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Bye-Good-Bye is a song by BE:FIRST. It is the title track in their second single Bye-Good-Bye and the fifteenth track in their first album BE:1. It was pre-released digitally on March 7, 2022.
It was used as the opening theme song of NTV ZIP! morning drama Sayounara no Sono Mae ni, as well as a CM song for Canellétte.

Background and Release[]

BE:FIRST promoting Bye-Good-Bye

BE:FIRST promoting Bye-Good-Bye

On February 7, one week after Brave Generation's release, Bye-Good-Bye was announced as the main song for the second single. It had been performed on January 29-30 at THE FIRST FINAL, although no details about the song were provided at the time.
On February 8, morning news program ZIP! announced Bye-Good-Bye would be the theme song for their morning drama Sayounara no Sono Mae ni airing weekdays from March 1 - 31, 2022, however no release date for the single was given.
Finally, on February 28, on BE:FIRST no SPARK, it was announced the song would have an advanced digital release March 7, with a CD release May 18.
This "positive goodbye song" was composed by SKY-HI and Chaki Zulu, a producer who has worked with a variety of artists, both major and underground, within various genres. Lyrics were written by SKY-HI and sty, who has written many hit songs.[1] Chaki Zulu and sty had both previously worked with SKY-HI during THE FIRST to write the song "Be Free."
On April 6, it was revealed that the song would be used in a Canellétte commercial campaign, in which BE:FIRST would be starring themselves.
On May 12, 2023, BE:FIRST appeared on renowned YouTube channel THE FIRST TAKE and performed a newly arranged, funk-style version of Bye-Good-Bye.

Credits[]

Song[]

Music Video[]

  • MV Director: Atsunori Toshi (A4A)
  • Camera Director : Kouta Kimura
  • Lighting Director : Keisuke Ikeda
  • Lighting Operator : Akihisa Suzuki (M’s Design)
  • Projection : Tomoyuki Ishido (Prism)
  • Grip Operator : Hirohide Ibusuki (SiS)
  • Art Coordinator : Masaki Yamashita (FUJI ART)
  • Props : Kento Aihara (FUJI ART)
  • Stylist : Yuji Yasumoto
  • Hair & Makeup : Megumi Kuji (LUCK HAIR) / Natsuho Makino (darlin.), Ayako Chiba / Rei Kurokawa / Masaru Matsuzawa (LUCK HAIR)
  • VR : DIVA
  • Colorist : Arisa Naito (i-7)
  • Online Editor : Takayuki Oguma (DTJ)
  • MA : Mayuko Sato (DTJ)
  • Production Manager : Takuya Okimoto / Sumire Shirane (OKNACK)
  • Producer : Hiroki Ueyama (OKNACK)
  • Production : A4A / OKNACK
  • CG Designer : Leol / reika (A4A)

Performances[]

  • [2022.03.09] ZIP! / NTV
  • [2022.03.09] Sukkiri / NTV
  • [2022.03.15] Numa ni Hamatte Kiite Mita / NHK E-Tele
  • [2022.03.25] Music Blood / NTV
  • [2022.03.30] Premium Music 2022 / NTV
  • [2022.04.16] BE:FIRST TV / NTV
  • [2022.05.02] CDTV LIVE! LIVE! / TBS
  • [2022.05.09] Premium MelodiX! / TV Tokyo
  • [2022.05.14] Venue101 / NHK
  • [2022.05.15] Love music / Fuji TV
  • [2022.05.28] Buzz Rhythm 02 / NTV
  • [2022.06.21] TV Tokyo Ongakusai / TV Tokyo
  • [2022.07.02] THE MUSIC DAY / NTV
  • [2022.08.29] CDTV Live! Live! / TBS
  • [2022.10.15] Venue101 Presents BE:FIRST LIVE SP / NHK
  • [2022.11.02] MTV VMAJ 2022 / MTV
  • [2022.11.10] Best Hits Kayousai 2022 / NTV
  • [2022.12.03] Best Artist 2022 / NTV
  • [2022.12.30] 64th Japan Record Awards / TBS
  • [2023.03.06] Sukkiri / NTV
  • [2023.09.29] Music Station / TV Asahi

