Hare Hare

"Hare Hare"
Digital cover
Single by Twice
from the album Dive
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Catch a Wave"
ReleasedMay 31, 2023 (2023-05-31)
Genre
Length3:24
LabelWarner Japan
Composer(s)
  • Henri Vuortenvirta
  • JJean
  • Justin Reinstein
Lyricist(s)
  • Seo Yong-won (153/Joombas)
  • Yuki Kokubo
Twice singles chronology
"Set Me Free"
(2023)
"Hare Hare"
(2023)
"I Got You"
(2024)
Twice Japanese singles chronology
"Celebrate"
(2022)
"Hare Hare"
(2023)
"Dive"
(2024)
Music video
"Hare Hare" on YouTube

"Hare Hare" (from Japanese 晴れ, meaning 'clear weather') is a song by South Korean girl group Twice. It is the group's tenth Japanese maxi single and the first single from their fifth Japanese studio album, Dive.[1] "Hare Hare" was released for streaming and digital download on May 12, 2023, while the CD single was released on May 31, 2023, through Warner Music Japan.[2] The song was written for the group's first stadium performance in Japan as part of their Ready to Be World Tour.[3][4]

"Hare Hare" was a commercial success, debuting at number two on the Oricon chart and at number three on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It also went on to sell over 135,000 physical copies in its first week.

  1. ^ "TWICE JAPAN 5th ALBUM 『DIVE』". Twice Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "TWICE、青空のもとスタジアムでキレキレのダンスを披露する「Hare Hare」MV公開(THE FIRST TIMES)" [TWICE releases MV for 'Hare Hare', performing a sharp dance at the stadium under the blue sky]. Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "TWICE、日本SG「Hare Hare」リリース&MV公開". Ototoy News (in Japanese). May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Ahn, Byung-gil (May 18, 2023). "트와이스, 美 '빌보드 200' 9주연속 랭크인" [TWICE ranked on the US Billboard 200 for 9 weeks in a row]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved June 2, 2023.