Universal Music LLC (headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Fujikura Hisashi; hereinafter referred to as “Universal Music”) will release back number’s 22nd CD single, “To Atarashii Koibito-tachi ni,” on Wednesday, September 11th.
This will be the first CD single in about three years and will be released in three formats and five different packages: a first press limited edition (Blu-ray ver./DVD ver.), a regular edition, and a fan club limited edition (Blu-ray ver./DVD ver.).
The title song, “For New Lovers,” was written as the theme song for the Fuji TV Monday 9pm drama “The Beginning of the Sea.” It was released on July 15th (Marine Day), and ranked first on the weekly, daily, and real-time 55 charts, and won first place on the Billboard JAPAN comprehensive song chart “JAPAN Hot 100” released on July 24th (collection period: July 15th to July 21st, 2024). A special movie in collaboration with the drama’s main footage has also been released.
The CD (first limited edition and regular edition) includes the new song “Map of Paradise” in addition to “New Lovers”. The first limited edition (Blu-ray ver./DVD ver.) includes the bonus video “back number live archive selection”, which is a ranking of the best live performances selected by fan club members from the tours that have been filmed since their major debut, and original content including a look back talk by the members.
The fan club limited edition (Blu-ray ver./DVD ver.) includes “back number live archive selection,” as well as “back number exclusive video,” a video of the three members of back number trying to make food from a certain country they have never heard of or eaten before. The CD also includes a bonus track, a re-recording of the limited single “Queen’s Monkey,” which was released exclusively for the fan club in 2021.
Back Number is currently on their arena tour “anti sleeps tour 2024,” which kicked off at Ehime Budokan and will consist of 32 shows at 15 locations across the country in a band-battle format, inviting their first guest artist.
back number – To New Lovers (Official Audio)
“The Beginning of the Sea” x back number “For New Lovers” Special Collaboration Movie
back number “To New Lovers”
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
https://backnumber.lnk.to/to_new_lovers_bundle
■First limited edition (Blu-ray ver.)
Product code: UMCK-7247
Specifications: CD + Blu-ray *Tri-fold CD size digipak
Price: 4,400 yen (tax included)
[CD]
1. For new lovers
2. Paradise Map
3. New Lovers (instrumental)
4. Paradise Map (instrumental)
[Blu-ray]
・back number live archive selection
■First limited edition (DVD ver.)
Product number: UMCK-7248
Specifications: CD + DVD *Tri-fold CD size digipak
Price: 3,300 yen (tax included)
[CD]
1. For new lovers
2. Paradise Map
3. New Lovers (instrumental)
4. Paradise Map (instrumental)
[DVD]
・back number live archive selection
■ Regular Edition
Product number: UMCK-5760
Specifications: CD only
Price: 1,300 yen (tax included)
[CD]
1. For new lovers
2. Paradise Map
3. New Lovers (instrumental)
4. Paradise Map (instrumental)
■Fan club limited edition (Blu-ray ver.)
Product code: PROS-5931
Specifications: CD + 2 Blu-rays *Tri-fold tall case digipak specifications
Price: 6,600 yen (tax included)
[CD]
1. For new lovers
2. Paradise Map
3. New Lovers (instrumental)
4. Paradise Map (instrumental)
Bonus Track: Queen of the Monkeys
[Blu-ray】
DISC 1
・back number live archive selection
DISC 2
・back number exclusive video
■Fan club limited edition (DVD ver.)
Product code: PROS-5932
Specifications: CD + 2 DVDs *Tri-fold tall case digipak
Price: 5,500 yen (tax included)
[CD]
1. For new lovers
2. Paradise Map
3. New Lovers (instrumental)
4. Paradise Map (instrumental)
Bonus Track: Queen of the Monkeys
[DVD]
DISC 1
・back number live archive selection
DISC 2
・back number exclusive video
Sales period: Friday, August 2, 2024, 18:00 to Saturday, August 31, 2024, 23:59
[“anti Sleeps tour 2024”]
08/03 (Sat), 08/04 (Sun)[Ehime]Ehime Prefectural Martial Arts Hall
Guests: LACCO TOWER, Hideyoshi
08/10 (Sat), 08/11 (Sun)[Fukui]Sand Dome Fukui
Guest: Vaundy
08/17 (Sat), 08/18 (Sun)[Miyagi]Miyagi Sekisui Heim Super Arena
Guest: Straightener
08/31 (Sat), 09/01 (Sun)[Fukuoka]Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A
Guest: SHISHAMO
09/07 (Sat), 09/08 (Sun)[Shizuoka]Shizuoka Ecopa Arena
Guest: Hanbredders
09/21 (Sat), 09/22 (Sun)[Wakayama]Wakayama Big Whale
Guest: Golden Bomber
09/28 (Sat), 09/29 (Sun)[Kanagawa]K Arena Yokohama
Guest: Yuri
10/05 (Sat), 10/06 (Sun)[Aichi]Port Messe Nagoya 1st Exhibition Hall
Guest: Sleeping habit.
