Aldebaran (Ai song)

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"Aldebaran"
Ai - Aldebaran.png
Single by Ai
from the album Dream
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
ReleasedNovember 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)
Recorded2021
GenreOrchestral
Length4:26 (original version)
2:52 (radio version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Naotarō Moriyama
Producer(s)
Ai singles chronology
"In the Middle"
(2021) 		"Aldebaran"
(2021)
Music video
"Aldebaran" on YouTube

"Aldebaran"[a] is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on November 1, 2021 by EMI Records and Universal Music Group. The song serves as the theme song for the Japanese television drama, Come Come Everybody and subsequently served as the third single from Ai's twelfth studio album, Dream.[1][2]

Background and promotion[]

It's a song I want to convey to people who are working hard in this era, with the life of the main character of the drama, and in this era, various things are happening...

— Ai's thoughts on the lyrics of Aldebaran[3]

As standard in Japan, Ai has previously released songs used in Japanese shows, including "Kira Kira" (2017) and "Beautiful Things" (2012).

On September 27 2021, Ai announced on her social media of a song she recorded for an upcoming NHK TV series.[4] Written by Naotarō Moriyama and featuring arrangements by Neko Saito, the song is named after the star of the same name in the Taurus constellation.[5][6][7] Regarding the song, Mone Kamishiraishi, one of the actresses to be in the film, commented that the song is "beautiful" and "nice and encouraging".[1] Eri Fukatsu also commented she was wary of Ai's recording but commented, "My heart was shaken, robbed and filled."[1] Actress Rina Kawaei, also an actress in the film, commented that she was "impressed by the gentle singing and the wonderful lyrics".[1]

To promote "Aldebaran", Ai was to appear on NHK's Utacon to preview the song on September 28, 2021, however the event was cancelled and moved to October 4 due to an emergency deceleration.[8][9][10] Universal Japan issued a compilation chapter titled Self Selection "Piano Ballad" on the same day the single was announced.[11] On TikTok, a 30 second television version was released to the service.[12] On October 4, a radio edit of "Aldebaran" was sent to Japanese radio stations. An official audio of the radio edit was uploaded to Ai's YouTube channel.[13] On October 26, Ai performed the song on an NHK broadcast show.[14]

Music video[]

A music video for "Aldebaran" was announced on October 25, 2021 and premiered on YouTube on November 5.[15]

Live performances[]

Ai performed "Aldebaran" on the day of its release during her 20th anniversary tour It's All Me at the Tokyo International Forum Hall.[16] Ai performed "Aldebaran" at the 72nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, her fourth appearance on the show. Ai appeared on 193rd episode of The First Take, a YouTube channel where singers perform a song recorded in one take. She performed an excerpt of "Story" prior to "Aldebaran".[17] It marked her first appearance on the channel.[18]

Charts[]

"Aldebaran" debuted at number 5 on the Oricon Daily Digital Singles chart on November 2.[19] On the weekly Oricon Digital Singles chart, the song debuted at number 11.[20] For the week of November 16, 2021, "Aldebaran" reached a new peak at number 6 with 8,331 total downloads.[21] On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, "Aldebaran" debuted at number 37. It marked Ai's first appearance on the chart since her 2017 single, "Kira Kira".

Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japan Daily Digital Singles Chart (Oricon)[22] 4
Japan Digital Singles Chart (Oricon)[21] 6
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)[23] 37
Japan Top Download Songs (Billboard Japan)[24] 6

Release history[]

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Japan October 4, 2021 Radio airplay Radio edit Universal Japan [13]
Various November 1, 2021
Original
[25]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Japanese: アルデバラン; Hepburn: Arudebaran

References[]

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  2. ^ 南日本新聞 (2021-09-27). "朝ドラ主題歌 AIさんの「アルデバラン」 11月スタート 上白石萌音さんヒロイン「カムカムエヴリバディ」 ｜ 南日本新聞". 南日本新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
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  24. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Download Songs - 24 November 2021". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18.
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