutachi no Sensou" (Type-C)
  • "Yūhi 1/3" (Regular)
ReleasedNovember 30, 2016 (2016-11-30) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:48
LabelSony Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Keyakizaka46 singles chronology
"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"
(2016)
"Futari Saison"
(2016)
"Fukyōwaon"
(2017)
Music video
"Futari Saison" (Keyakizaka46 official ch.)
"Futari Saison" (Sony Music Taiwan)
"Futari Saison" (Keyakizaka46 Vevo)
on YouTube

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Yurina Hirate.[3]

The single was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, with 442,000 copies sold in the first week. As a female group debuted within a year, they broke over 400,000 sales record for the first time in 20 years and became the second group in the history following Puffy.[4] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[5]

Release

It was released in 4 editions, Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition. All editions, except the regular edition, include a DVD with music videos.

Music video

The choreography for the title song was instructed by Takahiro Ueno. The music video was directed by Ryōhei Shingū. It was taken in a suburb of Tokyo for two days.[2]

Track listings

All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Type-A

CD[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Futari Saison" (二人セゾン)4:48
2."Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai" (大人は信じてくれない)3:31
3."Seifuku to Taiyō" (制服と太陽)4:10
4."Futari Saison (off vocal ver.)"4:47
5."Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai (off vocal ver.)"3:31
6."Seifuku to Taiyō (off vocal ver.)"4:08
DVD[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Futari Saison Music Video"5:15
2."Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai Music Video"3:36
3."Nana Oda"7:56
4."Minami Koike"8:08
5."Fuyuka Saitō"7:11
6."Mizuho Habu"6:57
7."Yurina Hirate"5:05
8."Akane Moriya"3:14
9."Nanami Yonetani"7:11
10."Rika Watanabe"6:53

Type-B

CD[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Futari Saison" (二人セゾン)4:48
2."Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai" (大人は信じてくれない)3:31
3."Dare Yori mo Takaku Tobe!" (誰よりも高く跳べ!)4:43
4."Futari Saison (off vocal ver.)"4:47
5."Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai (off vocal ver.)"3:31
6."Dare Yori mo Takaku Tobe (off vocal ver.)"4:42
DVD[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Futari Saison Music Video"5:15
2."Dare Yori mo Takaku Tobe! Music Video"4:48
3."Nijika Ishimori"5:06
4."Yui Imaizumi"8:01
5."Rika Ozeki"7:43
6."Yui Kobayashi"6:55
7."Shiori Satō"4:01
8."Yūka Sugai"5:38
9."Miyu Suzumoto"7:11
10."Aoi Harada"4:33

Type-C

CD[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Futari Saison" (二人セゾン)4:48
2."Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai" (大人は信じてくれない)3:31
3."Bokutachi no Sensou" (僕たちの戦争)4:15
4."Futari Saison (off vocal ver.)"4:47
5."Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai (off vocal ver.)"3:31
6."Bokutachi no Sensou (off vocal ver.)"4:14
DVD[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Futari Saison Music Video"5:15
2."Bokutachi no Sensou Music Video"4:14
3."Rina Uemura"7:58
4."Manaka Shida"5:20
5."Nanako Nagasawa"3:23
6."Risa Watanabe"4:40
7."Neru Nagahama"7:16
8."Hiragana Keyakizaka46"20:32

Regular Edition

CD[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Futari Saison" (二人セゾン)4:48
2."Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai" (大人は信じてくれない)3:31
3."Yūhi 1/3" (夕陽1/3)4:49
4."Futari Saison (off vocal ver.)"4:47
5."Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai (off vocal ver.)"3:31
6."Yūhi 1/3 (off vocal ver.)"4:47

Members

"Futari Saison"

Center: Yurina Hirate[3]

"Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai"

  • Nijika Ishimori, Yui Imaizumi, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saitō, Shiori Satō, Manaka Shida, Yūka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Neru Nagahama, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Nanami Yonetani, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe[10]

"Seifuku to Taiyō"

  • Nijika Ishimori, Yui Imaizumi, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saitō, Shiori Satō, Manaka Shida, Yūka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Neru Nagahama, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Nanami Yonetani, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe[10]

"Dare Yori mo Takaku Tobe!"

Sung by Hiragana Keyakizaka46(Undergroup) members.[10]

"Bokutachi no Sensou"

Sung by the unit Five Cards consists of the following members.[10]

  • Rina Uemura, Nanako Nagasawa, Mizuho Habu, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe

"Yūhi 1/3"

Sung by the unit Techi Neru Yui-chanzu consists of the following members.[10]

Chart and certifications

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart)11[12]

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[13]2× Platinum500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Further reading

  • Keyakizaka46 (30 November 2016a). Futari Saison (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01LX0Z4H6. SRCL-9267/9268.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Keyakizaka46 (30 November 2016b). Futari Saison (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01LYZ5KQ2. SRCL-9269/9270.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Keyakizaka46 (30 November 2016c). Futari Saison (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01M19A11B. SRCL-9271/9272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Keyakizaka46 (30 November 2016d). Futari Saison (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01LZAXE70. SRCL-9273.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)