Hakuro (song)

"Hakuro"
CD only cover
Single by Gackt
B-side"Jounetsu no Inazuma"
ReleasedOctober 10, 2012
Recorded2012
GenreSymphonic rock
Length4:08
LabelAvex Trax, Gan-Shin (EU)
Songwriter(s)Gackt C.
Producer(s)Gackt
Gackt singles chronology
"Until The Last Day"
(2012) 		"Hakuro"
(2012) 		"White Lovers"
(2012)

"Hakuro" (白露-Hakuro-, lit. "White Dew") is the forty-second single of Japanese solo artist Gackt, released on October 10, 2012.[1] It is the theme song for the drama Sengoku Basara.[2][3] The title song was simultaneously released in Europe by Gan-Shin as a digital download on Amazon and other sites, but is not available on iTunes.[4]

Track listings and formats

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All tracks are written by Gackt C

CD (YICQ-10251)
No.TitleLength
1."Hakuro (白露-Hakuro-, White Dew) [nb 1] - 4:08"4:08
2."Jounetsu no Inazuma (情熱のイナズマ, Inazuma's Passion)"3:58
3."Hakuro (Instrumental)" 
4."Jounetsu no Inazuma (Instrumental)" 
CD + DVD (YICQ-10250/B)
No.TitleLength
1."Hakuro (Music Film)" 

Notes

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  1. ^ "Hakuro" in rōmaji, or "Báilù" in (pīnyīn), literally meaning "white dew", is the 15th solar term of East Asian calendar, in the Gregorian calendar usually begins on 7th September and ends around 23rd September.[5]

Charts

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Oricon
Release Provider(s) Chart Peak position Sales total
October 10, 2012 Oricon Weekly Singles 6[1] 13,192
Monthly Singles 30 16,214
Billboard Japan
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[6] 12

References

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  1. ^ a b ""Hakuro" on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "「戦国Basara」が実写ドラマ化！伊達政宗は林遣都、織田信長はGackt！" (in Japanese). Cinematoday. 2012-06-16. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Gackt、信長役で出演中ドラマ「戦 国Basara」ED曲発売". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha. 2012-08-14. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "New single from Gackt – Hakuro". Japan Underground / JPU Records. 2012-10-09. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "24 Solar Terms: 8 things you may not know about White Dew". China Daily. 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  6. ^ ""Hakuro" on Japan Hot 100 chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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