Goodbye Sengen

Japanese Vocaloid song
"Goodbye Sengen"
Single by Chinozo
from the album The Deluge
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedApril 13, 2020 (2020-04-13)
GenreJ-pop
Length2:52
Songwriter(s)Chinozo
Chinozo singles chronology
"Canary's Lament"
(2020) 		"Goodbye Sengen"
(2020) 		"Arisama"
(2020)
Music video
"Goodbye Sengen" on YouTube
Goodbye Sengen
グッバイ宣言
(Gubbai Sengen)
GenreComing-of-age, romantic comedy
Light novel
Written byMidori Sangatsu
Illustrated byChika Aruse
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runOctober 25, 2021 – present
Volumes6
Manga
Written byMidori Sangatsu
Illustrated byIri Arata
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki Daioh
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 27, 2022 – present
Volumes2

"Goodbye Sengen" (グッバイ宣言, Gubbai Sengen, 'Goodbye Declaration') is a 2020 song written by Japanese music producer Chinozo, utilizing the Vocaloid voice library V Flower. The song is the most viewed Vocaloid song on YouTube with more than 100 million views, and received over 3 billion listens on TikTok by 2022.[1] A light novel adaptation was released on October 25, 2021,[2] and sold over one hundred thousand copies by 2022.[3]

Background

Influenced by Japanese Vocaloid music producers Harumaki Gohan and MikitoP [ja], Chinozo started to create Vocaloid music. Attracted by Japanese illustrator Chika Aruse's illustrations posted on Piapro, he decided to collaborate with Aruse to create a Vocaloid music video.[4] In an interview, Chinozo said the situation was "becoming dark" due to the spread of the COVID-19, so he wanted to make some upbeat music.[5]

Music and lyrics

"Goodbye Sengen" is a fast-paced rock song with a tempo of 170 beats per minute.[6][7] Its vocal range spans from the low note of C4 to the high note of C6.[8] The pre-chorus features a repeating hook, "lu-lu-lu".[9] The lyrics make reference to hikikomori[10][9], and the lyrics also express the pain of loneliness.[9] In a trending topic on Twitter in 2021, participating tweets interpreted some lyrics of the song as "yandere" and "scary".[11]

Music video

The illustration of the music video for "Goodbye Sengen" was drawn by Japanese illustrator Chika Aruse, featuring a signature gesture which Chinozo and Aruseee designed together.[12] The gesture shows the right hand touching the index finger with the thumb, rotating behind the head, with the left hand making the V sign towards the right hand.[13] Japanese singer Sou [ja] hailed the illustration as "kawaii, fashionable, and coolness coexisting".[12]

Reception

Many singers, YouTubers, and VTubers have uploaded cover versions of the song. A derivative finger dance was popular on TikTok.[13] Chinozo also released his own cover version on July 31, 2020.[14] By October 2022, the music video had received 760,000 views and over 3 billion listens on TikTok, and was used as background music in 310 thousand videos, including many dance cover videos.[1]

In August 2021, its view count surpassed the music video for "DUNE" by Kenshi Yonezu, becoming the most viewed Vocaloid song on YouTube.[13] On July 26, 2022, the song reached 100 million views on YouTube, unprecedented for Vocaloid songs.[15]

On April 28, 2023, the song won a bronze medal at the NexTone Award [ja] 2023.[16] In May, the song was nominated for three categories of Independent Artist Awards by TuneCore Japan: Top Streaming Music of the Decade, Top UGC Music 2022, and Best Music Video 2022.[17]

Chart performance

On March 4, 2021, "Goodbye Sengen" reached fourth place on Spotify's "Viral 50 - Japan" chart.[18] The song ranked at number two on the Billboard Japan Top User Generated Songs chart on March 17,[19] and topped the Billboard Japan Heatseekers Songs chart for two consecutive weeks.[20] The song also topped the TikTok Hot Song Weekly Ranking chart five times.[21]

