Tabun (song)

"Tabun"
Single by Yoasobi
from the EP The Book
LanguageJapanese
English title"Haven't"
ReleasedJuly 20, 2020
GenreJ-pop
Length4:18
LabelSony Japan
Songwriter(s)Ayase
Producer(s)Ayase
Yoasobi singles chronology
"Halzion"
(2020)
"Tabun"
(2020)
"Gunjō"
(2020)
Music video
"Tabun" on YouTube
"Haven't" on YouTube

"Tabun" (たぶん, "Probably") is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut EP, The Book (2021). It was released as a single on July 20, 2020, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on the short story of the same name by Shinano, won the Yoasobi Contest Vol. 1. A middle tempo song, it depicts a couple breaking up in the morning.[1] The song also featured on the film, Tabun, based on the same story.[2]

The English version of the song, titled "Haven't", was included on the duo's first English-language EP E-Side, released on November 12, 2021.[3] The song went viral on TikTok in 2022 through its using in artificial intelligence manga filter.[4][5]

  1. ^ "YOASOBI、新曲「たぶん」MVプレミア公開 原作小説&関連作品をまとめた書籍も刊行". Real Sound (in Japanese). July 20, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "YOASOBI、原作小説『たぶん』が映画化。2020年晩秋公開". Barks (in Japanese). September 18, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "YOASOBI、初の英語版第1弾EP『E-SIDE』11/12リリース。"群青"英語Verの"Blue"配信&MV公開も". Rockin'On (in Japanese). October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "SZA's 'SOS' Signal, Coi and Busta Mash Up, Plus More TikTok Trends to Close Out 2022". Audible Treats. December 21, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Iwasawa, Shiki (October 11, 2024). "Art and life converge as Yoasobi makes J-pop history". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved October 11, 2024.