Hikari no Signal

{{Infobox song

| name = Hikari no Signal

|B-side ={{unbulleted list|"Zutto (You are my Everything)"|"Crush! Crush! Crush!"}}

| cover =Kismy10-1.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kis-My-Ft2

| album =Kis-My-Journey

| released = {{Start date|2014|03|05}} (Japan)

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| genre = J-pop

| length =

| label = Avex Trax

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| prev_title = Snow Dome no Yakusoku/Luv Sick

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Another Future

| next_year = 2014

| misc ={{External music video|{{YouTube|uJGI02SqDGw|"Hikari no Signal"}}
{{YouTube|EZOlRWuqyT4|"Hikari no Signal" (animated version)}}}}

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{{Nihongo|"Hikari no Signal"|光のシグナル|Hikari no sigunaru|lead=yes}} is the 10th single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2. It was used as a theme song for the film Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five, released on March 5, 2014. {{cite web |title=Kis-My-Ft2、映画「ドラえもん」主題歌"光のシグナル"3月にシングル化 |url=https://tower.jp/article/news/2014/01/16/n01 |website=tower |access-date=2024-05-17 |language=Japanese |date=2014-01-16}}

The lyrics of this song were written in accordance with the content of the film, and the song expresses the feelings of "the importance of friendship with friends" and "the desire to go with your friends.{{cite web |title=キスマイ新シングルはドラえもん主題歌「光のシグナル」 |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/107820 |website=natalie |access-date=2024-05-17 |language=Japanese |date=2014-01-16}}

On the first edition B, the members were depicted in anime on the cover jacket, and the animated version of the music video featured the animated members.{{cite web |title=キスマイがアニメキャラに!「ドラえもんコラボ盤」ジャケット写真公開 |url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0060628 |website=cinematoday |access-date=2024-05-17 |language=Japanese |date=2014-02-17}} This was the first attempt in the history of Doraemon animation.{{cite web |title=キスマイ初のアニメ化 ドラえもんと共演に「感動です」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2034120/full/ |website=oricon |access-date=2024-05-17 |language=Japanese |date=2014-02-17}}

Chart performance

It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart{{cite web|url= http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2014-03-17/|title= 2014年03月03日~2014年03月09日のCDシングル週間ランキング(2014年03月17日付)|work= Oricon Style|publisher= Oricon|accessdate= October 13, 2014|language= Japanese}} and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2014&month=03&day=17|title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/03/17|work= Billboard Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= October 13, 2014}} It was the 5th best-selling single in Japan in March 2014, with 237,696 copies.{{cite web|url= http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2014-03/|title= 2014年03月のCDシングル月間ランキング(2014年03月度)|work= Oricon Style|publisher= Oricon|date= December 15, 2013|accessdate= October 3, 2014|language= Japanese}} It was the 26th best-selling single of 2014 in Japan, with 244,808 copies.{{cite web|url= http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/12/2014-oricon-yearly-single-ranking-top50|title= 2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50|work= toykohive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC.|date= December 20, 2014|accessdate= January 9, 2015}}

Track listing

=CD=

  1. "Hikari no Signal" [4:27]
  2. "Zutto (You are my Everything)" [4:30]
  3. "Crush! Crush! Crush!"

=DVD=

  • Limited First Edition A
  1. "Hikari no Signal" (Music video)
  2. "Hikari no Signal" (Music video Making Movie)
  • Limited First Edition B
  1. "Hikari no Signal" (Music video, Animated version)
  2. Kis-My-Ft2 Special Interview

References

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External Link

  • [https://starto.jp/s/p/discography/AVCD-48949?ima=2439&page=2&artist=&lang=en "Hikari no Signal"] - Starto Entertainment
  • [https://starto.jp/s/p/artist/17?lang=en&ima=3310 Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website] - Starto Entertainment
  • [https://mentrecording.jp/kismyft2/ Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website] - MENT Recording (in Japanese)

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Category:2014 singles

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Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles

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Category:Songs written for Japanese films

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Category:Songs in Japanese

Category:Song articles with missing songwriters

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