The song topped the TikTok Hot Song Weekly Ranking chart in the first half of 2021,[22] and ranked fourth in Top User Generated Songs chart for year-end 2021.[23] It also topped the annual music chart "TikTok Trends 2021" released by TikTok at the end of 2021 with 3.25 billion views.[24]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Goodbye Sengen"
Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[25] 53
Billboard Japan Heatseekers Songs[20] 1
Billboard Japan Streaming Songs[26] 46
Billboard Japan Download Songs[27] 43
Billboard Japan Top User Generated Songs[19] 2
Billboard Japan TikTok HOT SONGS[28] 1
Billboard Japan Niconico Vocaloid Songs Top 20[29] 8
Apple Music Top 100 Japan[30] 88
Apple Music Anime Top Songs[31] 1
Apple Music Anime Top Videos[32] 2
Apple Music All Categories Top Videos[32] 36
iTunes Store Anime Top Songs[31] 1
iTunes Store All Categories TOP SONGS[31] 4
iTunes Store Anime TOP MUSIC VIDEOS[32] 1
iTunes Store All Categories TOP MUSIC VIDEOS[32] 9
LINE MUSIC Vocaloid Top 50[31] 12
LINE MUSIC Song Top 100[31] 15
LINE MUSIC Japanese Music Top 50[31] 21
LINE MUSIC MV Top 100[32] 1
Deezer Country top charts[31] 6
Oricon YouTube Chart Top 10[33] 8

Year-end charts

2021 year-end chart performance for "Goodbye Sengen"
Chart Position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[34] 99
Billboard Japan Streaming Songs[35] 96
Billboard Japan Top User Generated Songs[36] 4
TikTok Trends 2021[24] 1
2022 year-end chart performance for "Goodbye Sengen"
Chart Position
Billboard Japan Top User Generated Songs[37] 6
2023 year-end chart performance for "Goodbye Sengen"
Chart Position
Billboard Japan Top User Generated Songs[38] 17
Billboard Japan Niconico Vocaloid Songs Top 20[39] 17

Release history

Release dates for "Goodbye Sengen"
Region Date Format
World April 13, 2020[31]

Other media

Light novel

A light novel adaptation was written by Midori Sangatsu, illustrated by Chika Aruse, and supervised by Chinozo. It began publication on October 25, 2021 by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint.[2] The novel series mainly tells the story of high school students Kiritani Kakeru and Nanase Rena.[10] The sequel volume "Shamer" was released in April 2022 and tells the story of "Goodbye Sengen" four years later.[3] The third volume "Elite" was written from the perspective of Saki Ayase, a model student in class.[40]

In the first week of its release, the novel ranked 5th on the Oricon Light Novel Weekly Chart with a sales volume of 7,424 copies,[41] and kept this ranking with a sales volume of 6,977 copies in the next week.[42] It reached third place on the Japanese Rakuten BOOKS Light Novel Weekly Chart,[43] ranking ninth in the bunkobon category of the "Next Light Novel Award 2022" held by Kadokawa's "Kimirano".[44] It also ranked in the top 20 of Tsutaya's monthly light novel sales chart for 7 consecutive months. By June 2022, it sold over one hundred thousand copies.[3]

No. Title Release date ISBN
1Goodbye Sengen (グッバイ宣言)October 25, 2021[45]978-4-04-680840-0
2Shamer (シェーマ)April 25, 2022[46]978-4-04-681363-3
3Elite (エリート)October 25, 2022[47]978-4-04-681830-0
4TAMAYAApril 25, 2023[48]978-4-04-682401-1
5Shotgun Nauru (ショットガン・ナウル)October 25, 2023[49]978-4-04-682989-4
6Cheese (チーズ)April 25, 2024[50]978-4-04-683543-7

Manga

A manga adaptation was announced in December 2021.[51] Illustrated by Iri Arata, it began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine on July 27, 2022.[52]

No. Release date ISBN
1 January 27, 2023[53]978-4-04-914838-1
2 September 26, 2023[54]978-4-04-915260-9
3 June 26, 2024[55]978-4-04-915753-6

Audio drama

A audio drama adaptation by Kiki Anime under STUDIO koemee started airing in August 2022.[56] It stars Minori Suzuki as Nanase Rena and Setsuo Itō as Kiritani Kakeru.

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