Yoru ni Kakeru
2019 single by Yoasobi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Yoru ni Kakeru" (夜に駆ける, lit. "Racing into the Night") is the debut single by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut EP, The Book (2021). It was released on December 15, 2019, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on Thanatos no Yūwaku (lit."An Invitation from Thanatos"), a short story by Mayo Hoshino, which was published on the creative writing social media Monogatary.com, and won the Sony Music Award, and the Grand Prize from Monocon 2019.[1]
"Yoru ni Kakeru" | ||||
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Single by Yoasobi | ||||
from the EP The Book | ||||
Language | Japanese | |||
English title | "Into the Night" | |||
Released | December 15, 2019 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 4:21 | |||
Label | Sony Japan | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ayase | |||
Producer(s) | Ayase | |||
Yoasobi singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Yoru ni Kakeru" on YouTube "Into the Night" on YouTube | ||||
The song and story depicts a man who is fascinated by a personification of death, Thanatos, who sent him a message "goodbye" and he tries to stop his girlfriend from suicide by jumping from height.[2] The Hatsune Miku covered version of the song was included on member Ayase's EPs Ghost City Tokyo (2019), and Mikunoyoasobi (2021). The English version translated by Konnie Aoki, titled "Into the Night", was released on July 2, 2021, as Yoasobi's first English song.[3]