Sukkarakan

Sukkarakan
Studio album by
Eito
ReleasedDecember 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)
Genre
Length61:17
LabelA.S.A.B
Producer
  • Rung Hyang
  • Shingo Sekiguchi
Singles from Sukkarakan
  1. "Kōsui"
    Released: April 21, 2019
  2. "Hip Hop wa Utaenai"
    Released: January 25, 2020
  3. "Right Now"
    Released: October 16, 2020
  4. "Happiness"
    Released: November 11, 2020

Sukkarakan (すっからかん, lit. "Empty") is the debut studio album by Japanese singer Eito. It was released through A.S.A.B on December 24, 2020 for digital download and streaming and on January 1, 2021 on CD. It is primarily a J-pop album, with ingrained influences of reggae, folk, and R&B. Eito worked with his musical mentor, Rung Hyang on several songs on the record. The singer listed Hotdogs, In-Sist, and Chinatsu Matsumoto as the guest musicians on the album. The album peaked at number nine on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums and number eleven on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart.[1][2]

The lead single, "Kōsui" became a viral hit on the social media app TikTok in early 2020 before climbing the Billboard Japan Hot 100 to number one and charting on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. by September of the same year.[3][4] "Right Now" was released in October 2020 as the singer's first single from the major label, A.S.A.B.[5] The fourth single from the album, "Happiness" served as the 2020 winter campaign song for Coca-Cola.[6] In support of the album, Eito embarked on his first concert tour, Together Sukkarakan.[7]

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  2. ^ "瑛人の作品". Oricon. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "【ビルボード】瑛人「香水」、ヒゲダンとYOASOBIを抑え自身初の総合首位獲得". Billboard Japan. May 20, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Billboard Global Excl. US". Billboard. October 17, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "瑛人「ライナウ」インタビュー". 音楽ナタリー. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "瑛人、「コカ･コーラ」ウィンターキャンペーン2020TVCMで「ハピネス」カバーを披露". Barks. October 26, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "瑛人の初ワンマンツアーがピースフルに終幕！すべてを詰め込んだ大切な曲たちをしっかりファンに届ける". 音楽ナタリー. February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.