Charts[]

Billboard[]

Chart Peak Position First Week Totals Reference
Japan Hot 100 #1 15,778 points [2][3]
Japan Download Songs #1 32,885 downloads [4]
Japan Streaming Songs #1 13,547,052 streams [5]
Japan Hot Buzz Songs #1 [6]

Oricon[]

Chart Peak Position First Week Totals Reference
Weekly Digital Song Ranking #1 32,625 downloads [7]
Weekly Streaming Ranking #1 9,227,767 streams [7]
Weekly Combined Singles Ranking #2 50,595 points [8]

Others[]

Chart Peak Position Reference
LINE MUSIC First Half of 2022 Overall Ranking #1 [9]
Rakuten Music Weekly Ranking #1 [10]
Spotify Viral Top 50 Japan #2 [11]
LINEMUSIC May 2022 Monthly Ranking #2 [12]
J-WAVE TOKIO HOT 100 #3 [13]
Billboard Hot Trending Songs powered by Twitter #3 [14]
LINE MUSIC First Half of 2022 Karaoke Ranking #3 [15]
Spotify Japan Top 50 Daily #8 [16]
Spotify Weekly Top Song Japan #8 [17]
Recochoku First Half of 2022 Singles Ranking #8 [18]
LINE MUSIC First Half of 2022 BGM Ranking #47 [19]
LINE MUSIC First Half of 2022 Teenage Trends Ranking #78 [20]

Certifications and Awards[]

  • In May 2022, Bye-Good-Bye was certified Gold in streaming by the Recording Industry Association of Japan having surpassed 50 million streams. [21]
  • In July 2022, Billboard Japan reported Bye-Good-Bye surpassed 100 million streams worldwide. [22]
  • In August 2022, Bye-Good-Bye became BE:FIRST's first song to surpass 100 million streams on Oricon's Streaming Ranking. [23]
  • Model Press - Most Popular Songs in the First Half of 2022 - #1 [24]
  • In September 2022, Bye-Good-Bye became BE:FIRST's first song to surpass 100 million streams on Billboard Japan's Streaming Chart. [25]
  • In October 2022, Bye-Good-Bye was certified Platinum in streaming by the Recording Industry Association of Japan having surpassed 100 million streams.[26]
  • In November 2022, Bye-Good-Bye won the Outstanding Work of the Year Award at the 64th Japan Record Awards.[27]
  • In December 2022, Bye-Good-Bye was named the most listened to song of the year by LINE MUSIC.[28]

Lyrics[]

Playlists[]

Amazon Music[]

  • BREAKTHROUGH JAPAN [29]
  • First Half of 2022 Viral Hits (cover) [30]
  • FRESH J-POP (cover) [31]
  • Tokyo Crossing [29]
  • Trending Today [29]

Apple Music[]

  • Japanese Music Hits Today [32]
  • J-POP NOW [32]
  • Latest Songs: J-pop [33]
  • New Music Daily [33]

Spotify[]

  • Boys Group Japan (cover)[34]
  • Buzz on TV [35]
  • Dance Pop: Japan [35]
  • Hot Hits Japan (cover) [36]
  • New Music Wednesday [35]
  • Sotsugyou no Soundtrack -Your Graduation-[37]
  • Teen Culture [35]
  • Tokyo Super Hits [37]
  • Tokyo Super Hits (cover) [38]
  • Weekly Buzz Tokyo [37]

Videos[]

Trivia[]

  • Following Shining One and Gifted., Bye-Good-Bye is BE:FIRST's third single to win two Oricon digital ranking titles within the same week making them the first artist in history to do so.[39]
  • In addition to placing #1 in the overall Billboard Japan Hot 100, Bye-Good-Bye took first place in each of the categories it charted in: Downloads, Streaming, Radio, Twitter mentions, YouTube, and Buzz.[40]
  • The boys could not learn Bye-Good-Bye's choreography directly from Quick Style, as they could not get to Japan, so they had to learn from reference videos the group sent them. [41]
  • The boys had to learn the choreography in three days in order to perform the song for the first time at THE FIRST FINAL. [42]

