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Heart Beat (Yoasobi song)

"Heart Beat" is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi, taken from their fourth EP, The Book For, (2026). It was released as a single on December 26, 2023, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and served as the theme for the seventh iteration of the annual television special, 18Fes. Under the theme of "heartbeat", the song was written by Ayase and based on messages, essays, and video submissions from the program's 1,000 teenage participants.

"Heart Beat"
Illustration of a girl holding a stick of a masquerade mask covering her lower half face
Single by Yoasobi
from the EP The Book For,
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedDecember 26, 2023
GenreJ-pop
Length5:35
LabelSony Japan
SongwriterAyase
ProducerAyase
Yoasobi singles chronology
"Biri-Biri"
(2023)		 "Heart Beat"
(2023)		 "Undead"
(2024)
Music video
"Heart Beat" on YouTube
English version on YouTube

Background and composition

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On June 12, 2023, NHK announced the seventh iteration of television special 18Fes collaborated with Yoasobi, where they solicited message or performance videos under the theme of "heartbeat" from 1,000 teenagers between 17 and 20 years old in Japan, to create music based on those videos, scheduled for filming in November with those teenagers.[1][2] Shortly after the broadcast the day before, the song, titled "Heart Beat" was available for digital music and streaming platforms on December 26.[3] Lyrically, the song shows positive feelings and attitudes of trying new things to move forward despite the anxiety inside.[4] The English version was included on the duo's English-language EP, E-Side 4 (2026),[5] and the original version on their fourth Japanese-language EP, The Book For, (2026).[6]

Music video

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An accompanying music video for "Heart Beat" premiered on December 26, 2023, the same day as the release, at 20:00 JST. Directed by Atsushi Makino, who previously directed the duo's "Gunjō" music video (2020), it depicts facing yourself, while struggling to find true identity via puppet show and blacklights.[7] The English version's music video was uploaded on April 26.[8]

Live performances and other uses

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Yoasobi gave the debut performance of "Heart Beat" at 18Fes on December 25, alongside band members and 1,000 selected teenagers.[9] Besides 18Fes, Yoasobi included the song on the setlist for their Pop Out Zepp Tour.[10] Since February 2024, Mizuho Bank used "Heart Beat" for the "New Life Support" advertising campaign by a music video illustrated by manga artist Tina Yamashina, which first premiered on screens at Shibuya Crossing,[4] as well as television advertisement.[11] From January to March 2025, "Heart Beat" featured at the duo's exhibition, Semiconductors Create New Realities, at Ginza Sony Park.[12]

Credits and personnel

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  • Ayase – writer, producer
  • Ikura – vocals
  • Konnie Aoki – English version lyrics
  • 18Fes 1,000 participants – based story writer, chorus
  • Plusonica[A] – chorus
  • Chloe Kibble – chorus (English version)
  • Ebony Bowens – chorus (English version)
  • Imani J Dawson – chorus (English version)
  • Marrista Stubbs – chorus (English version)
  • Awai Baptiste – chorus (English version)
  • Neil Fandel – chorus (English version)
  • Drew – chorus (English version)
  • Christian Hatcher
  • Yukiko Tanaka – chorus arrangement
  • Atsushi Makino – cover artwork design, music video

Charts

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Chart performance for "Heart Beat"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[13] 47
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[14]33

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Heart Beat"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 26, 2023 Sony Japan [15]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Consisting of Miku Motomatsu, Kuu, Hikaru Narue, Iyo, Kantarō, Atsuya Nagitoro, and Rayta

References

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  1. ↑ "「YOASOBI 18祭(フェス)」開催決定。テーマは「心音」". Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). June 15, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "YOASOBI、全国の18歳に届ける1回限りの『YOASOBI18祭(フェス)』開催決定". The First Times (in Japanese). June 12, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "YOASOBI18祭のテーマソングこのあと配信". Music Natalie (in Japanese). December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Mizuho Bank (February 1, 2024). "「新生活応援キャンペーン」の開始について". PR Times (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "YOASOBI 自身最大規模の北米ツアー「YOASOBI NORTH AMERICA TOUR 2026 "NEVER ENDING STORIES"」を8月より開催決定!". Entame Rush (in Japanese). April 15, 2026. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ "YOASOBI新作EP『THE BOOK for,』収録曲&店舗別購入者特典の絵柄公開! 初の北米ツアーのキービジュアルも解禁". The First Times (in Japanese). June 5, 2026. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ "YOASOBI、NHK総合"YOASOBI 18祭"テーマ・ソング「HEART BEAT」明日12/26配信決定。20時よりMVプレミア公開". Skream! (in Japanese). December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ "YOASOBI 自身4作目の英語版EP『E-SIDE 4』を本日配信リリース! さらに、本日22時より3夜連続で英語版Music VideoをYouTubeプレミア公開決定!". PR Times (in Japanese). April 24, 2026. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  9. ↑ "YOASOBIが18歳の〈心音〉に向き合い新曲"HEART BEAT"を制作 NHK音楽特番「18祭」が12月25日に放送". Mikiki (in Japanese). December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ "YOASOBI、自身初となる単独ドーム公演開催決定". MusicVoice (in Japanese). January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  11. ↑ "YOASOBI、新曲「HEART BEAT」起用したみずほ銀行"新生活応援キャンペーン"テレビCM放映開始". Skream! (in Japanese). February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ "ソニー、「Sony Park展 2025」参加アーティスト決定。Vaundy、YOASOBI、羊文学、BABYMONSTER、Creepy Nuts、牛尾憲輔". Pronews (in Japanese). January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2024-01-08" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Yoasobi Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  15. ↑ The Orchard Japan (December 26, 2023). "YOASOBI、NHK総合 『YOASOBI18祭（フェス）』テーマソング 新曲「HEART BEAT」が本日配信&今夜20:00にMVプレミア公開!". PR Times (in Japanese). Retrieved December 26, 2023.
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