Beautiful Day (Lead song)

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"Beautiful Day"
Lead - Beautiful Day (Normal Edition).jpg
Single by Lead
from the album Milestone
B-side
  • "Shampoo Bubble" (Regular, Type A & B)
  • "Say Good-Bye Say Hello" (Regular, Type C)
ReleasedAugust 23, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre J-pop, hip hop
Label Pony Canyon
Lead singles chronology
"Tokyo Fever"
(2017)		"Beautiful Day"
(2017)		"Bumblebee"
(2018)

"Beautiful Day" is the twenty-eighth single by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead, released on August 23, 2017. It was their second single released after their studio album, The Showcase . It charted well on Oricon, taking the #6 spot for the week and remaining on the charts for four consecutive weeks.

Contents

The single was released on August 23, 2017, five months after their previous single "Tokyo Fever", which had been released in March of that year.

The music video for the title track was filmed in Hawaii.

Information

"Beautiful Day" became Lead's tenth consecutive single to chart in the top ten on the Oricon Singles Chart, taking #6 for the week and remaining on the charts for four weeks. [1] The single was released on August 23, 2017, five months after their previous single, "Tokyo Fever".

The single was released as a standard CD and three limited CD+DVD editions. The standard edition contained the title track and the two B-sides "Shampoo Bubble" and "Say Good-bye Say Hello." [2] The type A and B limited editions carried the title track and B-side "Shampoo Bubble", while the limited type C edition held the title track and coupling track "Say Good-Bye Say Hello". The type A DVD carried the music video to "Beautiful Day", along with the video's making. [3] The type B DVD held a video for "Shampoo Bubble" and a behind-the-scenes look at the filming. [4] However, the video was not considered a music video; it was a trio in various places around the island of Hawaii. [5] The type C DVD was a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the single's cover art and a video of the group spending a day on the island. [6]

"Beautiful Day" was written and composed by Drew Ryan Scott and Sean Alexander. Sean and Drew would later go on to work with Lead again for their following song "Bumblebee". The lyrics to the coupling track "Shampoo Bubble" were written by Lead member Akira Kagimoto. The rap portion to the song was written by Japanese rapper KM-Markit, who had previously been under the Pony Canyon label in the mid-2000s before co-creating the record label Raider Music Record in 2010. The musical portion was written and performed by Chase Ryan, Beau Evans and Sean Alexander. For the coupling track "Say Good-Bye Say Hello", the lyrics were once again written by Akira; however, the rap portion was written by Lead's primary rapper Shinya Tanuichi. The music was written and composed by Matt Cab and RYUJA.

Background and composition

"Beautiful Day" was written and composed by Drew Ryan Scott and Sean Alexander. Sean Alexander has worked with the likes of South Korean artists Kim Hyun-Joong, TVXQ and Girls' Generation. [7] Sean would later go on to work with Lead again for their following song "Bumblebee." Drew Ryan Scott had previously worked with American artist Willow Smith and South Korean groups Shinee and Exo, and would also go on to work with Lead for their next single, along with Sean Alexander. [8]

The lyrics to the coupling track "Shampoo Bubble" were written by Lead member Akira Kagimoto. The rap portion for the song was written by Japanese rapper KM-Markit, who had previously been under the Pony Canyon label in the mid-2000s before co-creating the record label Raider Music Record in 2010. [9] [10] The musical portion was written and performed by Chase Ryan, Beau Evans and Sean Alexander. For the coupling track "Say Good-Bye Say Hello", the lyrics were once again written by Akira; however, the rap portion was written by Lead's primary rapper Shinya Tanuichi. The music was written and composed by Matt Cab and RYUJA, the latter who has worked with the South Korean group BTS (known in Japan as "Bulletproof Boys"). [11] [12]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Beautiful Day" Lead Drew Ryan Scott • Sean Alexander3:45
2."Shampoo Bubble" Akira Kagimoto • KM-Markit (rap)Chase Ryan • Beau Evans • Sean Alexander3:18
3."Say Good-Bye Say Hello" Akira Kagimoto • Shinya Tanuichi (rap)Matt Cab • Ryuja4:30
CD (Type A & B)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Beautiful Day" Lead Drew Ryan Scott • Sean Alexander3:45
2."Shampoo Bubble" Akira Kagimoto • KM-Markit (rap)Chase Ryan • Beau Evans • Sean Alexander3:18
DVD (Type A)
No.TitleLength
1."Beautiful Day" (music video)4:22
2."Beautiful Day" (behind the music video) 
DVD (Type B)
No.TitleLength
1."Shampoo Bubble" (Image Movie in Hawaii)3:19
2."Shampoo Bubble" (Behind the Image Movie in Hawaii)3:18
CD (Type C)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Beautiful Day" Lead Drew Ryan Scott • Sean Alexander3:18
2."Say Good-Bye Say Hello" Akira Kagimoto • Shinya Tanuichi (rap)Matt Cab • Ryuja4:30
DVD (Type C)
No.TitleLength
1."Beautiful Day" (behind the photo shooting) 
2."A Day in Hawaii" 

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak
position
August 23, 2017Oricon Weekly Chart6

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References

  1. ↑ "Beautiful Day / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Beautiful Day (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Beautiful Day [Type A](SINGLE+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Beautiful Day [Type B](SINGLE+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)". yesAsia. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Shampoo Bubble -Image Movie in Hawaii- / Lead". Lead Official YouTube. August 30, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Beautiful Day [Type C](SINGLE+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sean Michael Alexander / AVENUE 52". Sean Alexander Official Tumblr. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Drew Ryan Scott Discography". Discogs. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ "The Raiders!!! / Yukali Official Blog". Ameba. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ "The Raiders". Oricon. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ "BTS: YOUTH [Limited Edition]". Nautiljon. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  12. ↑ "BTS (防弾少年団)". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
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