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WHOLE
Metadata
- title
- WHOLE
- meaning
- CHAI single (2022); Luke Francis Walton produced. Theme song for NHK Koisenu Futari; performed at CHAI's Mar 12, 2024 final show (Blu-ray track 11 まるごと).
- year
- 2022
- releaseType
- single
- artist
- CHAI
- role
- production
- productionRoles
- Produced
- placement
- NHK drama Koisenu Futari (恋せぬふたり); CHAI final live Mar 12, 2024 (We The CHAI Tour! FINAL Blu-ray, track 11 まるごと)
- press
- outlet
- The Wavys — Collaboration of the Year nominee
- url
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CgjwOjpsCcT/
- desc
- July 28, 2022 — WHOLE (CHAI × Scoobert Doobert) nominated for Collaboration of the Year; #wavyawards2022.
- outlet
- FLOOD
- url
- https://floodmagazine.com/97933/listen-chai-whole/
- outlet
- Paste Magazine
- url
- https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/chai/new-single-whole
- outlet
- Qetic — まるごと release (恋せぬふたり theme)
- url
- https://qetic.jp/music/chai-210112/421668/
- desc
- January 12, 2022 — names Scoobert Doobert on サウンドプロデュース for NHK drama 恋せぬふたり theme.
- outlet
- Sony Music Japan
- url
- https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/chai/info/536883
- outlet
- Sony Music Japan: We The CHAI Tour! FINAL Blu-ray
- url
- https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/chai/info/563144
- outlet
- CHAI: official MV
- url
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-fNkTFGxfA
- outlet
- Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop): WHOLE reaction
- url
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfQ2d07vus4
- outlet
- Yuna (CHAI): WHOLE drum recording reel
- url
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/CYoXemyBbwe/
- youtube
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozjOkzdS5u0
- officialVideo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-fNkTFGxfA
- spotify
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0plx8EFZsZo22v8OmjsnLp
- themes
- CHAI
- production
- Japan
- NHK
- Koisenu Futari
- 2022
- final live
- 2024
- isrc
- JPP302101969
- isrcSource
- spotify
- draft
- false
Content
Follows the Sub Pop remix on WINK TOGETHER — Pitchfork lists Miracle (Scoobert Doobert Remix) on the EP tracklist — and opened a long production run across CHAI's Japan catalog. @wavyawards nominated WHOLE for Collaboration of the Year at The Wavys 2022 (July 28, 2022). NME names Walton as producer on WHOLE and the NHK series _Koi-senu Futari_. Qetic (Jan 12, 2022) documents サウンドプロデュース by California-based Scoobert Doobert on the 恋せぬふたり theme 「まるごと」. Paste and FLOOD cover the single in the same release window; Sony Music Japan documents 「まるごと」 as the drama theme with Scoobert Doobert on sound production. Sub Pop Mega Mart names Scoobert Doobert as producer; SoundBetter lists producer, arranger, and mixing engineer credits on WHOLE; YouTube's official audio and MV uploads carry the public release metadata. Studio BTS: CHAI drummer Yuna posted a drum-recording reel for 「まるごと」 on January 12, 2022 — the day before release — #yunadrum #drumrecording; screenshot on /music/#photos. Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop) reacted to WHOLE in a fan-captured clip — see /with/anthony-fantano/. Also on /music/#selected-videos and /with/chai/#videos.
Final live: CHAI disbanded after their March 12, 2024 show at EX THEATER ROPPONGI. Sony Music Japan documents the first Blu-ray 『We The CHAI Tour! FINAL ～NEO KAWAII IS FOREVER♡～』 (July 3, 2024 · SIXL-3): full last-show video (~106 min, 22 songs) plus documentary. Track 11: まるごと (WHOLE) — Walton production. Track 3: ラブじゃん (also Walton). Full setlist on /with/chai/#final-live.
Official setlist (Mar 12, 2024 · Sony MJ):
- MATCHA
- IN PINK (feat. Mndsgn)
- ラブじゃん (Walton)
- アイム・ミー
- Sound & Stomach
- ボーイズ・セコ・メン
- We The Female!
- PING PONG! (feat. YMCK)
- ACTION
- PARA PARA
- まるごと (WHOLE) (Walton)
- NEO KAWAII, K?
- クールクールビジョン
- ハイハイあかちゃん
- END
- N.E.O.
- Donuts Mind If I Do
- フューチャー
- ほれちゃった
- sayonara complex
- ぎゃらんぶー
- N.E.O.
See also: 夢のはなし (MY DREAM) (CHAI · さかなのこ / The Fish Tale) · Catalog: CHAI collaboration spine · /press/ · /music/