Baby (Yoasobi song)

"Baby"
Single by Yoasobi
LanguageJapanese
A-side"Adrena"
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2026
Length3:50
Label
SongwriterAyase
ProducerAyase
Yoasobi singles chronology
"Adrena"
(2026) 		"Baby"
(2026)
Music video
"Baby" on YouTube

"Baby" is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released as a single through Echoes and Sony Music Entertainment Japan on January 11, 2026. Based on Yasuko Aoki's short story My Dear......, the song serves as an ending theme for the 2026 anime series Hana-Kimi.

Background and release

An anime adaptation of the manga series Hana-Kimi was first announced in May 2024 by Aniplex.[1] A year later, on September 14, 2025, the company revealed that Yoasobi would perform both opening and ending themes for the anime series, which is set to premiere in January 2026.[2][3] The themes' titles and snippets—opening theme "Adrena" and ending theme "Baby"—were unveiled through the anime's promotional video, uploaded on November 8.[4]

On January 6, following the premiere of the first episode, the duo announced the release date of "Baby" as January 11, alongside its cover artwork designed by Kisuke Ōta, featuring the protagonist Mizuki Ashiya's face.[5] The limited double A-side CD single, alongside "Adrena", was released on March 4.[6]

Composition and lyrics

Lyrically, "Baby" expresses an emotional conflict between pure, straightforward, yet unspeakable love for a person.[7] Yasuko Aoki of Studio Monado wrote a short story for the song, titled My Dear......, published on January 10, 2026. It depicts the protagonist Mizuki's bittersweet love with her crush Izumi Sano as she lives in the United States; her friend Julia Maxwell always encourages her.[8] Writing for Rockin'On Japan, Tomohiro Ogawa described the song's lyrics a reminiscence of the duo's song "Ano Yume o Nazotte".[9]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Baby" premiered on January 11, 2026, the same day as the release of the single. Described as "delicate and warm," the animated visual is a story that follows the song's basis, My Dear......; Mizuki's life in the United States and her bittersweet love with Izumi.[10]

Track listing

  • Digital download and streaming
  1. "Baby" – 3:50
  • CD single
  1. "Adrena" (アドレナ) – 3:07
  2. "Baby" – 3:52
  3. "Adrena" (English version) – 3:07
  4. "Baby" (English version) – 3:52
  5. "Adrena" (anime edit) – 1:30
  6. "Baby" (anime edit) – 1:28
  7. "Adrena" (instrumental) – 3:07
  8. "Baby" (instrumental) – 3:52

Credits and personnel

  • Ayase – songwriting, arrangement, instruments
  • Ikura – vocals
  • Konnie Aoki – lyrics (English version), lyrical and vocal recording direction (English version)
  • BFNK – English version lyrical and vocal recording direction
  • Rockwell – acoustic guitar
  • Sota Morimitsu – bass
  • Yasuko Aoki (Studio Monado) – based story writer
  • Manami Sugishita – vocal recording
  • Takayuki Saitō – vocal recording
  • Kunio Nishikawara – vocal recording (English version)
  • Masahiko Fukui – mixing
  • Hidekazu Sakai – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for "Baby"
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[11]
with "Adrena" 		19
Japan Anime Singles (Oricon)[12]
(with "Adrena") 		9
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[13] 6
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[14] 58
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan)[15] 19

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Baby"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various January 11, 2026
Original
[16]
Japan March 4, 2026 CD Limited (with "Adrena") [17]

References

  1. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 25, 2025). "Hisaya Nakajo's Hana-Kimi Shōjo Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  2. ^ "YOASOBI、テレビアニメ『花ざかりの君たちへ』のOPとEDテーマ両方担当!「この作品に花を添えられるよう...」". Mapion (in Japanese). September 14, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  3. ^ "YOASOBI、TVアニメ『花ざかりの君たちへ』OP&ED主題歌を担当". Cinema Life (in Japanese). September 13, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  4. ^ "アニメ『花ざかりの君たちへ』神楽坂真言役は日野聡さんに決定! YOASOBIによるOPテーマ『アドレナ』とEDテーマ『BABY』の2曲を使用したPVが解禁". Pash! Plus (in Japanese). November 8, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  5. ^ "YOASOBIが新曲『BABY』をアニメ『花ざかりの君たちへ』のエンディングに提供!". 3rd News (in Japanese). January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  6. ^ "YOASOBI、TVアニメ"花ざかりの君たちへ"OP＆EDテーマ『アドレナ / BABY』3/4 CDリリース決定。主人公 瑞稀の描き下ろしイラストが飾る特別アートボード仕様". Skream!. February 1, 2026. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  7. ^ "YOASOBI TVアニメ『花ざかりの君たちへ』のエンディングテーマとなる新曲「BABY」を、1/11(日)配信リリース決定&ジャケット写真が公開!". Entameclip (in Japanese). January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  8. ^ "アニメ『花ざかりの君たちへ』YOASOBI楽曲「BABY」の原作小説『My Dear......』公開". Oricon (in Japanese). January 10, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  9. ^ Ogawa, Tomohiro (January 31, 2026). "YOASOBI『アドレナ』『BABY』 / 新たな幕開けを告げる、今のYOASOBIの「基準」". Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  10. ^ "YOASOBI、本日1/11 TVアニメ"花ざかりの君たちへ"第2話放送直後からEDテーマ「BABY」ノンクレジットED映像&MV連続公開決定". Skream! (in Japanese). January 11, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  11. ^ "Song on Oricon News". Oricon News. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  12. ^ "Oricon Top 20 Anime Singles: 2026-03-16" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 18, 2026. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  13. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2026-01-26" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of January 21, 2026". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation – Week of January 21, 2026". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  16. ^ "TVアニメ『花ざかりの君たちへ』のエンディングテーマとなる新曲「BABY」を、1/11(日)配信リリース決定&ジャケット写真が公開!". Yoasobi Official Website (in Japanese). January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  17. ^ "TVアニメ『花ざかりの君たちへ』オープニング&エンディングテーマ『アドレナ / BABY』完全生産限定盤CDが本日発売!". Yoasobi Official Website (in Japanese). March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.