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2017 single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
"Kōya o Aruke"
Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
from the album Hometown
ReleasedMarch 29, 2017
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock
Length4:16
LabelKi/oon
Songwriter(s)Masafumi Gotoh
Producer(s)Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation singles chronology
"Blood Circulator"
(2016) 		"Kōya o Aruke"
(2017) 		"Boys & Girls"
(2018)
Music video
"Kōya o Aruke" on YouTube

"Kōya o Aruke" (荒野を歩け, "Walk in the Wild Land") is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released on March 29, 2017 and was used as the theme song for the 2017 anime film, Night Is Short, Walk On Girl. Yūsuke Nakamura, the illustrator for all of the band's artwork, is also the person in charge of the original character design for the movie.

Music video

The music video for "Kōya o Aruke" was directed by Nakamura Hiroki. The video features a girl walk around the city at midnight until morning, with the band appear on her back as projection screen.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Kōya o Aruke" (荒野を歩け "Walk in the Wild Land")Masafumi Gotoh4:16
2."Omatsuri no Ato" (お祭りのあと "After the festival", Kita on lead vocal)Kensuke Kita, Takahiro Yamada2:53
Total length:7:09
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Kōya o Aruke" (music video)4:20
2."Night Is Short, Walk On Girl" (trailer)1:48
Total length:6:08

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2021) Peak
positions
Japanese Singles (Oricon) 15
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard) 14
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard) 1

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 29 March 2017 Ki/oon CD KSCL-2899
CD+DVD KSCL-2897
Various

References

  1. ustar (March 4, 2017). "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONS to release new single, "Kōya o Aruke"". Tokyohive. 6Theory Media. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. "Tatami Galaxy Staff Return for Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome Anime Film". Animenewsnetwork. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search". SPACE SHOWER TV. SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc. Retrieved 2016-11-07. (in Japanese)
  4. "荒野を歩け(初回生産限定盤)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT 100
  6. BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT ANIMATION
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