HALCALI’s song “Otsukare SUMMER” is attracting a lot of attention from overseas.
HALCALI is a two-member music unit consisting of HALCA and YUCALI. He made his CD debut in January 2003 with a single “Tandem.” The OTF (Stylish Track Factory) by RIP SLYME’s RYO-Z and DJ FUMIYA has fully produced the series, and has also been a regular on television and radio, and has also released a series of hit songs such as commercial songs.
“Otsukare SUMMER” is a song that was only included in the album “Halkari Bacon” (2003). Before this spike, the number of views on Spotify was around 2,000 to 3,000 per day, but on April 25th, it exceeded 10,000, on April 28th, and as of May 9th, it has grown sharply to 148,000. The list is now also included in the official playlist “Buzz Tracker” in Japan, and we expect to see more views and new listeners in the future.
In addition, TikTok has exceeded 38,000 posts using HALCALI’s “Odorable SUMMER” (as of May 9, 2025), and is the top number of posts in Japan, and is expected to continue to increase further in the future.
Tanaka Tomoyuki of Fantastic Plastic Machine, who was involved in the production of this song, said the following:commentIt’s doing it. “It seems that the “Odorable SUMMER” I provided to the duo rap group HALCALI 22 years ago is buzzing on overseas TikTok. At the time, I was in charge of not only the tracks, but also the lyrics and rap flow, and I remember that I also did the temporary rap. Many users from various countries use the sound source, and it seems that UGC is increasing. At the same time, the number of views on Spotify has also skyrocketed. The number of views on daily 2,000 has increased to over 87,000 on April 30th, and it seems to be continuing to increase. It feels strange.”
Matsushima Isao, also a music marketer, said, “HALCALI – Otsukare SUMMER It’s been buzzing on overseas TikTok. I’ve been excavating the J-POP from 2003 since I’ve been here… It’s been created on TikTok with various characters from a UGC post that was created about a year ago, and it’s recently become a meme-based Otsukare Summer Meme linked to a post using Roblox’s Bassie.” Fukuryu, a music playlister, also said, “Amazing! HALCALI’s “Otsukare SUMMER” that I regularly select songs on overseas TikTok.
I guess it’s going to go viral. It’s fun to be enjoyed and rediscovered overseas with UGC memes.”PostsIt’s doing it.
HALCALI – SUMMER
It’s buzzing on overseas TikTok
I’ve come here and there’s a 2003 J-POP excavation…It was created on TikTok with various characters from a UGC post that was created about a year ago, and has recently been turned into a meme in conjunction with a post using Roblox’s Bassie.
It’s become Otsukare Summer Meme pic.twitter.com/NQrfPnShQJ
— Ko Matsushima / Matsushima Isao (@komatsushima) May 2, 2025
We would like to pay attention to how the song will expand in the future and how it will continue to expand. In addition, in conjunction with this buzz, past HALCALI music videos will be released today at 8:00pm. Also check it out.
