Wandering (EP)

"Wandering"
Normal and digital special edition cover
Single by JO1
from the album Kizuna
LanguageJapanese
A-side
  • "Bokura no Kisetsu"
  • "Prologue"
ReleasedDecember 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)
Recorded2021
GenreJ-pop[1]
Length
  • 13:26 (Limited edition A)
  • 13:35 (Limited edition B)
  • 13:58 (Normal edition)
  • 14:52 (Anime edition)
  • 24:27 (Special edition)
LabelLapone Entertainment
Producer(s)
  • Lee Min-young
  • Yeul (1by1)
  • UTA [ja]
  • Nmore (Prismfilter)
  • Daily
  • Pop Time
  • Nthonius
  • Jung Ho-hyun (e.one)
  • Gloryface (Full8loom)
  • Harry (Full8loom)
  • Zaydro
JO1 singles chronology
"Stranger"
(2021)
"Wandering"
(2021)
"Midnight Sun"
(2022)
Alternative cover
Anime edition cover featuring characters from Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Music video
"Bokura no Kisetsu" on YouTube
"Prologue" (studio ver.) on YouTube

Wandering (stylized in all capitals) is an extended play (EP) marketed as the fifth single of Japanese boy group JO1. It served as the third single for their second studio album, Kizuna (2022), and is the group's first single that features double lead tracks, namely "Bokura no Kisetsu" (僕らの季節, Our Season) and "Prologue". The latter was used as the ending theme song of the anime series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. Consisting of a total of seven songs, the EP single was released digitally by Lapone Entertainment on December 13, 2021, while the four physical editions were released on December 15, 2021. It features the participation of various Japanese and South Korean producers such as Alive Knob, UTA [ja], Full8loom, and others.

As part of the promotion, two B-side tracks were released as a digital single prior to the release of the EP single. "Run&Go", used as the theme song for Kit Kat Japan commercial, was released on September 15, while "We Alright" was pre-released on December 6. Wandering became the fifth single of the group that earned number one position on the Oricon Singles Chart and their first single that surpassed a half million copies sold in its release week according to Billboard Japan. It is also JO1's first release to be certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

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