The ranking of last year's music copyright fees, which were most often heard and sung in music distribution and karaoke, was announced, and LiSA's "Gurenge", which became the theme song of the anime, ranked first for the second consecutive year. I did.
According to JASRAC, as a general trend, although the distribution amount at concerts and karaoke decreased due to the influence of the new coronavirus, distribution on the Internet increased by about 70% compared to 2019, and it has been 3 in the last 5 years. It means that the growth is almost double.
JASRAC = Japanese Society for Rights of Authors of Music, which manages the copyrights of many songs in Japan, is a lyricist and composer of works that have a large distribution of copyright fees for music distribution, karaoke, broadcasting, etc. on the Internet. We give the "JASRAC Award" to us every year.
On the 18th, the ranking of the distribution amount of last year was announced, and in the domestic work, LiSA's "Gurenge", which became the theme song of the TV animation of the popular manga "Kimetsu no Yaiba", ranked first for the second consecutive year. ..
It is the first time in nine years since AKB48's "Heavy Rotation" that the same work ranked first for two consecutive years.
Kayoko Kusano, who was in charge of the composition, attended the presentation ceremony and said, "It's a miracle whether or not the song will hit, and I think it's a miracle that I can stand here. I will continue to like music. I want to push forward with the production of music with just my feelings. "
In addition, LiSA, who wrote the lyrics, said, "I am very honored to have been loved by many people for a long time since last year. Like the flowers that bloom toward the sun from everyone, our future that lives hard is illuminated brightly. I hope you will continue. "
In 2nd place is "Flame", which was also the theme song of the movie version of "Kimetsu no Yaiba" by LiSA, and in 3rd place, the number of views of streaming on the Internet is 6 Yuri's "dried flower", which has exceeded 100 million times, has been added.
Distribution amount of music copyright fee Top 10 domestic works
The top 10 domestic works of the distribution amount of music copyright fees compiled by JASRAC are as follows.
▽ 1st place "Kurenka" LiSA
▽ 2nd place "Flame" LiSA
▽ 3rd place "Dried flower" Yuri
▽ 4th place "UFO" Pink Lady
▽ 5th place "Pretender" Official Hige Otoko dism
▽ 6th place "Run at night" YOASOBI
▽ 7th place "Naked Heart"
Aimyon ▽ 8th place "Kaikan Kitan" Eve
▽ 9th place "Monster" YOASOBI
▽ 10th place "Genius Bakabon" Idol Four
Distribution amount Decrease in concerts and karaoke Increase in online distribution
According to JASRAC, the total amount of copyright fees distributed last year was 115,970 million yen, 3.9% lower than the previous year, but the third highest in the past.
However, the distribution amount at concerts and karaoke is decreasing due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and compared to 2019 before the spread of the new corona virus, about 50% of concerts and other concerts and 30% of karaoke. It means that it has decreased to some extent.
On the other hand, distribution on the Internet has increased by about 70% compared to FY2019, and has nearly tripled in the last five years.
Also, in the distribution ranking, Pink Lady's "UFO" is ranked 4th, and Idol Four's "Genius Bakabon" is ranked 10th, and JASRAC was used for TV commercials. It is said that.
Kazuo Usami, Executive Director of JASRAC, said, "Although concerts and karaoke are on a recovery trend, the influence of corona is still large, but on the other hand, online distribution is maintaining good performance. Music usage patterns have changed significantly in the last 10 years. In this ranking as well, songs that were widely supported, such as karaoke and broadcasting, as well as the Internet, may have ranked high. "