Route 246 (song)

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"Route 246"
Nogizaka46 - Route 246.jpg
Single by Nogizaka46
ReleasedJuly 24, 2020 (2020-07-24) (Japan)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length3:52
LabelN46Div.
Composer(s)Tetsuya Komuro
Lyricist(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto (exec.)
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Sekaijū no Rinjin yo"
(2020) 		"Route 246"
(2020) 		"Boku wa Boku o Suki ni Naru"
(2021)
Music video
"Route 246" (teaser) on YouTube

"Route 246" (pronounced "route two forty-six") is a song released by Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. The song was released digitally only on July 24, 2020.[2] It was written by Yasushi Akimoto and composed by Tetsuya Komuro. Asuka Saito served as the center position of this song.[3]

Background and release[]

"Route 246" was released two months after "Sekaijū no Rinjin yo", and was also released digitally only.[3] The song was the first song composed by Tetsuya Komuro since his retirement from the music industry in 2018.[4][5]

The full song was played for the first time on the Japanese radio program Nogizaka46's All Night Nippon on July 22,[6] and performed on TV Asahi's Music Station.

The full version of music video was released only in the group's video album, All MV Colletction 2: Ano Toki no Kanojotachi.[7]

Participating members[]

Charts[]

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[8] 4
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[9] 10

Certifications[]

Certifications for "Route 246"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Gold 100,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Silver 30,000,000dagger

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
dagger Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "深夜突發消息！乃木坂46新曲「Route 246」公報！小室哲哉回歸音樂界新作品". Like Japan (in Chinese). LikeJapan 編輯部. July 16, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "【配信限定リリース！！】乃木坂46「Route 246」！！". Nogizaka46 Official Website (in Japanese). Nogizaka46 LLC. July 16, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "乃木坂46の新曲「Route 246」作曲・編曲に小室哲哉、センターは齋藤飛鳥". Fashion Press (in Japanese). Fashion Press. July 16, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "小室哲哉氏が音楽業復帰！秋元Ｐ要望で乃木坂新曲". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. July 16, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Kyla (July 16, 2020). "Tetsuya Komuro to produce new Nogizaka46 song "Route 246"". Arama! Japan. Arama! Japan. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "『乃木坂46ANN』で小室哲哉作曲・編曲「Route 246」初オンエア 特別企画も開催". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon. July 21, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "乃木坂46、最新MV集に新曲「Route 246」MVの収録が決定！ファン待望のフルバージョンがついに製品化". M-On! Music (in Japanese). M-On! Music. August 22, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "週間 デジタルシングル (単曲) ランキング 2020年08月03日付" [Weekly Digital Singles (Single Track) Ranking August 3, 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 3, 2020. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [ 2020/08/03 付け ]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). August 3, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Japanese single digital certifications – 乃木坂46 – Route 246" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 18, 2021. Select 2021年1月 on the drop-down menu
  11. ^ "Japanese streaming certifications – YOASOBI – 怪物" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 30, 2021. Select 2021年5月 on the drop-down menu
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