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"'Aldebaran'" is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on November 1, 2021, by EMI Records and Universal Music Group. The song served as the theme song for the Japanese television drama, 'Come Come Everybody' and subsequently served as the third single from Ai's twelfth studio album, 'Dream'.

Upon its release, "Aldebaran" received critical acclaim from critics for its composition and lyrics. The song became Ai's first single to chart since her 2017 single "Kira Kira", peaking at number 37 on the 'Billboard Japan' Hot 100 and number 6 on the Oricon Digital Singles Chart. In May 2022, "Aldebaran" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Background



On September 27 2021, Ai announced on her social media of a song she recorded for an upcoming NHK TV series. Written by Naotar Moriyama and featuring arrangements by Neko Saito, the song is named after the star of the same name in the Taurus constellation. Regarding the song, Mone Kamishiraishi, one of the actresses to be in the film, commented that the song was "beautiful" and "nice and encouraging". Eri Fukatsu also commented she was wary of Ai's recording but commented, "My heart was shaken, robbed and filled." Actress Rina Kawaei, also an actress in the film, commented that she was "impressed by the gentle singing and the wonderful lyrics". The song was originally written by Moriyama on New Years in 2021 about environmental issues and was originally titled "Daphnia Pulex". "Aldebaran" was not intended to be the theme song for 'Come Come Everybody' until Moriyama allowed Ai to record the song with reworked lyrics.

Promotion



To promote "Aldebaran", Ai was to appear on NHK's 'Utacon' to preview the song on September 28, 2021, however the event was cancelled and moved to October 4 due to an emergency deceleration. Universal Japan issued a compilation chapter titled 'Self Selection "Piano Ballad"' on the same day the single was announced. On TikTok, a 30 second television version was released to the service. On October 4, a radio edit of "Aldebaran" was sent to Japanese radio stations. An official audio of the radio edit was uploaded to Ai's YouTube channel. On October 26, Ai performed the song on an NHK broadcast show.

Accolades



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Music video



A music video for "Aldebaran" was announced on October 25, 2021 and premiered on YouTube on November 5.

Live performances



Ai performed "Aldebaran" on the day of its release during her 20th anniversary tour 'It's All Me' at the Tokyo International Forum Hall. Ai performed "Aldebaran" at the '72nd NHK Khaku Uta Gassen' on December 31, her fourth appearance on the show. Ai appeared on 193rd episode of 'The First Take', a YouTube channel where singers perform a song recorded in one take. She performed an excerpt of "Story" prior to "Aldebaran". It marked her first appearance on the channel.

Charts



"Aldebaran" debuted at number 5 on the 'Oricon' Daily Digital Singles chart on November 2. On the weekly 'Oricon' Digital Singles chart, the song debuted at number 11. For the week of November 16, 2021, "Aldebaran" reached a new peak at number 6 with 8,331 total downloads. On the 'Billboard Japan' Hot 100, "Aldebaran" debuted at number 37. It marked Ai's first appearance on the chart since her 2017 single, "Kira Kira".

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from 'Dream' liner notes and Tidal.'Dream' (CD). Ai. EMI Records/Universal/Def Jam Recordings. 2022. UPCH-20614.

* Ai Carina Uemura lead vocals, production

* Naotar Moriyama songwriting

* Neko Saito production, arranging

* Midorin drums

* Tomohiko Ohkanda bass

* Fumio Yanagisawa guitar

* Satoshi Onoue guitar

* Hideaki "Lanbsy" Sakai latin percussion

* Tomoyuki Asakawa harp

* Great Eida concertmaster, strings

* Jo Kuwata violin

* Nagisa Kiriyama violin

* Haruko Yano violin

* Yukinori Murata violin

* Akane Irie violin

* Ayumu Koshikawa violin

* Akiko Maruyama violin

* Yui Kaneko violin

* Masahiro Miyake violin

* Yuji Yamada viola

* Mayu Takashima viola

* Ayano Kasahara cello

* Yoshihiko Maeda cello

Certifications



Release history



Notes



References





Category:2021 singles

Category:2021 songs

Category:Ai (singer) songs

Category:EMI Records singles

Category:Universal Music Group singles

Category:Universal Music Japan singles

Category:Television theme songs

Category:Songs about friendship

Category:2020s ballads

Category:Song recordings produced by Ai (singer)

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