Find the Answer
"Find the Answer" is the 54th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on February 21, 2018 under their record label J Storm. "Find the Answer" was used as the theme song for television drama 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi — Season II starring member Jun Matsumoto.
| "Find the Answer" | ||||
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| Single by Arashi | ||||
| from the album 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 | ||||
| Released | February 21, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Label | J Storm JACA-5717-5718 (First-run limited edition (CD+DVD))[1] JACA-5719 (Regular edition (CD))[1] | |||
| Songwriter | 7th Avenue * Takamitsu Ishizu [2] | |||
| Arashi singles chronology | ||||
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"Find the Answer" is the 54th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on February 21, 2018 under their record label J Storm. "Find the Answer" was used as the theme song for television drama 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi — Season II starring member Jun Matsumoto.
Single information
[edit]"Find the Answer" was released in two editions: a limited edition and a regular edition. The first-run limited edition was a CD containing two songs and a karaoke track of the B-side song, and a DVD containing the music video and making of "Find the Answer". The regular edition contains four songs, each of which comes with an original karaoke track.[3]
Songs
[edit]"Find the Answer" is used as the theme song for the television drama 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi — Season II, starring member Jun Matsumoto, which was first broadcast on January 14, 2018. The song debuted first at the ending credits of the first broadcast of the drama.[4] Just like the previous song used for the first season of the drama, "Find the Answer" includes an "enveloping tenderness" that describes Matsumoto's character in the drama who, even when facing the most difficult cases, "will push forward in belief of a 0.1 percent possibility". The song was described as simple and with an upbeat tempo.[5]
The fourth track of the regular edition, titled "Shiro ga Mau" (白が舞う) was used as the theme song for the Nippon Television network's coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, which featured member Sho Sakurai as the main newscaster.[6] Following "Power of the Paradise", this is the seventh time the group has provided the theme song for NTV's news coverage for Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The song is described as powerful, yet filled with tenderness to inspire courage for the athletes who continue to step up to challenges.[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Find the Answer" | HIKARI |
| Metropolitan Digital Clique | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Circle" | Paddy |
| Taku Yoshioka | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Bounce Beat" | IROCO-STAR |
| Nordenback | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Shiro ga Mau" (白が舞う) | Funk Uchino |
| Lidbom | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Find the Answer" (instrumental) | 4:03 | |||
| 6. | "Circle" (instrumental) | 3:29 | |||
| 7. | "Bounce Beat" (instrumental) | 3:44 | |||
| 8. | "Shiro ga Mau" (instrumental) | 4:46 | |||
| Total length: | 32:14 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Find the Answer" | HIKARI |
| Metropolitan Digital Clique | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Machikado no Koibitotachi" (街角の恋人たち) | Goro.T |
| Tomoki Ishizuka | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Machikado no Koibitotachi" (instrumental) | 4:21 | |||
| 4. | "Find the Answer" (video clip + making-of) | ||||
| Total length: | 12:49 | ||||
Charts and certifications
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Sales and certifications[edit]
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Release history
[edit]| Country | Release date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | February 21, 2018 | J Storm | CD+DVD | JACA-5717-5718[1] |
| CD | JACA-5719[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "johnnys". johnnys.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Find the Answer - Details". johnnys.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Find the Answer to debut first at the ending of the first broadcast". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b "[Single "Find The Answer"]". johnnys.net. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ ""Find the Answer" singles announced". j-storm.co.jp. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2018年02月19日～2018年02月25日". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "2018년 11주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "2018년 11주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Japanese single certifications – Arashi – Find the Answer" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 26 July 2018. Select 2018年2月 on the drop-down menu
External links
[edit]- Product information at the official website (in Japanese)