"Realize"
Single by Konomi Suzuki
ReleasedAugust 26, 2020
Recorded2020
GenreJ-pop
LabelSony, Kadokawa
Songwriter(s)Ayato Shinozaki, Ryosuke Tachibana
Composer(s)Ayato Shinozaki, Ryosuke Tachibana
Konomi Suzuki singles chronology
"Theater of Life"
(2020)		 "Realize"
(2020)
Music video
"Realize" on YouTube

"Realize" is a song by Japanese pop singer Konomi Suzuki. It was released as her eighteenth single on August 26, 2020.[1] It reached number 38 on Oricon and number 86 on Japan Hot 100. It was used as the opening theme to the second season of Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World.[2] This single was originally scheduled to be released on May 13, 2020, but was delayed due to the postponement of the anime because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Release

On 15 January 2020, the official website of the anime Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World revealed about the opening theme song "Realize" would be sung by Konomi Suzuki.[2] The single was released on 26 August 2020.[1] The single was originally scheduled to be released on May 13, 2020, but was delayed due to the postponement of the anime because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The single reached number 38 on Oricon, 86 on Japan Hot 100, and 8 on Japan Hot Animation.[4][5][6]

Music video

The music video for "Realize" was directed by Hiro.[7] The video show Konomi Suzuki singing the song with fire effects surrounding her (red and blue flames). Some scenes also show her holding the flower, and also she sings with a grey background.

Track listing

Regular edition

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Realize"4:04
2."A Beautiful Mistake"3:58
3."Realize" (Instrumental)4:04
4."A Beautiful Mistake" (Instrumental)3:58

Charts

Year Chart Peak
position
2020 Oricon 38[4]
Japan Hot 100 86[5]
Japan Hot Animation 8[6]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 26 August 2020 Kadokawa CD ZMCZ-14011

References

  1. 1 2 "Realize". Retrieved August 7, 2020. (in Japanese)
  2. 1 2 "Re:ZERO TV Anime Season 2 Reveals Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. January 15, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Re:ZERO TV Anime's 2nd Season Delayed to July". Anime News Network. March 9, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Realize" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Japan Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Japan Hot Animation". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ "鈴木このみが歌うオープニング曲「Realize」大炎上のMusic Video公開！". LisAni!. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020. (in Japanese)
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