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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
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: "NME"
    url: "https://www.nme.com/news/music/chais-dancey-new-single-whole-is-a-plea-for-empathy-3137597"
  - 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
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Follows the Sub Pop remix on [*WINK TOGETHER*](https://www.subpop.com/releases/chai/wink_together) — [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/chai-announce-new-remix-ep-share-confidence-man-remix-listen/) 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](https://www.instagram.com/p/CgjwOjpsCcT/) at The Wavys 2022 (July 28, 2022). [NME](https://www.nme.com/news/music/chais-dancey-new-single-whole-is-a-plea-for-empathy-3137597) names Walton as producer on WHOLE and the NHK series **_Koi-senu Futari_**. [Qetic](https://qetic.jp/music/chai-210112/421668/) (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](https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/chai/new-single-whole) and [FLOOD](https://floodmagazine.com/97933/listen-chai-whole/) cover the single in the same release window; [Sony Music Japan](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/chai/info/536883) documents 「まるごと」 as the drama theme with Scoobert Doobert on sound production. [Sub Pop Mega Mart](https://megamart.subpop.com/products/chai_whole) names Scoobert Doobert as producer; [SoundBetter](https://soundbetter.com/profiles/489488-scoobert-doobert) lists producer, arranger, and mixing engineer credits on WHOLE; YouTube's [official audio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozjOkzdS5u0) and [MV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-fNkTFGxfA) uploads carry the public release metadata. **Studio BTS:** CHAI drummer [Yuna](https://www.instagram.com/chai.yuna/) posted a drum-recording reel for 「まるごと」 on **January 12, 2022** — the day before release — [#yunadrum #drumrecording](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CYoXemyBbwe/); screenshot on [/music/#photos](/music/#photos). [Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop) reacted to WHOLE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfQ2d07vus4) in a fan-captured clip — see [/with/anthony-fantano/](/with/anthony-fantano/). Also on [/music/#selected-videos](/music/#selected-videos) and [/with/chai/#videos](/with/chai/#videos).

**Final live:** CHAI disbanded after their **March 12, 2024** show at **EX THEATER ROPPONGI**. [Sony Music Japan](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/chai/info/563144) 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](/songs/chai-thats-love/) (also Walton). Full setlist on [/with/chai/#final-live](/with/chai/#final-live).

Official setlist (Mar 12, 2024 · [Sony MJ](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/chai/info/563144)):

1. MATCHA  
2. IN PINK (feat. Mndsgn)  
3. ラブじゃん *(Walton)*  
4. アイム・ミー  
5. Sound & Stomach  
6. ボーイズ・セコ・メン  
7. We The Female!  
8. PING PONG! (feat. YMCK)  
9. ACTION  
10. PARA PARA  
11. **まるごと (WHOLE)** *(Walton)*  
12. NEO KAWAII, K?  
13. クールクールビジョン  
14. ハイハイあかちゃん  
15. END  
16. N.E.O.  
17. Donuts Mind If I Do  
18. フューチャー  
19. ほれちゃった  
20. sayonara complex  
21. ぎゃらんぶー  
22. N.E.O.

See also: [夢のはなし (MY DREAM)](/songs/chai-yume-no-hanashi/) (CHAI · *さかなのこ* / *The Fish Tale*) · [Catalog: CHAI collaboration spine](/catalog/#chai-spine) · [/press/](/press/) · [/music/](/music/)

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