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- 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
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- 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
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- https://www.instagram.com/p/CgjwOjpsCcT/
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- July 28, 2022: WHOLE (CHAI × Scoobert Doobert) nominated for Collaboration of the Year; #wavyawards2022.
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- Galaxy Award: Koisenu Futari Special Prize
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- https://www.houkon.jp/galaxy-award/%E7%AC%AC59%E5%9B%9E%EF%BC%882021%E5%B9%B4%E5%BA%A6%EF%BC%89/
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- 59th Galaxy Award, Television Division Special Prize for the series. The award is the drama's, not a music prize.
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- Agency for Cultural Affairs: Arts Festival Excellence Award
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- https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/93808501.html
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- 77th Arts Festival, television drama Excellence Award for よるドラ「恋せぬふたり」. The award is the drama's.
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- Tokyo News: 40th Kuniko Mukōda Prize
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- https://tokyonews.co.jp/mukouda/prize40/
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- Writer Erika Yoshida won the Mukōda Prize for Koisenu Futari. That award is hers.
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- FLOOD
- url
- https://floodmagazine.com/97933/listen-chai-whole/
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- Paste Magazine
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- https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/chai/new-single-whole
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- Qetic: まるごと release (恋せぬふたり theme)
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- 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.
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- Sony Music Japan
- url
- https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/chai/info/536883
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- Sony Music Japan: We The CHAI Tour! FINAL Blu-ray
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- https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/chai/info/563144
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- CHAI: official MV
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-fNkTFGxfA
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- Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop): WHOLE reaction
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfQ2d07vus4
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- Yuna (CHAI): WHOLE drum recording reel
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- 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
- Music production
- Scoring for picture
- Collaboration
- Japan
- CHAI
- NHK
- Koisenu Futari
- 2022
- final live
- 2024
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- JPP302101969
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- spotify
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Follows the Sub Pop remix on WINK TOGETHER (Pitchfork lists Miracle (Scoobert Doobert Remix) on the EP tracklist). @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 Photos. Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop) reacted to WHOLE in a fan-captured clip. See Anthony Fantano. Also on Selected Videos and Videos.
The series, not the theme song, later received major Japanese television prizes: the 59th Galaxy Award Television Division Special Prize (the jury called it a groundbreaking work in drama history) and an Excellence Award at the 77th Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival. Writer Erika Yoshida won the 40th Kuniko Mukōda Prize for the script. Those awards are the drama's and Yoshida's; Walton produced the theme.
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 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, in order of credits · Press · Music