10/12 (Sat), 10/13 (Sun)[Niigata]Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center
Guest: My Hair is Bad
10/26 (Sat), 10/27 (Sun)[Saitama]Saitama Super Arena
Guest: Iyori Shimizu
11/09 (Sat), 11/10 (Sun)[Hokkaido]Makomanai Sekisui Heim Super Arena
Guest: Macaroni Enpitsu
11/16 (Sat), 11/17 (Sun)[Kanagawa]Yokohama Arena
Guest: TOMOO
11/23 (Sat), 11/24 (Sun)[Hiroshima]Hiroshima Green Arena
Guest: Perfume
11/30 (Sat), 12/01 (Sun)[Okinawa]Okinawa Arena
Guest: BE:FIRST
December 10th (Tue), December 11th (Wed)[Osaka]Osaka Castle Hall
Guest: Saucy Dog
12/21 (Sat), 12/22 (Sun)[Fukuoka]Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A
Guest: CreepHyp
[Theme song drama program summary]
Title
“The Beginning of the Sea”
Every Monday from 9:00pm to 9:54pm
Fuji Television
【Official website】https://www.fujitv.co.jp/uminohajimari/
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[back number Profile]
Vocal & Guitar: Shimizu Iyori
Bass: Kazuya Kojima
Drums: Hisashi Kurihara
The band was formed in Gunma in 2004, centered around Shimizu Iyori.
After several member changes, the band is comprised of its current members as of 2007.
They made their major debut in 2011 with the single “Hanabira”. Their first major album “Superstar” reached 4th place on the Oricon Weekly Chart. Their second single “Hanataba” reached 1st place on the annual radio airplay chart for Japanese music, won the Gold Disc Award for Best 5 New Artist, and was a winner of the CD Shop Award. All 11 venues on their national solo tour were sold out, and their additional performance at Shibuya Public Hall was also sold out.
In 2014, they released their new album “Love Story” on March 26th, which includes their 8th single “Takane no Hanako-san” (released in June 2013), 9th single “fish” (released in February 2014), and 10th single “Tsunagitote kara” (released in March 2014). In May, they began their first nationwide hall tour “love stories tour 2014” (20 locations, 21 shows) to promote the album, all of which sold out in one day!!! The additional shows, a 2-day concert at Yokohama Arena and a 1-day concert at Osaka-jo Hall, were also sold out in one day, making for a huge success.
The single “Heroine” released in January 2015 was used as the commercial song for JR SKISKI, “SISTER” released in May was the commercial song for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Pocari Sweat Ion Water, “Letter” released in August was the commercial song for NTT Docomo, and “Christmas Song” released in November was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV Monday 9pm drama “5→9~My Buddhist Boyfriend~”, all of which were huge hits. Following that, her fifth original album “Chandelier” topped the Oricon Weekly Chart for two consecutive weeks.
In January 2016, he started a hall tour with 27 shows at 26 locations, and in June, he started an arena tour with 12 shows at 6 locations, all of which sold out immediately. His single “Boku no Namae wo” (My Name) released in May became the theme song for the movie “Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji” and reached number one on the iTunes weekly chart, and his single “Happy End” released in November became the theme song for the movie “I’ll Date with You Tomorrow, Yesterday’s You” and attracted a lot of attention. Then, on December 28th, he released his first best album “Encore”, which became a huge hit, selling over 800,000 copies.
The nationwide arena tour “All Our Yesterdays Tour 2017” that started in February 2017 attracted 300,000 people, and “Bunbiki”, the theme song for the movie “The 8-Year Engagement ~The True Story of a Miracle~” released in December 2017, became a long-selling hit. From July to October 2018, the Dome Tour 2018 “Stay with You” with a total of 5 performances in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka was a huge success with all venues being SOLD OUT. “Daifuseikai” released in August 2018 was the theme song for the movie “Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken”, and from October 2018, “Old Fashion” was the theme song for the TBS Friday drama “Dai Renai ~Boku wa Wasureru Kimi to” and “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” was the theme song for the TBS Tuesday drama “Hajimete Koi ni Shita Hi ni Yomi Hanashi” for two consecutive drama theme songs, which became a hot topic. In March 2019, he released his 6th album “MAGIC” after 3 years and 3 months, and from April, he held his largest arena tour “NO MAGIC TOUR 2019” at 35 performances in 18 locations nationwide, attracting 350,000 people. In October 2020, he released “Emerald”, the theme song for the TBS Sunday Theater “Dangerous Venus”, as a digital single. In 2021, he was in charge of writing and producing BTS’s new song “Film out”, which was back number’s first song to be provided. It attracted a lot of attention not only in Japan but also around the world. In May, he released “Kaito”, the theme song for the NTV Wednesday drama “Love is Deep ni”. The CD single “Yellow”, a new song written specifically for the theme song of the ABEMA original romance program “Don’t be fooled by rainbows and wolves”, will be released on September 29th.
“Horizon”, which was produced in response to the cancellation of the Inter-High for the first time in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was released as a surprise on the back number official YouTube channel at midnight on August 18, 2020, the day the opening ceremony was originally scheduled to take place, and was distributed on various distribution platforms on August 13, 2021, the day of the opening ceremony of the Inter-High. The song was ranked No. 1 on the Billboard JAPAN Streaming Song Chart “Streaming Songs” for nine consecutive weeks, and also ranked No. 1 on 67 monthly, weekly, daily and real-time charts. The music video has exceeded 200 million views, and the number of streaming views, including music video views, has exceeded 700 million views (as of April 2023). The arena tour “SCENT OF HUMOR TOUR 2022” was held from April to September 2022, with 25 performances at 12 locations nationwide and 250,000 people attending. On August 26, the theme song for the movie “Akira to Akira”, “Velvet no Uta”, was released digitally. The theme song “I Love You” for the NHK 2022 second half serial drama (107th work) “Maiagare!” will be released on October 24th.
On January 17, 2023, they released their seventh album, “Humor,” their first in about four years. In March, back number began their first ever five-dome tour, “In Your Humor Tour 2023,” which saw them sell out in just one day and become a huge success, hitting Sapporo, Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, and Fukuoka.
The live Blu-ray & DVD “in your humor tour 2023 at Tokyo Dome” will be released on October 11th. The single “Winter and Spring” will be released on January 24th, 2024.
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