Kirari (Fujii Kaze song)

"Kirari"
Single by Fujii Kaze
from the album Love All Serve All
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedMay 3, 2021
GenrePop
Length3:51
Label
Songwriter(s)Fujii Kaze
Producer(s)Yaffle
Fujii Kaze singles chronology
"Tabiji"
(2021) 		"Kirari"
(2021) 		"Mo-Eh-Yo (Ignite)"
(2021)
Music video
"Kirari" on YouTube

"Kirari" (きらり, lit. onomatopoeia of momentary flash of light) is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze, taken from his second studio album Love All Serve All (2022). It was released on May 3, 2021, through Hehn Records and Universal Sigma. Written by Fujii himself and produced by Yaffle, the song is a pop track infused with a funky disco sound, expressing the importance of the kirari moments in daily lives.[1] The song featured in Japan's Honda Vezel 2021 advertisement.[2]

A music video for "Kirari" premiered on May 21. It was directed by Spikey John, who previously directed Fujii's "Mo-Eh-Wa" music video (2019).[3] The song debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[4] Fujii gave the televised debut performance of "Kirari", alongside "Mo-Eh-Yo", at 72nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, which he pretended to perform the song remotely from his house at Satoshō, Okayama, before surprising that he was already in Tokyo International Forum, where the show held.[5] The remix EP, titled Kirari Remixes (Asia Edition), was released on January 14, 2022.[6]

  1. ^ Amano, Ryutaro (May 21, 2021). "藤井 風 "きらり" 快進撃はまだまだ続く。最高に気持ちのいいグルーヴィンな曲のすばらしさについて". Mikiki (in Japanese). Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "藤井風、Honda「VEZEL」テレビCMに新曲「きらり」書き下ろし". Natalie (in Japanese). April 22, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "藤井風が新しい扉開いた「きらり」MV公開、監督は「もうええわ」のSpikey John". Pia (in Japanese). May 21, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "【ビルボード】ジャニーズWEST「サムシング・ニュー」211,396枚を売り上げ総合首位　藤井風「きらり」総合2位、Official髭男dism「Cry Baby」総合10位に初登場". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). May 12, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "【紅白】藤井風、岡山の実家から"ワープ"でサプライズ登場 大泉洋&川口春奈も絶句". Oricon (in Japanese). December 31, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Billboard Japan (January 14, 2022). "J-Pop Singer/Songwriter Fujii Kaze Drops 'Kirari' Remix EP". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2023.