"Toki yo" (Japanese: 時よ, lit. "Time") (Japanese pronunciation:[tokiꜜjo]), alternatively romanized as "Tokiyo", is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino from his fourth studio album, Yellow Dancer (2015). It was released via Speedstar Records on December 2, 2015, as the album's lead track. Commissioned as commercial song for the distance learning program U-CAN [ja], Hoshino wrote and produced "Toki yo" with inspiration from Yellow Magic Orchestra's "Mad Pierrot" (1978). It is an upbeat pop song centered on synthesizer with a prevalent string section, featuring a more Japanese or Asian sound on an album with heavy influence from black music. The song's lyrics references the passing of time, with a forward-facing message on the lack of meaning in life.
"Toki yo" was received positively by album reviewers and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for digital sales. It reached number 21 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, charting 19 weeks from 2015 to 2017. A music video for the song, directed by Kazuaki Seki [ja] and filmed at Shōnandai Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, features Hoshino dressed as a train conductor, performing choreography alongside a female dancer. During concerts, Hoshino has often performed the song with the dance troupe Elevenplay.
"Tokiyo" (Japanese: 時よ, lit. "Time") (Japanese pronunciation: [tokiꜜ jo]), alternatively romanized as "Tokiyo", is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter...
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as Yo-Yo Girl Cop in 2006. It has also inspired four spin-off manga: Sukeban Deka If (スケバン刑事ｉｆ), a short story collection published in 2004, and Toki o...
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