Route 246 (song)
"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.[1] It was written by Yasushi Akimoto and composed by Tetsuya Komuro. Asuka Saito served as the center position of this song.[2]
"Route 246" | ||||
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Single by Nogizaka46 | ||||
Released | July 24, 2020 (Japan) | |||
Recorded | 2020 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Label | N46Div. | |||
Composer(s) |
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Lyricist(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto (exec.) | |||
Nogizaka46 singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Route 246" (teaser) on YouTube |
Background and release
"Route 246" was released two months after "Sekaijū no Rinjin yo", and was also released digitally only.[2] The song was the first song composed by Tetsuya Komuro since his retirement from the music industry in 2018.[3][4]
The full song was played for the first time on the Japanese radio program Nogizaka46's All Night Nippon on July 22,[5] 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.[6]
Participating members
- First generation: Manatsu Akimoto, Erika Ikuta, Asuka Saitō (center), Kazumi Takayama, Minami Hoshino, Sayuri Matsumura
- Second generation: Hinako Kitano, Mai Shinuchi, Miona Hori
- Third generation: Reka Iwamoto, Minami Umezawa, Momoko Ōzono, Shiori Kubo, Mizuki Yamashita, Yūki Yoda
- Fourth generation: Sakura Endō, Haruka Kaki, Ayame Tsutsui
Charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[7] | 4 |
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[8] | 10 |
References
- "【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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Kyla (July 16, 2020). "Tetsuya Komuro to produce new Nogizaka46 song "Route 246"". Arama! Japan. Arama! Japan. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- "『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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [ 2020/08/03 付け ]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). August 3, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.