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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Gunj

| cover = Yoasobi - Gunjou.png

| artist = Yoasobi

| type = single

| EP = The Book

| language = Japanese

| English_title = "Blue"

| released =

| recorded =

| genre = J-pop

| length = 4:08

| writer = Ayase

| producer = Ayase

| label = Sony Japan

| prev_title = Tabun

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Haruka

| next_year = 2020

| misc =

}}

is a song recorded by Japanese music duo Yoasobi, featuring uncredited chorus of Plusonica. It was released on September 1, 2020, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Inspired by Tsubasa Yamaguchi's manga 'Blue Period' and based on a story text 'Ao o Mikata ni', the song is described as "a cheering song that inspires listeners by immersing themselves in what they like and expressing what they see." The accompanying music video was uploaded on December 1. It surpassed 100 million views on May 30, 2022.

"Gunj" was featured on Bourbon's Alfort Mini Chocolate advertisement. Additionally, it was also used as a theme of Dance One Project '21, a project that supports high school's dance club held by Nippon TV's morning show 'Sukkiri', and accompanied the 2022 94th High School Baseball Tournament entrance march. The English version, titled "'Blue'", was released on October 29, 2021, alongside the accompanying music video.

Live performances



Yoasobi performed "Gunj" for the first time as a full group, including band members, and Plusonica on the YouTube channel 'The First Take', uploaded on February 26, 2021. After the EP 'The Book 2' announcement, Yoasobi appeared on Nippon TV's 'Best Artist 2021' and gave a televised debut performance of the song on November 17. They also performed the song at 72nd NHK Khaku Uta Gassen on December 31. The show depicted Ikura standing on the escalator to downstairs to perform on the stage, where Ayase, the band members, and the orchestra gathered there.

Track listing



* 'Digital download and streaming'

# 4:08

* 'Digital download and streaming (English version)'

# "Blue" 4:08

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from 'The Book' liner notes.

'Song'

* Ayase songwriter, producer

* Ikura vocals

* Alfort creative team based story writer

* AssH guitar

* Plusonica chorus

* Takayuki Sait vocal recording

* Masahiko Fukui mixing

* Niina Ai artwork cover design

'Music video'

* Atsushi Makino director

* Tru Akamatsu cinematographer

* Keigo Suzuki lightning director

* Tomomi Kawano art

* Toshir Tabata editor

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



Release history



References




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