Himitsu no Kuchizuke

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"Himitsu no Kuchizuke"
Regular edition cover
Single by Shouta Aoi
from the album Unlimited
A-side"Himitsu no Kuchizuke"
B-side"Glitter Wish"
ReleasedDecember 3, 2014
Genre
Length18:29
LabelB-green
Producer(s)Elements Garden
Shouta Aoi singles chronology
"True Hearts"
(2014)
"Himitsu no Kuchizuke"
(2014)
"Murasaki"
(2015)
Music video
"Himitsu no Kuchizuke" on YouTube

"Himitsu no Kuchizuke" (秘密のクチヅケ, lit. "Secret Kiss") is the third[a] single by Shouta Aoi, released on December 3, 2014. "Himitsu no Kuchizuke" served as the ending theme song to the show Break Out for the month of December 2014, while the B-side, "Glitter Wish", was the theme song to the OVA This Boys Suffers From Crystallization.

Background and release[edit]

"Himitsu no Kuchizuke" is Shouta Aoi's third single released under his current stage name.[a][1] The song was used as the ending theme song to the show Break Out for the month of December 2014, while the B-side, "Glitter Wish", was the theme song to the OVA This Boy Suffers From Crystallization, which Aoi also starred in as Ayumu Tamari.[3][4]

The single was released on December 3, 2014, under the B-green label, along with the B-side "Glitter Wish."[1] Along with the regular edition, a limited edition version of the single was released with an alternate covers and a DVD exclusive featuring the music video for "Himitsu no Kuchizuke."[5]

Reception[edit]

"Himitsu no Kuchizuke" reached #11 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and charted for 4 weeks.[1] The song also debuted at #20 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[6]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Elements Garden

Single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Himitsu no Kuchizuke" (秘密のクチヅケ lit. Secret Kiss)Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)Seima Iwasaki (Elements Garden)4:50
2."Glitter Wish"Shouta AoiShouta AoiHitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)4:26
3."Himitsu no Kuchizuke" (off vocal)Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)Seima Iwasaki (Elements Garden)4:50
4."Glitter Wish" (off vocal)Shouta AoiHitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)4:23
Total length:18:29
Limited edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Himitsu no Kuchizuke" (promotional video) 
2."Himitsu no Kuchizuke" (making) 

Charts[edit]

Chart Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] 11
Billboard Japan Hot 100[6] 20

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Official descriptions for Shouta Aoi's discography lists his work released under the name "Showta" as separate from his current work. "Himitsu no Kuchizuke" is Aoi's 9th single overall, but official descriptions list it as his third single.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "秘密のクチヅケ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "SHOWTA.BEST(初回限定盤)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (November 7, 2014). "Kono Danshi, Sekika ni Nayandemasu. Anime's Main Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  4. ^ ""天使の歌声"蒼井翔太、OVA『この男。』シリーズで初主役「代表作に」". Oricon (in Japanese). November 28, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "秘密のクチヅケ(初回限定盤)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Chart (December 15, 2014)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 21, 2019.