Hai Yorokonde

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"Hai Yorokonde"
Single by Kocchi no Kento
Language	Japanese
Released	May 27, 2024
Genre	J-pop
Length	2:41
Label	Blowout Inc.
Composer(s)	Kocchi no Kento GRP
Lyricist(s)	Kocchi no Kento
Producer(s)	GRP
Kocchi no Kento singles chronology
"Iroha" (2023) "Hai Yorokonde" (2024) "Mō Ii yo" (2024)
Music video
Hai Yorokonde on YouTube English version on YouTube

"Hai Yorokonde" (Japanese: はいよろこんで, lit. 'I'll be so glad to') is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter and internet personality Kocchi no Kento, released as a single by Blowout Inc. on May 27, 2024. Written by Kocchi no Kento and GRP [ja], it is an up-tempo melancholy pop song about the daily lives of salarymen whose stress has peaked while struggling to overcome peer pressure.^[1] Kazuya Kanehisa [ja] created the single's retro-styled song's artwork and animated music video, which were inspired by Shōwa-era manga and anime, with some references of classic animated cartoons from late 1950s and early 1960s.^[2]

"Hai Yorokonde" went viral on social media in Japan shortly after its release along with its music video, which has amassed over 100 million views on YouTube. It topped the Billboard Japan Heatseekers Songs,^[3] and subsequently peaked at number four on the Japan Hot 100^[4] and number two on the Global Japan Songs Excl. Japan.^[5] The English version, translated by Penthouse [ja]'s Shintaro Naomika, was released on July 31.^[6]