Route 246 (song)

"Route 246" (pronounced "route two forty-six") is a song released by Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. The song was released digitally only on July 24, 2020.[2] It was written by Yasushi Akimoto and composed by Tetsuya Komuro. Asuka Saito served as the center position of this song.[3]

"Route 246"
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Time Flies
ReleasedJuly 24, 2020 (2020-07-24) (Japan)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length3:52
LabelN46Div.
Composer(s)Tetsuya Komuro
Lyricist(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto (exec.)
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Sekaijū no Rinjin yo"
(2020)		 "Route 246"
(2020)		 "Boku wa Boku o Suki ni Naru"
(2021)
Music video
"Route 246" (teaser) on YouTube

Background and release

"Route 246" was released two months after "Sekaijū no Rinjin yo", and was also released digitally only.[3] The song was the first song composed by Tetsuya Komuro since his retirement from the music industry in 2018.[1][4]

The full song was played for the first time on the Japanese radio program Nogizaka46's All Night Nippon on July 22,[5] and performed on TV Asahi's Music Station.

The full version of music video was released only in the group's video album, All MV Colletction 2: Ano Toki no Kanojotachi.[6]

Participating members

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[7] 4
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[8] 10

Certifications
Certifications for "Route 246"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Gold 100,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Silver 30,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "小室哲哉氏が音楽業復帰！秋元Ｐ要望で乃木坂新曲". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. July 16, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. "【配信限定リリース！！】乃木坂46「Route 246」！！". Nogizaka46 Official Website (in Japanese). Nogizaka46 LLC. July 16, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. "乃木坂46の新曲「Route 246」作曲・編曲に小室哲哉、センターは齋藤飛鳥". Fashion Press (in Japanese). Fashion Press. July 16, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. Kyla (July 16, 2020). "Tetsuya Komuro to produce new Nogizaka46 song "Route 246"". Arama! Japan. Arama! Japan. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. "『乃木坂46ANN』で小室哲哉作曲・編曲「Route 246」初オンエア 特別企画も開催". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon. July 21, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. "乃木坂46、最新MV集に新曲「Route 246」MVの収録が決定！ファン待望のフルバージョンがついに製品化". M-On! Music (in Japanese). M-On! Music. August 22, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  7. "週間 デジタルシングル (単曲) ランキング 2020年08月03日付" [Weekly Digital Singles (Single Track) Ranking August 3, 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 3, 2020. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [ 2020/08/03 付け ]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). August 3, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  9. "Japanese single digital certifications – 乃木坂46 – Route 246" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 18, 2021. Select 2021年1月 on the drop-down menu
  10. "Japanese streaming certifications – YOASOBI – 怪物" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 30, 2021. Select 2021年5月 on the drop-down menu
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