References[]

  1. Oricon - BE:FIRST、新曲「Bye-Good-Bye」2ndシングルとして5・18発売, 2022/3/1
  2. Billboard - BE:FIRST「Bye-Good-Bye」ストリーミング今年最高値達成、計5冠で初登場総合首位, 2022/3/16
  3. Billboard Japan Hot 100 Chart, 2022/3/16
  4. Billboard - BE:FIRST「Bye-Good-Bye」がDLソング初登場1位, 2022/3/16
  5. Billboard - BE:FIRST「Bye-Good-Bye」ストリーミング首位デビュー 2022年最多の週間再生回数, 2022/3/16
  6. Billboard Japan - 【【ビルボード HOT BUZZ SONG】BE:FIRST「Bye-Good-Bye」がダウンロード、動画、Twitterで3冠を達成して堂々の首位, 2022/3/19
  7. 7.0 7.1 Oricon - BE:FIRST、最新作「Bye-Good-Bye」で、史上初通算3作の「同一アーティスト・作品の週間デジタルランキング2冠」, 2022/3/16
  8. Oricon - Combined Singles Ranking 2022/03/21
  9. LINE MUSIC Twitter
  10. 下半期ブレイクアーティストにBE:FIRST、めいちゃん、Chilli Beans. 「楽天2022年夏のトレンド予測」発表 - Real Sound
  11. Twitter - Screenshot
  12. CanCam - 10代に最も聞かれている曲や今注目のソングは?最新ランキングをチェック!
  13. J-WAVE - TOKIO HOT 100, 2022/05/29
  14. World Music Awards - 2022/05/26
  15. LINE MUSIC
  16. Twitter - Screenshot
  17. Twitter - Screenshot
  18. Recochoku
  19. LINE MUSIC
  20. LINE MUSIC
  21. Barks - BE:FIRST、「Shining One」「Bye-Good-Bye」が日本レコード協会「ストリーミング認定」でゴールド認定に, 2022/06/27
  22. Billboard - BE:FIRST「Bye-Good-Bye」ストリーミング全世界累計1億回突破, 2022/07/22
  23. Oricon - BE:FIRST「Bye-Good-Bye」が自身初の1億再生突破【オリコンランキング】, 2022/08/10
  24. Modelpress - 2022年上半期「最も流行った楽曲」TOP10を発表【モデルプレス独自調査】, 2022/06/27
  25. Billboard - BE:FIRST「Bye-Good-Bye」自身初のストリーミング累計1億回再生突破, 2022/09/21
  26. RIAJ
  27. Modelpress - BE:FIRST、デビュー2年目にしてレコ大優秀作品賞初受賞 2022/11/15
  28. LINE MUSIC Official Site - 年間ランキング2022
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 BE:FIRST Twitter
  30. BE:FIRST Twitter
  31. BE:FIRST Twitter
  32. 32.0 32.1 BE:FIRST Twitter
  33. 33.0 33.1 BE:FIRST Twitter
  34. BE:FIRST Twitter
  35. 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 BE:FIRST Twitter
  36. BE:FIRST Twitter
  37. 37.0 37.1 37.2 BE:FIRST Twitter
  38. BE:FIRST Twitter
  39. Oricon - BE:FIRST、最新作「Bye-Good-Bye」で、史上初通算3作の「同一アーティスト・作品の週間デジタルランキング2冠」, 2022/3/16
  40. Billboard Chart Insight - Bye Good Bye
  41. [Yomiuri -新曲「Bye―Good―Bye」の振り付け練習はみんなで話し合って…BE:FIRST 視線は世界へ(前編)
  42. Natalie - BE:FIRST、1stアルバム「BE:1」全曲解説インタビュー, 2022/08/27