The Beginning (One Ok Rock song)
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 Cover of the regular edition | |||||||
| Single by One Ok Rock | |||||||
| from the album Jinsei×Boku= | |||||||
| Released | August 22, 2012 | ||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||
| Genre | Post-hardcore | ||||||
| Label | A-Sketch | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Taka | ||||||
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"The Beginning" is the seventh single released by ONE OK ROCK. The title track was used as the theme song for the live-action movie Rurouni Kenshin. The first pressing comes with a sticker. It reached #5 on the Oricon Charts and charted for 20 weeks.[1][2]
Music video
The music video for the title track was directed by maxilla.[3] The video begins showing vocalist Taka starting to sing melancholy as the camera zooms out while giving glimpses of the other members playing their instruments. It then focuses on a young man holding what appears to be a diamond, as the song takes an intense drop while showing key frames of the phrases 'Take my hand' & 'And bring me back". The band starts playing inside an extant empty dark room, a young woman then is shown briefy waiting in a desolated beach while the man starts walking slowly. The whole video is recorded with a gloomy filter and bright brief gleams. Vocalist Taka passionately keeps on singing while drummer Tomoya is often shown from a back perspective with the camera occasionally focusing on guitarist Toru and bassist Ryota. All the band members move in slow motion at first showing they are in sync with their movements while performing. Eventually the phrases 'Stand up stand up', 'Wake up wake up', 'Never give up' and 'Just tell me why baby' take over the screen and then leave a wide perspective of the band playing with quick focuses on Taka and the unnamed young man who keeps walking while limping. The room where the band is playing keeps getting darker and somehow foggy. When the man finally shows up in the beach the songs reaches its climax and most intense and heavy part with the guitar and bass getting louder as a countdown begins, the young man then gives the diamond to the girl and then blacks out. The song reaches its lowest part right after this and the man seems to have died as the girl softly closes his eyes while crying then walks away, with Taka singing softly and saddening the moment more. The girl walks away and then the band enters the last chorus while headbanging to the melancholic melody accompanied by a subtle piano beat that indicates the close end then Taka sings out 'It finally begins' as the end, the noise of the guitar fades out and the band members stand still looking down while the image fades out. The song title 'The Beginning' is shown at the end sparkling then fading out too. 'The Beginning' won two awards at the VMAJ 2013[4] and an award at the Space Shower Music Awards
Track list
The single was released in a regular edition. All songs were written and composed by Taka.
Regular Edition
| CD | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Beginning" | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Ketsuraku Automation" (欠落オートメーション) | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Notes N' Words" | 4:50 |
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 3 |
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[5] | 5 |
References
- ↑ "【オリコン】ONE OK ROCK、実写映画『るろうに剣心』主題歌でTOP5入り". 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
- ↑ "週間 CDシングルランキング2012年09月03日付". Oricon Style. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- ↑ "ONE OK ROCK、Maxilla Inc. The Beginning Portfolio". Maxilla.jp. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ ""ONE OK ROCK - The Beginning" just won the "BEST ROCK VIDEO"& "BEST VIDEO FROM A FILM"award at the MTV VMAJ 2013!". 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
- ↑ "【オリコン】ONE OK ROCK、実写映画『るろうに剣心』主題歌でTOP5入り". ORICON STYLE. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-08-29.