| "Shukufuku" | ||||
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| Single by Yoasobi | ||||
| from the EP The Book 3 | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | "The Blessing" | |||
| Released | October 1, 2022 | |||
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| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Sony Japan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ayase | |||
| Producer(s) | Ayase | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
.png) Limited CD single cover | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Shukufuku" on YouTube "The Blessing" on YouTube | ||||
"Shukufuku" (祝福, lit. "Blessing", alternatively titled "The Blessing" in English)[1] is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their third EP, The Book 3 (2023). It was released as a single on October 1, 2022, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, served as the opening theme of the first season of the Japanese mecha anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022).
The song was based on the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury writer Ichirō Ōkouchi's short story Yurikago no Hoshi, depicting the perspective of XVX-016 Gundam Aerial to Suletta Mercury. It peaked at number three on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, and number two on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and was certified platinum for downloads and double platinum for streaming by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
- ^ "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Official Site / Music". Gundam.info. Retrieved September 28, 2022.