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Route 246 (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Route 246
| cover = Nogizaka46_-_Route_246.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| type = single
| artist = Nogizaka46
| album = Time Flies
| B-side =
| released = (Japan)
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
* J-pop
* EDM
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| label = N46Div.
| composer = Tetsuya Komuro
| lyricist = Yasushi Akimoto
| producer = Yasushi Akimoto
| prev_title = Sekaij no Rinjin yo
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Boku wa Boku o Suki ni Naru
| next_year = 2021
| misc =
}}
"'Route 246'" (pronounced "route two forty-six") is a song recorded by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released digitally on July 24, 2020, through N46Div. and Sony Music Records. It was written by Yasushi Akimoto and composed by Tetsuya Komuro. Asuka Sait served as the center position of the song.
Background and release
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On July 16, 2021, Nogizaka46 announced the new single "Route 246" for release on July 24, to digital music and streaming platforms exclusively, two months after "Sekaij no Rinjin yo", a charity single for tribute to hospital workers and people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The center position of the song is served by Asuka Sait. The full song was aired for first time at the radio show 'Nogizaka46's All Night Nippon' on July 22.
"Route 246" is the first song composed and arranged by Tetsuya Komuro since his retirement from the music industry in January 2018 with the last composed song "Kaze yo Fuke!" by Last Idol. It is also the first song that Yasushi Akimoto and Komuro worked together after about a decade.
Composition
"Route 246" is described as an EDM song with the concept of "friendship", written by Yasushi Akimoto and composed by Tetsuya Komuro in the key of G minor, 125 beats per minute with a running time of 3 minutes and 52 seconds.
Commercial performance
For the dated issue of August 3, 2020, "Route 246" entered Oricon Combined Singles Chart at number 13, and Digital Singles at number 4 with 33,391 downloads. The song debuted at number 10 on the 'Billboard' Japan Hot 100 with 35,785 downloads (number 4 on the Download Songs), and 1,713,416 streams (number 43 on the Streaming Songs).
Music video
The one-minute-and-thirteen-second music video teaser of "Route 246" was released on July 23, 2021, one day before the single release. The full music video was included on the group's video album 'All MV Collection 2: Ano Toki no Kanojotachi', released on September 9. With the concept "current Tokyo", the music video was produced by Maxilla, a creative team who produced the group's music video "I See", shot at sanbashi Pier, Yokohama, and various places in Tokyo in early July.
Live performance
Nogizaka46 performed "Route 246" for the first time at TV Asahi's 'Music Station 3.5 Hours SP' on the release date, as well as TBS's 'CDTV Live! Live!' on August 8, Nippon TV's 'Buzz Rhythm 02' on August 21, and Fuji TV's '2020 FNS Music Fes. Summer' on August 26. At year-end music shows, they performed the song at 'Music Station Ultra Super Live 2020' on December 25, and 71st NHK Khaku Uta Gassen on December 31.
Participating members
*First generation: Manatsu Akimoto, Erika Ikuta, Asuka Sait , Kazumi Takayama, Minami Hoshino, Sayuri Matsumura
*Second generation: Hinako Kitano, Mai Shinuchi, Miona Hori
*Third generation: Reka Iwamoto, Minami Umezawa, Momoko zono, Shiori Kubo, Mizuki Yamashita, Yki Yoda
*Fourth generation: Sakura End, Haruka Kaki, Ayame Tsutsui
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References
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