THE MONSTER ~Someday~

"THE MONSTER ~Someday~"
Single by EXILE from album Ai Subeki Mirai e
Release Date	April 15, 2009
A-side(s)	"Someday"
B-side(s)	"THE NEXT DOOR" "Ai Subeki Mirai e" "GENERATION"
Format(s)	CD single, CD+DVD, digital download
Genre	Dance-pop, ballad
Length	35:15
Label	rhythm zone
EXILE Singles Chronology
Previous	"LAST CHRISTMAS" (2008)
Next	"THE HURRICANE ~FIREWORKS~" (2009)

"THE MONSTER ~Someday~" is the thirtieth single of EXILE. It was released on April 15, 2009 in two editions.

"Someday", the lead song of the single, was used as the CM song of Toyota WISH, "THE NEXT DOOR" was used as the theme song of the video game Street Fighter IV, "Ai Subeki Mirai e" was used as the theme song of Chikyuu Gorgeous performance "Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida", and the song "GENERATION", a new version of Nidaime J Soul Brothers' song of the same name sung by the four vocalists of the new line-up (ATSUSHI, TAKAHIRO, NESMITH and SHOKICHI), was used as ending theme song of their TV program EXILE GENERATION.

This is the debut single of former Nidaime J Soul Brothers' members KENCHI, KEIJI, TETSUYA, NESMITH, SHOKICHI, NAOTO and NAOKI.

Editions

• CD+DVD (RZCD-46213/B, ¥1,890)
• CD Only (RZCD-46214, ¥1,260)
  • First presses for both editions come housed in a sleeve cover.

Tracklist

CD

1. Someday
2. THE NEXT DOOR
3. Ai Subeki Mirai e (愛すべき未来へ; To a Lovely Future)
4. GENERATION
5. Someday (Instrumental)
6. THE NEXT DOOR (Instrumental)
7. Ai Subeki Mirai e (Instrumental)
8. GENERATION (Instrumental)

CD+DVD DVD

1. The Beginning of EXILE GENERATION
2. Someday (Music Video)
3. EXILE GENERATION Documentary
4. Road to EXILE GENERATION (First Press Only)

Featured Members

EXILE promoting the single

• HIRO
• MATSU
• ÜSA
• MAKIDAI
• ATSUSHI
• AKIRA
• TAKAHIRO
• KENCHI (debut single)
• KEIJI (debut single)
• TETSUYA (debut single)
• NESMITH (debut single)
• SHOKICHI (debut single)
• NAOTO (debut single)
• NAOKI (debut single)

Charts

Oricon

• Physical Sales

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	172,087
1	6	6	5	5	4	2	5	35,012
2	11	6	7	6	6	6	8	19,393
6	9	8	12	10	8	7	9	11,709
8	23	23	20	16	16	16	19	6,146
15	41	36	31	24	26	23	33	3,659
19	-	-	-	42	40	32	47	2,935
27	45	47	49	37	40	37	46	2,320
34	-	-	-	-	46	44	57	1,693
46	50	-	-	50	45	35	53	1,612
34	-	-	-	-	49	48	63	1,428
47	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	1,313
-	-	-	-	-	50	-	79	998
40	-	-	-	-	-	-	69	983
50	-	48	-	-	-	36	57	1,785
32	-	-	-	-	-	-	65	1,232
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	104	882
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	70	1,159
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	99	820
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	146	612
out for 17 weeks
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	125	956
-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	190	242

Total Reported Sales: 271,711

Audio

Spotify

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Apple Music

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YouTube

"Someday"

"THE NEXT DOOR"

"Ai Subeki Mirai e"

"GENERATION"

Videos

"Someday" (Music Video)

"Ai Subeki Mirai e" (Music Video)

Trivia

• Eighth #1 single of the group.
• A "Kodomo Version" of "Someday"'s music video and a music video of "Ai Subeki Mirai e" were later included on the group's seventh album Ai Subeki Mirai e.
• The single was certified Platinum by RIAJ for the shipment of 250,000 CD copies, and Gold for selling above 100,000 copies digitally (in the PC distribution category).

External Links

• Discography Page: Official Website • EXILE mobile
• Oricon Profile: CD+DVD • CD Only