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"Gurenge"
The regular edition cover
Single by LiSA
B-side"Propaganda"
Released
  • April 22, 2019 (2019-04-22) (digital)
  • July 3, 2019
Recorded2019
StudioOnkio Haus & Victor, Tokyo, Japan
GenreJ-pop
Length3:58
LabelSacra Music
Composer(s)Kayoko Kusano
Lyricist(s)LiSA
Producer(s)Eguchi Ryo
LiSA singles chronology
"Akai Wana (Who Loves It?) / Adamas"
(2018) 		"Gurenge"
(2019) 		"Unlasting"
(2019)
Alternative cover
The limited anime edition cover
Music video
紅蓮華 -Music Clip YouTube Edit ver.- on YouTube

"Gurenge" (紅蓮華, Red Lotus) is a song by Japanese pop singer LiSA. It was released as Her fifteenth single digitally on April 22, 2019[1], and received a physical release on July 3, 2019.[2] It reached number 3 on Oricon and number 2 on Japan Hot 100. It was used as the opening theme song for the anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.[3]

Release and reception

On 24 March 2019, the official website of the anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba revealed about the opening theme song "Gurenge" that would be sung by LiSA.[3] The song was released digitally on 22 April 2019,[1] and received a physical single on 3 July 2019 on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition.[2] The single reached number 3 on Oricon, 2 on Japan Hot 100, and 1 on Japan Hot Animation.[4][5] In May 2019, "Gurenge" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for 100,000 full-track digital music downloads.[6] And in July 2020, "Gurenge" was certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for 1,000,000 full-track digital music downloads.[7] The song also won a Newtype Anime Awards for 2019 best theme song,[8] and won on 34th Japan Gold Disc Award for Best 5 Songs by Download.[9]

The song got covered by people across the world in YouTube. One of them was the Japanese duo Garnidelia, who made a self cover of the song in their official YouTube; the cover is part of their official cover, titled GARNiDELiA Cover Collection.[10]

Music video

The music video for "Gurenge" was directed by Masakazu Fukatsu.[11] and produced by Hiroshi Takayama.[12] The video features LiSA, with using red scarf+ black cloth with motif, white sleeveless shirts with red effect, and red shorts, dancing alongside two demons. Sometimes the scene show the demons with some of black and red effect.[13] The video end in a scene when LiSA was decide to use a demon mask. The demons are played by Shinji Kanazawa and Mai Shimizu.

Track listing

Regular edition

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Gurenge" (紅蓮華 Red Lotus)3:58
2."Propaganda"3:21
3."Yakusoku no Uta" (やくそくのうた Song of Promise)4:38
4."Gurenge" (紅蓮華 Red Lotus) (Instrumental)3:55

Limited edition

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Gurenge" (紅蓮華 Red Lotus)3:58
2."Propaganda"3:21
3."Yakusoku no Uta" (やくそくのうた Song of Promise)4:38
4."Gurenge" (紅蓮華 Red Lotus) (Instrumental)3:55
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Gurenge" (music video)3:56

Limited anime edition

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Gurenge" (紅蓮華 Red Lotus)3:58
2."PROPAGANDA"3:21
3."Yakusoku no Uta" (やくそくのうた Song of Promise)4:38
4."Gurenge" (紅蓮華 Red Lotus) (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba OP ver)1:29
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Gurenge" (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba opening version without credit)1:39

Personnel

Singer and bands
  • LiSA – vocals, lyrics ("Gurenge")
  • Toru Hidaka, Tomoya Tabuchi – lyrics ("Propaganda", "Yakusoku no Uta")
  • Yuichi Takama – bass
  • Pablo – guitar
  • Osamu Hidai – drums
  • Ryo Eguchi – arranger, other instruments
Production

Charts

Chart (2019–2020) Peak
positions
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[4] 3
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[14] 2
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[15] 1
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[16] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[17] Gold 100,000 (CD)
Japan (RIAJ)[18] Million 1,000,000+ (digital)
Japan (RIAJ)[19] Platinum 100,000,000+ (streaming)

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 3 July 2019 Sacra Music CD VVCL-1460
CD+DVD VVCL-1458
CD+DVD VVCL-1161

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2019 Newtype Anime Awards Best Theme Song Won[8]
2020 34th Japan Gold Disc Award Best 5 Songs by Download Won[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "紅蓮華 – Single" (in Japanese). iTunes Store. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "LiSAニューシングル「紅蓮華」、7/3（水）リリース決定☆" (in Japanese). Sacra Music. April 29, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime's Video Previews LiSA's Opening Song". Anime News Network. March 24, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "紅蓮華" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "紅蓮華 - Chart Insight" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  6. ^ レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Inspection Certification of Paid Online Music Distribution] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 2, 2020. Choose May 2019 from the dropdown menu. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Inspection Certification of Paid Online Music Distribution] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 2, 2020. Choose April 2020 from the dropdown menu. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  8. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 27, 2019). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Promare anime win top Newtype Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "The Japan Gold Disc Award 2020 | Winners" (in Japanese). Japan Gold Disc Award. February 26, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  10. ^ Harding, Daryl (August 9, 2020). "GARNiDELiA Covers LiSA's Demon Slayer OP 'Gurenge' in Slaying MV". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2020. (in Japanese)
  12. ^ "7/3リリース「紅蓮華」ミュージッククリップ公開☆" (in Japanese). Sacra Music. May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Lisa Releases Music Video Clip of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Opening Theme 'Gurenge'". Moshi Moshi Nippon. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. May 16, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  16. ^ "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. October 12, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  17. ^ "Japanese CD certifications 2020" (Select 2020年2月 on the drop-down menu) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. February 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  18. ^ "Japanese digital certifications 2020" (Select 2020年7月 on the drop-down menu) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. March 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  19. ^ "Japanese digital certifications 2020" (Select 2020年5月 on the drop-down menu) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. May 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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