Shiroi Kisetsu

"Shiroi Kisetsu"
Single by Misia
from the album Love Bebop
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)
GenrePop
Length5:19
LabelAriola Japan
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)her0ism
Misia singles chronology
"Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris"
(2014) 		"Shiroi Kisetsu" / "Sakura Hitohira"
(2015) 		"Nagareboshi" / "Anata ni Smile :)"
(2015)
Music video
"Shiroi Kisetsu" on YouTube

"Shiroi Kisetsu" (白（しろ）い季節（きせつ）, lit. "White Season") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Misia, from the album Love Bebop. It was released as the album's lead single digitally on February 4, 2015, through Ariola Japan.[1] It was released as a limited double A-side CD single alongside the song "Sakura Hitohira" a week later, on February 18, 2015.[2] The song was co-written by her0ism and Yuuki Idei, and arranged and produced by her0ism. The song is featured as theme song on the soundtrack of the EX drama series Second Love starring Kazuya Kamenashi and Kyoko Fukada.[3] The limited physical release includes a piano rendition of "Shiroi Kisetsu" as a hidden track.[4]

Background and release

On January 22, a trailer for the single was uploaded on Misia's official YouTube channel.[5] The single features three B-sides: the Shiro Sagisu-produced "Mayonaka no Hide-and-seek", "Candle of Life", which Misia first performed during the 2014 installment of her Misia Candle Night concert series, and lastly a remix of the latter track. The CD single cover artwork was designed by longtime collaborator Mitsuo Shindō and photographed by Kristian Schmidt.[2]

Composition

"Shiroi Kisetsu" is written in the key of B-flat major with a common time tempo of 78 beats per minute.[6] Misia's vocals span from F3 to D5 in modal voice, and up to E5 in head voice.

Chart performance

"Shiroi Kisetsu" debuted at number 7 on the weekly Recochoku Singles chart.[7] The CD single made its debut at number 24 on the Oricon Singles Chart, with 4,000 copies sold in its first charting week.[8] It charted for nine consecutive weeks and sold a reported total of 9,000 copies.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Shiroi Kisetsu" (白い季節, "White Season")
  • her0ism
5:19
2."Sakura Hitohira"
  • her0ism
3:52
3."Mayonaka no Hide-and-seek" (真夜中のHIDE-AND-SEEK, "Midnight Hide-and-seek")
  • Sagisu
4:44
4."Candle of Life"
  • Her0ism
4:15
5."Candle of Life" (Make a Wish Remix)
  • Misia
  • Her0ism
  • Niceforo
  • Öberg
  • Fatale
  • DJ Gomi
5:03
Total length:23:13
Limited CD single hidden track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Shiroi Kisetsu" (Piano Version)
  • Her0ism
  • Yuuki Idei
4:12
Total length:27:25

Credits and personnel

Personnel[10]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position 		Sales
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[11] 20 9,000[9]
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[12] 24
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[13] 34
Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay (Billboard)[14] 13
Japan Hot Top Airplay (Billboard)[15] 33
Japan Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[16] 21
Japan Weekly Singles (Recochoku)[7] 7

References

  1. ^ "MISIA新作「白い季節 / 桜ひとひら」の先行配信が決定". CDJournal. January 21, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "MISIA、両A面シングル「白い季節/桜ひとひら」ジャケデザイン公開". Musicman-Net. January 9, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "MISIA新曲「白い季節」が亀梨和也×深田恭子による"大人がはまるラブストーリー"挿入歌に". Tokyo Pop Online. January 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "MISIA 初の桜ソングがドラマ「永遠の０」主題歌に". Dwango. December 16, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "MISIA、両A面シングル「白い季節/桜ひとひら」全曲試聴スタート". Musicman-Net. January 22, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "「白い季節 / MISIA」のピアノ・伴奏譜（弾き語り）（中級）". Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "シングルランキング 週間 2/4～2/10". Recochoku. February 11, 2015. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  8. ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年03月02日付". Oricon. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  9. ^ a b "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  10. ^ Shiroi Kisetsu / Sakura Hitohira (Booklet). Misia. Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan: Ariola Japan. 2015. 4988017691847.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "デイリー CDシングルランキング 2015年02月17日付". Oricon. February 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  12. ^ "白い季節/桜ひとひら(初回生産限定盤) MISIA". Oricon. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  13. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2018.