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"Summertime" (stylized in lowercase) is a song by Japanese bands Cinnamons and Evening Cinema, released digitally in August 7, 2017. The song was composed and written by Natsuki Harada, the vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist of Evening Cinema.

In 2019, "Summertime" went viral in Southeast Asia on Spotify, and its popularity spread to Japan through TikTok.

Background and release

"Summertime" is described as a love song. The composition and lyrics to "Summertime" were written by Natsuki Harada, the vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist of the Japanese band Evening Cinema, who drew influences from J-pop songs from the 1980s. The band collaborated with Japanese band Cinnamons, with vocals performed by Harada and Mariko Suzuki from Cinnamons. In 2022, Harada stated that the idea for collaboration had spontaneously occured at an after-party after one of Evening Cinema's live performances with Cinnamons.

"Summertime" was released digitally on August 7, 2017 on an independent label. It was later released physically on CD as a double A-side single with the song "Tokimeki of Winter" on December 12, 2018. A version of "Summertime" (サマータイム, written in katakana) with a new arrangement was released on Evening Cinema's 2018 studio album Confession.

Music video

The music video for "Summertime" was animated by Tsukunejirou, who also provided the illustrations to the single's cover. The animation features a man and a woman on a drive by the coast who are cast under a love spell.

Cultural impact

"Summertime" went viral in Southeast Asia between the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, where it ranked no. 1 and no. 2 on the Spotify Virtual Charts in Vietnam and the Philippines respectively. In 2020, the song went viral on TikTok, inspiring song and dance covers. It became known under the hashtag "#KimiNoToriko", or "#KimiNoTorikoNi" (#君の虜に, lit. "Only if I could just fall for you") in Japanese, from the song's opening lyrics. By July 2020, it was the most used song on TikTok in Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Myanmar. The popularity of "Summertime" in on TikTok led to the song gaining more traction in Japan. Despite Harada's lack of intent to make "Summertime" a city pop song, he attributed its popularity to the city pop revival in the late 2010s and early 2020s, as well as the music video being animated.

By the end of 2020, "Summertime" ranked no. 7 on Spotify's Most Played Songs by Japanese Artists Overseas. The song won the TikTok Buzzwords Award 2020 in the music category for the hashtag "#KimiNoTorikoNi." In 2023, "Summertime" was nominated in the category for Top Streaming Music of the Decade at the Independent Artist Awards by TuneCore.

In 2021, a merchandise collaboration line featuring Usagikyun, a character created by the Japanese company Quan, with the aesthetics of the "Summertime" music video, was released as a pop-up shop in Animate Bangkok.

Remixes

On June 25, 2021, Evening Cinema "Summertime (Evening Cinema Remix)" as a digital single. On July 23, 2021, Maeshima Soshi released "Summertime (Maeshima Soshi Remix)" as a digital single.

Cover versions

Indonesian YouTuber Rainych released a cover version of "Summertime", which became one of the most popular cover versions of the song on YouTube. Harada was later asked to arrange a cover version of Miki Matsubara's 1979 song "Mayonaka no Door (Stay with Me)" for her, and Evening Cinema later produced her Japanese debut single "Ride on Time", a cover version of Tatsuro Yamashita's 1980 song.

In April 2021, a vocal audition was held on the Japanese streaming platform Mix Channel for a new cover version of "Summertime" arranged by Harada. The winner was Suu, and her version, titled "Summertime (Kimi no Toriko ni)" was released in July 2021.

References

1. ^ Amano, Fumiaki (July 28, 2021). "ミクチャライバー・すう×evening cinema原田夏樹｜「#君の虜に」で人気のラブソング「summertime」が紡ぐ新たな物語" [Mix streamer Suu and Natsuki Harada from Evening Cinema: a new story spun from the popular love song "Summertime" known as "#KimiNoTorikoNi"]. Natalie. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
2. ^ Shiba, Tomonori (November 22, 2021). "J-Pop Band evening cinema Talk Going Viral on TikTok, Songwriting Process & More: Interview". Billboard Japan. Retrieved January 1, 2025 – via Billboard.
3. ^ "TikTok流行語2020大賞、「#きゅんです」に決定！年に一度のTikTokクリエイターの祭典「TikTok CREATOR'S LAB. 2020 -REFLECTIONS-」開催レポート" ["#KyunDesu" wins the TikTok Buzzword Award 2020! Report on the yearly TikTok creator festival "TikTok Creator's Lab 2020: Reflections"]. Bytedance (in Japanese). December 8, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2025 – via ASCII Media Works.
4. ^ "evening cinema 原田夏樹、シティポップから学ぶ"聴き方"の重要性「大瀧詠一さんや山下達郎さんはリスナーとしても素晴らしい」" [Natsuki Harada from Evening Cinema: the importance of "how to listen" from city pop: "Even when Eiichi Ohtaki and Tatsuro Yamashita are listeners, they're amazing"]. Real Sound [ja] (in Japanese). July 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
5. ^ Shiba, Tomonori (December 31, 2020). "「1億回」が"ヒットの新基準"、2020年の大ヒット曲とその理由" ["100 million views" is the "new standard for hit songs": the biggest hit songs of 2020 and their reasons why]. Shūkan Gendai (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
6. ^ Kitahara, Fuhito (August 7, 2017). "cinnamons × evening cinema、コラボシングル『summertime』配信リリース。恋の魔法にかけられた男女が海岸沿いをドライブするMVも公開" [Cinnamons and Evening Cinema release their collaboration single "Summertime" digitally. A music video featuring a man and a woman cast under a love spell going on a coastal drive]. Uroros (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
7. "冬のトキメキ/summertime" [Tokimeki of Winter / Summertime]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
8. "Confession". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
9. "TuneCoreのスペシャルアワードに舐達麻、たかやん、HoneyWorks、Lampほかノミネート" [Namedaruma, Takayan, HoneyWorks, Lamp, and others nominated for TuneCore's Special Award]. Natalie (in Japanese). May 17, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
10. "東南アジアでも人気曲「summertime」 とタイ国内でSNSスタンプが5,000万DLの人気キャラ「うさぎゅーん！」とコラボグッズが「アニメイトバンコク」でPOPUP SHOP開催中！" [Collaboration goods release in Animate Bangkok's pop-up shop, featuring "Summertime", a popular song in Southeast Asia, and Usagikyun!, a popular character whose stickers were downloaded 50 million times on social media in Thailand!]. Gridge (in Japanese). May 17, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2025 – via PR Times.
11. "summertime - evening cinema Remix". Apple Music. June 25, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
12. "summertime - maeshima soshi Remix". Apple Music. July 23, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
13. "RIDE ON TIME/Say So -Japanese Version-(tofubeats Remix)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.

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