"Haruka" (
Japanese: ハルカ) is a song by Japanese duo
Yoasobi from their debut EP, The Book (2021). It was released as a
single on December 18, 2020, through
Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on short story, Tsuki Ōji (
lit. "Moon Prince"), written by screenwriter
Osamu Suzuki. The music video premiered alongside the single release.[1] The English version of the song was included on the duo's second English-language EP E-Side 2, released on November 18, 2022.[2]
Composition and lyrics
"Haruka" was described as a song about encounter and farewell, drawn from the perspective of "something" that has watched over the growth of a girl more than anyone else.[3] It is composed in the key of
C♯ major at 100 beats per minute with a running time of 4 minutes and 4 seconds.[4]
"Haruka" (
Japanese: ハルカ) is a song by Japanese duo
Yoasobi from their debut EP, The Book (2021). It was released as a
single on December 18, 2020, through
Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on short story, Tsuki Ōji (
lit. "Moon Prince"), written by screenwriter
Osamu Suzuki. The music video premiered alongside the single release.[1] The English version of the song was included on the duo's second English-language EP E-Side 2, released on November 18, 2022.[2]
Composition and lyrics
"Haruka" was described as a song about encounter and farewell, drawn from the perspective of "something" that has watched over the growth of a girl more than anyone else.[3] It is composed in the key of
C♯ major at 100 beats per minute with a running time of 4 minutes and 4 seconds.[4]