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Վիքիպեդիայից՝ ազատ հանրագիտարանից
«Akuma no Ko»
Akuma no Ko
Պատկեր:"Akuma no Ko" single cover.jpg
Ai Higuchi (ja)ի երգը «Saiaku Saiai» ալբոմից
ԹողարկվածՀունվարի 10, 2022
Ձայնագրված2022
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Տևողություն3:47
ԼեյբլPony Canyon


"Akuma no Ko" (ճապ.՝ 悪魔の子, "Չարի զավակ"[Ն 1]) is the second track created by the Japanese singer Ai Higuchi (ja) for their fourth album "Saiaku Saiai" (ճապ.՝ 最悪最愛, Կաղապար:Lit "Worst Beloved"). Originally released in a shortened version on 10 January 2022 to be used as the seventh ending for the anime Attack on Titan, the full version would be released as part of the album about two months later on 2 March 2022.

Background and release[խմբագրել | խմբագրել կոդը]

The song would first be released on 10 January 2022, as the A-side[Ն 2] of a single made for the ending of the Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2.[1] The song would be directed and edited by Sotaro Ishii, produced by Kosuke Nakaya, and released under a Pony Canyon label.[2]

On 23 January 2022, an "anime special version" of the song was released by Ai Higuchi to YouTube, which displayed edited footage from primarily the first season of the anime.[3] The full version of the song would be released on 2 March 2022 as the second track of Ai Higuchi's fourth album Saiaku Saiai.[1][2]

Performances[խմբագրել | խմբագրել կոդը]

Along with other songs from her album Saiaku Saiai, Higuchi would perform the song live on multiple occasions. The song would first be performed live on a solo tour in Tokyo on 11 March 2022 and Osaka on 17 March.[2] From April to May 2022, Higuchi would perform the song again on a national tour in cities including Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Kanazawa, Kobe, Kyoto, Nagano, Nagoya, Tokyo, and Takamatsu.[2] From 22 November to 24 December 2022, Higuchi would sing the song on a solo tour in the cities of Fukuoka, Nagano, Nagoya, and Osaka, before reaching the final location at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX in Tokyo.[4]

In May 2023, a cover version of the song would be performed by Nagisa Aoyama as part of a project named "CrosSing", aiming to have musical artists create covers of songs of each music genre.[5]

Reception[խմբագրել | խմբագրել կոդը]

Upon its initial release on 10 January 2022, the song would have a strong national and overseas appeal, reaching the top position on multiple music streaming service charts.[4] On the Apple Music J-Pop rankings, the song would reach the top spot in 120 countries[4] including France, Germany, Italy, and South Korea,[3] and reach the top 10 spot in 135 countries.[4] The song would see similar success on the iTunes Store J-Pop rankings: reaching the top spot in 48 countries[4] including in Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and United States,[3] and reach the top 10 spot in 56 countries.[4] The song would also reach the top spot on Spotify's Viral Top 50 chart in six countries and peak at 5th place on the global chart, and reach 6th place in Shazam's Top 200 ranking for Japan, and ranked in 30 countries other countries.[4]

Chart performance[խմբագրել | խմբագրել կոդը]

Weekly chart performance for "Akuma no Ko"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japan Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[7] 60
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[8] 12
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Japan Download Songs (Billboard)[9] 85
Yearly chart performance for "Akuma no Ko"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japan Download Songs (Billboard)[10] 76

Accolades[խմբագրել | խմբագրել կոդը]

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Best Ending Sequence "Akuma no Ko"
Ai Higuchi, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Առաջադրված [11]
Japan Expo Awards (fr) Daruma for Best Ending "Akuma no Ko"
Attack on Titan Season Finale Part 2 - Ai Higuchi
Հաղթանակ [12]
Anime Grand Prix Best Anime Song "Akuma no Ko"
"Attack on Titan" The Final Season Part 2
10th place [13]

Ծանոթագրություններ[խմբագրել | խմբագրել կոդը]

  1. 1,0 1,1 «悪魔の子/ヒグチアイ | Part 2 エンディングテーマ» [Akuma no Ko/Higuchi Ai | Part 2 Ending theme] (ճապոներեն). Attack on Titan. Վերցված է 31 October 2023-ին.
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 «ヒグチアイ「悪魔の子」ミュージックビデオを公開!» [Ai Higuchi's "Akuma no Ko" music video released!] (ճապոներեն). Pony Canyon News. 2 March 2022. Վերցված է 1 November 2023-ին.
  3. 3,0 3,1 3,2 «ヒグチアイの新曲 「悪魔の子」、 "『進撃の巨人』 アニメスペシャル Ver.MV" が公開» [Ai Higuchi's new song "Akuma no Ko", "'Attack on Titan' Anime Special Ver.MV" released] (ճապոներեն). The F1rst Times. 24 January 2022. Վերցված է 1 November 2023-ին.
  4. 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 4,5 4,6 «ヒグチアイ「悪魔の子」が累計1億ストリーミング再生突破!» [Ai Higuchi's "Akuma no Ko" has surpassed 100 million streaming views!] (ճապոներեն). Pony Canyon News. 7 October 2022. Վերցված է 1 November 2023-ին.
  5. Davidson, Danica (4 May 2023). «Love Live! Superstar! Actress Takes on Attack on Titan's "Akuma no Ko"». Otaku USA. Վերցված է 1 November 2023-ին.
  6. «Heatseekers Songs». Billboard Japan. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. 9 February 2022. Վերցված է 31 October 2023-ին.
  7. «Hot 100». Billboard Japan. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. 16 February 2022. Վերցված է 29 October 2023-ին.
  8. «Hot Animation». Billboard Japan. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. 9 February 2022. Վերցված է 29 October 2023-ին.
  9. «Download Songs». Billboard Japan. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. 15 November 2023. Վերցված է 15 November 2023-ին.
  10. «Download Songs». Billboard Japan. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. 2022. Վերցված է 29 October 2023-ին.
  11. Eisenbeis, Richard (4 March 2023). «All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards». Anime News Network. Վերցված է 29 October 2023-ին.
  12. «Les vainqueurs des Daruma 2023» [The winners of the Daruma 2023] (ֆրանսերեն). Japan Expo Awards (fr). 14 July 2023. Վերցված է 1 November 2023-ին.
  13. «[untitled]» (ճապոներեն). Anime Grand Prix. 2022. Վերցված է 1 November 2023-ին.

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