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Omokage

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"Omokage"
Single by Milet, Aimer and Lilas Ikuta
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
ReleasedDecember 17, 2021
GenreJ-pop
Length3:08
LabelThe First Take
Songwriter(s)Vaundy
Producer(s)Vaundy
Milet singles chronology
"Checkmate"
(2021)
"Omokage"
(2021)
"Walkin' in My Lane"
(2022)
Aimer singles chronology
"Grace Note"
(2021)
"Omokage"
(2021)
"Zankyōsanka"
(2021)
Lilas Ikuta singles chronology
"Hōseki"
(2021)
"Omokage"
(2021)
"Sparkle"
(2022)
Live performance video
"Omokage" on YouTube

"Omokage" (おもかげ, lit. "vestige") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriters Milet, Aimer, and Lilas Ikuta. It was released on December 17, 2021,[1] as YouTube channel The First Take's second collaboration project after Lisa and Uru's "Saikai". Written and produced by Vaundy, the song expresses the good feeling of facing yourself and the people.[2]

The song accompanied Sony's wireless noise-canceling earphones WF-1000XM4 advertisement, starring the singers and first launched on November 4.[3] The live performance on The First Take channel premiered on the same day as the release date.[4] Vaundy's self-cover version of "Omokage" was included in his first EP Hadaka no Yūsha (2022).[5] The singers and Vaundy gave a televised debut performance of the song at 73rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, 2022.[6]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Omokage"
Chart (2021–2023) Peak
position
Global Excl. U.S (Billboard)[7] 190
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[8] 11
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[9] 27

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Omokage"
Chart (2022) Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[10] 94

Certifications

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Certifications for "Omokage"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Platinum 100,000,000

Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Omokage"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 17, 2021 The First Take [12]

References

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  1. ^ "milet×Aimer×幾田りらのコラボ曲「おもかげ」明日配信決定". Natalie (in Japanese). December 16, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "milet×Aimer×YOASOBI幾田りらの新曲「おもかげ」Vaundyが書き下ろし". Fashion Press (in Japanese). December 16, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  3. ^ ""奇跡コラボ" milet、Aimer、幾田りら「First Take 」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 14, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "milet×Aimer×幾田りら、"The First Take" にて「おもかげ (produced by Vaundy)」フル公開". Skream! (in Japanese). December 17, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Vaundy、新作EP『裸の勇者』にmilet×Aimer×幾田りら「おもかげ」のセルフカバーを収録". The First Time (in Japanese). January 7, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "幾田りら milet、Aimer、Vaundyとのユニットで紅白出演". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Billboard Global Excl. US: Week of January 1, 2022". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Hot 100 [2021/12/29 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "週間 合算シングルランキング 2023年01月16日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – milet & Aimer & Lilas Ikuta – Omokage" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 27, 2023. Select 2023年8月 on the drop-down menu
  12. ^ "milet×Aimer×幾田りら「おもかげ (produced by Vaundy)」の配信が開始!". The First Take (in Japanese). December 17, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2022.