"DREAMERS" is the 19th CD single (counted as the 20th single overall) of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE. It was released on August 28, 2019 in two editions.
The single is the second of a 3-month consecutive releases of the group. The title song was pre-released digitally on August 23.
Editions[]
- CD+DVD (RZCD-86909/B, ¥1,944)
- CD Only (RZCD-86910, ¥1,080)
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- DREAMERS
- A New Chronicle
- DREAMERS (Instrumental)
- A New Chronicle (Instrumental)
CD+DVD DVD[]
- DREAMERS (Music Video)
Digital Edition[]
Featured Members[]
GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE promoting the single
GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE promoting the single
Music Video[]
The title song's music video is in a short drama format, with the members representing a different type of "dreamer" character. The story of the music video shows the members showing "what if I did not became GENERATIONS?", with each member being in a different type of situation.
- Shirahama Alan is a runner, which works hard daily practicing. However, as the time pass by, his trainer (performed by Takei So), says that Shirahama is not evolving and he starts considering about retiring. In a drinking party with his university friends, they start to cheer him. In that same night, he reads a letter from his mom, who's living in Philippines, and receive the warm support to continue his dream as a runner. And again, he decides to face a running competition.
- Katayose Ryota is a 4th year pastry chef, who works every day to make new sweets. Sometimes his boss (performed by Maekawa Yasuyuki) gets angry, but without hesitating, he works hard to make new cakes at the end of the day. One day, his boss recognized his hard work and he decided to propose to his girlfriend. Katayose then decides to visit her girlfriend's parents but her father is a stubborn shopkeeper (performed by Kinoshita Houka) of a long-established Japanese-style confectionery shop.
- Kazuhara Ryuto is a carpenter, who's having a hard day at the construction site while sweating and burning rivalry to his juniors and colleagues. Although, they have a solid teamwork at work while eating their favorite cakes with friends. One day, his master carpenter (performed by Tenryu Genichiro) saw a shadow from a figure and advised "Do not try to be a foreman."
- Komori Hayato is a guitarist of a band who works hard practicing every day. His mother-in-law (performed by Mirai Yamamoto) cheers him every day, dreaming that the band will become big one day. The band used to have a good relationship, but the band's popularity gradually declined and the relationship among the members became bad. In the backstage after a live concert, the band's vocalist fought with Hayato and said "Stop the band" and left.
- Sano Reo is a 4th grader who can not keep up with the job-hunting war, and as he can not find a dream, he works part-time in a convenience store. At the store, a grandmother who demands a warm up sushi and a large man (performed by Makabe Togi) who comes with anger when there is no chopsticks comes around and starts fighting around the store with him. Only a mom (performed by YOU), a regular customer who usually buy cigarettes, encourages him. During that time, his classmates started to find jobs one after another, and he starts wondering "Why am I not the same as everyone?"
- Sekiguchi Mandy was formerly a popular child actor, who now plays a combatant role at a hero show on the rooftop of a department store. His character is a clumsy hero who makes mistakes on the stage and gets beaten up by some little kids. As his child actor era, seeping feelings similar to jealousy to hero to collect the popularity of children intently. One day, a little boy shows up and motivates him up.
- Nakatsuka Yuta, who works for a production company, runs busy as an AD for lunchtime information programs. Today, even though he's angry with his boss' producer (performed by Uno Shohei), he jumps out to the station square to interview people in the street corner with his junior AD (performed by Kakei Miwako). While interviews do not go well, he watch a live performance of comedians playing with eggs in the same street, and starts remembering his young self who was a comedian at high school (one of the students is performed by Goto Takumi, from the comedy trio YONSENTOSHIN). After remembering those memories and after looking the junior AD working hard repeatedly, he stand up to face his work again.
Solo versions of the music video were later included in the CD+DVD and CD+Blu-ray editions of the group's fifth studio album SHONEN CHRONICLE.
Charts[]
Oricon[]
- Physical Sales
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | 2 23,513 |
6 | x | x | x | x | 2 | 34,774 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x |
Total Reported Sales: 34,774*
- Combined Chart
| Week Rank | Points |
|---|---|
| - | 3,363 |
| 2 | 40,086 |
| x | - |
| x | - |
Total Points: 43,449*
Billboard Japan[]
- Top Singles Sales
| Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|
| 2 | 35,876[1] |
| 20 | 5,184[2] |
| 51 | - |
Total Reported Sales: 41,060*
Audio[]
Spotify[]
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YouTube[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- The choreography of the song was created by female choreographer RIEHATA.[3]
- In November 2021, the group's official fandom name was revealed to be "DREAMERS", in reference to this single and of the song.
References[]
External Links[]
- Discography Page
- Oricon Profile: CD+DVD • CD Only
