Edge of Days
{{Infobox song
| name = Edge of Days
| cover =Kismy26-1.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kis-My-Ft2
| album = To-y2
| B-side = {{hlist|"Mr.Fresh"|"Koakuma Lip"|"Innocent" (regular edition)}}
| released = {{Start date|2019|11|13}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = J-pop
| length =
| label = Avex Trax
| composer = Hikari
| lyricist = Hikari
| producer =
| prev_title = Hands Up
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Endless Summer
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ZYJJPPagc44|"Edge of Days"}}
{{YouTube|BSR6Uh-XnBY|"Mr.Fresh"}}}}
}}
"Edge of Days" is Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2's 25th single, released on November 13, 2019, by Avex Trax.{{cite web|title=25th SINGLE『Edge of Days』|url=https://mentrecording.jp/kismyft2/discography/detail.php?id=1017102|date=2019|publisher=ment |access-date=29 April 2024}}
Overview
This is the first single in about four months since the previous single "Hands Up". The title song is the theme song for the TV Tokyo drama Million Joe starring Hiromitsu Kitayama.{{cite web |title=主題歌がKis-My-Ft2「Edge of Days」 に決定！「ミリオンジョー」 |url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/information/2019/09/17/217124.html |website=TV Tokyo |access-date=2024-05-15 |language=Japanese |date=2019-09-17}}
The music video for the song tells the story of the members dressed as spies trying to find the trump card Joker in order to shine a ray of hope in the world.{{cite web |title=Kis-My-Ft2「Edge of Days」MVで世界に希望の光を照らすスパイに |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/352467 |website=natalie |access-date=2024-05-15 |language=Japanese |date=2019-10-22}} Kitayama plays as a thief, Kento Senga is as a sniper, Toshiya Miyata is as a hacker, Wataru Yokoo is as a locksmith, Taisuke Fujigaya is as a biker, Yuta Tamamori is as a thinker, and Takashi Nikaido is as a bomb disposal agent.{{cite web |title=キスマイ、新曲MVでスパイとして暗躍 北山宏光「意見交換した思い入れある曲」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2147088/full/ |website=oricon |access-date=2025-01-17 |language=Japanese |date=2019-10-22}} The video also includes a dance performance of the seven members in conjunction with moving lights.
The B-side song "Mr. Fresh", which is included in all forms of the album, is the commercial song for Unicharm's "Wave Floor Wiper", starring Yuta Tamamori.{{cite web |title=キスマイ、軽快な新曲「Mr.FRESH」が玉森裕太出演CM曲に |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2145058/full/ |website=oricon |access-date=2025-01-17 |language=Japanese |date=2019-09-24}} The music video, produced under the theme of "everyday" and "extraordinary", is set on a train reminiscent of a New York subway in the U.S., and features a glamorous, club-like atmosphere. The members give an extraordinary performance using suspension straps and poles inside the train, which is decorated in a club-like atmosphere.{{cite web|title=Kis-My-Ft2、電車のつり革やポールで非日常的パフォーマンス「Mr.FRESH」MV公開|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/353502|date=30 October 2019|publisher=natalie |access-date=29 April 2024}}
The other B-side song "Koakuma Lip" included in the regular edition is the theme song for dTV (Lemino)'s "Kis-My Dokidokin" featuring the members.{{cite web |title=Edge of Days 【初回盤A】(+DVD) |url=https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_Kis-My-Ft2_000000000441760/item_Edge-of-Days-%E3%80%90%E5%88%9D%E5%9B%9E%E7%9B%A4A%E3%80%91-DVD_10247345 |website=HMV |access-date=2025-01-17 |language=Japanese |date=2019}}
The first edition A includes the music video and making document of the title song. The first pressing B includes the music video of "Mr. Fresh" and "Kis-My-TV (Who's cheating you?)" and "Kis-My-TV (Funny Sports)". The regular edition includes the coupling song "Innocent".
Chart performance
The song debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart dated November 25, 2019. This is the 25th consecutive No. 1 ranking since their debut single Everybody Go.{{cite web|title=紅白初出場のキスマイ、シングル25作連続1位で歴代3位タイ記録【オリコンランキング】|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2149000/full/|date=19 November 2019|publisher=oricon |access-date=29 April 2024}} This single topped Billboard Japan Hot 100 as of November 25, 2019 (total period: November 11 to 17, 2019).{{cite web |title=【ビルボード】Kis-My-Ft2「Edge of Days」が総合首位獲得 紅白出場アーティストが軒並みランクアップ |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/82284/2 |website=billboard japan |access-date=2025-01-15 |language=Japanese |date=2025-01-15}}
Editions
- First edition A (AVCD-94663/B): CD, DVD
- First edition B (AVCD-94664/B): CD, DVD
- Regular edition (AVCD-94665): CD
Track listing
=CD=
- "Edge of Days" (3:58)
- "Mr. Fresh" (4:04)
- "Koakuma Lip" (4:06) (regular edition only)
- "Innocent" (5:08) (regular edition only)
=DVD=
- First edition A
- "Edge of Days" Music Video
- "Edge of Days" & "Mr.Fresh" Music Video making document
- First edition B
- "Mr. Fresh" Music Video
- Kis-My-TV (Who's cheating you?)
- Kis-My-TV (Funny Sports)
References
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External links
- [https://mentrecording.jp/kismyft2/discography/detail.php?id=1017102 "Edge of Days"] - MENT Recording (in Japanese)
- [https://mentrecording.jp/kismyft2/ Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website] - MENT Recording (in Japanese)
- [https://starto.jp/s/p/artist/17?lang=en&ima=3310 Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website] - Starto Entertainment (in English)
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Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles