Hito Shizuku

"Hito Shizuku"
Single by Showta
from the album Eve
A-side"Hito Shizuku"
B-side"Reality"
ReleasedApril 4, 2007
Genre
LabelKing Records
Showta singles chronology
"Trans-winter (Fuyu no Mukōgawa)"
(2006) 		"Hito Shizuku"
(2007) 		"Kimi ni, Kaze ga Fukimasu You ni"
(2007)

"Hito Shizuku" (ひとしずく, lit. "One Drop") is a song by Japanese singer Showta, released as his 3rd single on April 4, 2007.

Background and release

"Hito Shizuku" is a mid-tempo ballad[1] composed by Hideya Nakazaki, with lyrics written by Taiyo Morito and Juli Shono.[2] The single was released on April 4, 2007 under the King Records, along with "Reality", the B-side.[1]

Reception

"Hito Shizuku" reached #31 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and charted for 3 weeks.[1] CDJournal described "Hito Shizuku" as healing and mentioned that Showta's androgynous voice and appearance had a mysterious charm.[3] Barks described "Hito Shizuku" as having an "Asian taste" that will "touch the heart of any Japanese person", with Showta's vocals likely to "heal" both physically and emotionally. The music video was also praised for being masculine and mature compared to his debut.[4]

Track listing

Single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Hito Shizuku" (ひとしずく lit. One Drop)
  • Taiyō Morito
  • Juli Shono
Hideya NakazakiHideya Nakazaki4:14
2."Reality"mavieMakoto SakumaU-Key3:48
3."Hito Shizuku" (instrumental)—Hideya NakazakiHideya Nakazaki 
4."Reality" (instrumental)—Makoto SakumaU-Key 

Charts

Chart Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] 31
Tower Records Japanese Rock & Pop Singles[3] 8

References

  1. ^ a b c d "ひとしずく". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "ひとしずくの歌詞". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "SHOWTA. / ひとしずく [廃盤] ミニ・レビュー". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "ニュー・シングルを買って、SHOWTA.と握手しよう！". Barks (in Japanese). April 3, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2019.