[For Life Music Entertainment, Inc.] The illustrated music video for HALCALI’s “Otsukare SUMMER,” released 22 years ago and featuring no members present, has surpassed 1 million views within days of its release! It’s poised to become the biggest revival hit of 2025!!
For Life Music Entertainment Inc. Press Release: September 23, 2025 The illustrated music video for HALCALI’s “Otsukare SUMMER” from 22 years ago, featuring no one present, has surpassed 1 million views within days of its release! It’s poised to become the biggest revival hit of 2025!!
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illustrated music video in which the artist himself is not present, it astonishingly quickly surpassed one million views within just a few days of its release. HALCALI “Otsukare SUMMER” Official Music Video https://youtu.be/ViFHruS6oO8 “Otsukare SUMMER” was included on the album “Harukari Bacon,” released 22 years ago, and was produced by FPM’s Tomoyuki Tanaka. It wasn’t released as a single or featured in any other music video, and was only known to a select few. Around April of this year, it was discovered overseas, primarily on TikTok, and remains a hit to this day, garnering over 3 billion user-generated content on TikTok and sparking a revival of sorts. Music videos weren’t made at the time, but an official music video for “Otsukare SUMMER” was produced to commemorate the song’s success. It has now, with the momentum of its global hit intact, recorded one million views in the astonishing speed of just a few days since its release. Until now, this song’s success has centered overseas, in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Asian countries. However, this time, video views are booming primarily in Japan, and the viral hit that originated overseas is creating a major wave in Japan as well. This is a revival hit following “Mayonaka no Door ~Stay with Me,” which was released during the city pop boom, and DOUBLE’s “Strange Things,” which was acclaimed in the home of R&B. The music video was created by illustrator Magoyama Tsukuzo. The pop and chill video, which connects the present with Y2K, is a perfect fit for the end of this year’s extremely hot summer, making it a truly “thank you for your hard work, summer” piece. Although the artist himself does not appear in any of the various devices within the video, his unique character and visual expression breathe new life into “Otsukare SUMMER.” In addition, on September 19th, a music video release event titled “Otsukare SUMMER night” was held at Penny Lane in Harajuku.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/143140/104/143140-104-8799ee84616fbae93ca9e4c116a818d7-2025×2700.jpg This event was held as an evening to enjoy HALCALI’s music and videos, and attracted many people involved and fans. The venue came together from the countdown just before the premiere of the “Otsukare SUMMER” music video, and the applause continued even after the video was aired, making for a very exciting event.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/143140/104/143140-104-9f387a89d8ff6d9aafe3440292e3bf1d-3900×2194.jpg [HALCALI “Otsukare SUMMER” (Streaming & Download)]
https://halcali.lnk.to/OtsukareSummer
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/143140/104/143140-104-3179d860fbb938ec044efce5a99287bc-1957×1654.jpg Lyrics: Tomoyuki Tanaka Composition & Arrangement: Tomoyuki
Tanaka・Masayuki Kumahara Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka (Fantastic Plastic Machine) Total Produced by O.T.F [HALCALI Profile] “HALCALI” won the Female Rapper Audition held in 2002 and made her CD debut in January 2003 with the single “Tandem.” Produced entirely by O.T.F (Oshare Truck Factory), comprised of RYO-Z of RIP SLYME and DJ FUMIYA, she has been a regular on television and radio, and her innovative musicality has led to a string of hits, including numerous commercial songs. [Past music videos are now available! 】 “Tandem”
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