Yakusoku (song)

Yakusoku (約束 / Promise) is the twenty-sixth single by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead, and was the final single before the release of their studio album The Showcase (2016). It performed well on Oricon at #5 and remained on the charts for two weeks.

"Yakusoku"
Single by Lead
from the album The Showcase
B-side"Always Love, Wake me up (Type A), Moonlight Shower (Type B), Cross Over (Type C)"
ReleasedNovember 25, 2015
Recorded2015
GenreJ-pop, hip hop
LabelPony Canyon
PCCA-70465 (CD)
PCCA-4304 (Type A, CD+DVD)
PCCA-4305 (Type B, CD+DVD)
PCCA-4306 (Type C, CD)
Lead singles chronology
"My One"
(2015)		 "Yakusoku"
(2015)		 "Tokyo Fever"
(2017)

The single was released as a standard CD and three limited edition versions, two of which were CD+DVD combos, each carrying different content. While all editions contained the b-side "Always Love", each of the limited editions harbored differing bonus tracks. The CD+DVD editions not only contained different content on the CD portions, but also carried different content on the DVD portions.

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Yakusoku is the twenty-sixth single released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. It was their final single before their seventh studio album, The Showcase, which was released the following year on June 8.[1] It charted well on the Oricon Singles Charts at #5 for the week, and remained on the charts for two consecutive weeks.[2]

The single was released in four editions, a standard CD, a limited edition CD and two limited edition CD+DVD combo packs. The regular edition contained the title track, the coupling track "Always Love" - which was available on all versions - and their corresponding instrumentals.[3] The limited type A CD+DVD version harbored the two tracks, the bonus track "Wake me up" and the accompanying instrumentals. The DVD portion housed the music video for "Yakusoku" and the off-shot making video.[4] The limited type B CD+DVD editions contained the two regular tracks and the bonus track "Moonlight Shower" (ムーンライトシャワー / MUUNRAITO SHAWAA), along with their instrumentals. The DVD portion contained the dance version of "Yakusoku" and the behind-the-scenes footage of the photo shoot for the different single covers.[5] The limited Type C version contained the two standard tracks, the bonus track "Cross Over" (stylized as CROSS OVER) and the songs' corresponding instrumentals.[6]

Track listing
CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Yakusoku" (約束 / Promise)AnDiSM • Shinya Tanuichi (rap)nishi-ken • AnDiSM 
2."Always Love"LeadSHIBU 
3."Yakusoku" (Instrumental) nishi-ken • AnDiSM 
4."Always Love" (Instrumental) SHIBU 
CD (Type A)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Yakusoku"AnDiSM • Shinya Tanuichi (rap)nishi-ken • AnDiSM 
2."Always Love"LeadSHIBU 
3."Wake me up"Akira Kagimoto • Shinya Tanuichi (rap)Akira Kagimoto 
4."Yakusoku" (Instrumental) nishi-ken • AnDiSM 
5."Always Love" (Instrumental) SHIBU 
6."Wake me up" (Instrumental) Akira Kagimoto 
DVD (Type A)
No.TitleLength
1."Yakusoku" (Music Video) 
2."Yakusoku" (Making Video Off-Shot) 
CD (Type B)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Yakusoku"AnDiSM • Shinya Tanuichi (rap)nishi-ken • AnDiSM 
2."Always Love"LeadSHIBU 
3."Moonlight Shower" (ムーンライトシャワー)Keita Furuya220Volt (Mirror BOY • D.ham • Moon Hanmiru) 
4."Yakusoku" (Instrumental) nishi-ken • AnDiSM 
5."Always Love" (Instrumental) SHIBU 
6."Moonlight Shower" (Instrumental) 220Volt (Mirror BOY • D.ham • Moon Hanmiru) 
DVD (Type B)
No.TitleLength
1."Yakusoku" (Dance Version) (Music Video) 
2."Yakusoku" (Jacket Making Video) 
CD (Type C)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Yakusoku"AnDiSM • Shinya Tanuichi (rap)nishi-ken • AnDiSM 
2."Always Love"LeadSHIBU 
3."Cross Over"Shinya Tanuichi220Volt (Mirror BOY • D.ham • Moon Hanmiru) 
4."Yakusoku" (Instrumental) nishi-ken • AnDiSM 
5."Always Love" (Instrumental) SHIBU 
6."Cross Over" (Instrumental) 220Volt (Mirror BOY • D.ham • Moon Hanmiru) 

Charts
Release Chart Peak position
November 25, 2015 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 5

References
  1. "THE SHOWCASE【初回限定盤A】 / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. "Lead / 約束 / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. "Yakusoku (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  4. "Yakusoku [Type A](SINGLE+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  5. "Yakusoku [Type B](SINGLE+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  6. "Yakusoku [Type C](First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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