Kōya o Aruke

"Kōya o Aruke"
Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
from the album Hometown
ReleasedMarch 29, 2017
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock
Length4:16
LabelKi/oon
SongwriterMasafumi Gotoh
ProducerAsian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation singles chronology
"Blood Circulator"
(2016) 		"Kōya o Aruke"
(2017) 		"Boys & Girls"
(2018)
Music video
"Kōya o Aruke" on YouTube

"Kōya o Aruke" (荒野を歩け; "Walk in the Wild Land") is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released on March 29, 2017 and was used as the theme song for the 2017 anime film, Night Is Short, Walk On Girl.[1] Yūsuke Nakamura, the illustrator for all of the band's artwork, is also the person in charge of the original character design for the movie.[2]

Music video

The music video for "Kōya o Aruke" was directed by Nakamura Hiroki.[3] The video features a girl walk around the city at midnight until morning, with the band appear on her back as projection screen.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Kōya o Aruke" (荒野を歩け "Walk in the Wild Land")Masafumi Gotoh4:16
2."Omatsuri no Ato" (お祭りのあと "After the festival", Kita on lead vocal)Kensuke Kita, Takahiro Yamada2:53
Total length:7:09
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Kōya o Aruke" (music video)4:20
2."Night Is Short, Walk On Girl" (trailer)1:48
Total length:6:08

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2021) Peak
positions
Japanese Singles (Oricon)[4] 15
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] 14
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[6] 1

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 29 March 2017 Ki/oon CD KSCL-2899
CD+DVD KSCL-2897
Various

References

  1. ^ ustar (March 4, 2017). "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONS to release new single, "Kōya o Aruke"". Tokyohive. 6Theory Media. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tatami Galaxy Staff Return for Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome Anime Film". Animenewsnetwork. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. ^ "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER TV. SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. Retrieved 2016-11-07. (in Japanese)
  4. ^ "荒野を歩け(初回生産限定盤)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ^ BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT 100
  6. ^ BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT ANIMATION
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