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Halzion
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Halzion
| cover = Halzion cover art.jpg
| artist = Yoasobi
| type = single
| EP = The Book
| language = Japanese
| English_title =
| released =
| recorded =
| genre = J-pop
| length = 3:18
| label = Sony Japan
| writer = Ayase
| producer = Ayase
| prev_title = Ano Yume o Nazotte
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Tabun
| next_year = 2020
| misc =
}}
is a song recorded by Japanese music duo Yoasobi. It was released on May 11, 2020, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song depicts the protagonist who spends days of disappointment after parting with her lover, finding hope while re-questioning her dreams and the meaning of life, and regains her motivation to move into the future.
"Halzion" was based on 'Soredemo, Happy End', a short story written by Hashizume Shunki, marking the first time that Yoasobi collaborated with a professional novelist. Unlike the duo's former two songs, the source material was not based on the novel-centered social media Monogatary.com. The song and the story it is based on were released as part of an advertising campaign Immersive Song Project by Suntory, to promote their new energy drink branded Zone. The campaign also included songs by Kizuna Ai and Kaf.
Usage in media
Beside Zone, "Halzion" is also appeared in EA's 2014 video game, 'The Sims 4' which was added into the base game via a patch released on November 10, 2020. It can be heard through the S-Pop (Sim-Pop) radio station and has been re-written in Simlish. Additionally, the song appeared on the 2020 Gekidan No Meets stage 'Muk no Kuni', and Nintendo Switch 2021 televised advertisement 'Jibun Jikan-hen'.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from 'The Book' liner notes.
'Song'
* Ayase producer, songwriter
* Ikura vocals
* Hashizume Shunki based story writer
* Takayuki Sait vocal recording
* Masahiko Fukui mixing
'Music video'
* Toshitaka Shinoda (Ijigen Tokyo) director
* Yuuki "Youkiss" Ookubo (Ijigen Tokyo) productor
* Rabbit Machine 2D animation director
* No.1 2D lead animator
* Fungakki 2D animator
* Yuta Kuniyasu (Calf) illustrator, animation director, animator
* Ryo Okawara animation director, animator
* Shuma Hirose (Calf) animation producer
* Ippei Kurahashi animator
* Kanae Miya animator
* Yoshihiko Shimoda animator
* Takayuki Oguma composite editor (DTJ)
* Matawe Wongpuak assistant editor (DTJ)
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
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