Doppelgänger (Creepy Nuts song)
| "Doppelgänger" | ||||
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| Single by Creepy Nuts | ||||
| from the album Legion | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Released | January 24, 2025 | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
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| Composer(s) | DJ Matsunaga | |||
| Lyricist(s) | R-Shitei | |||
| Producer(s) | DJ Matsunaga | |||
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| "Doppelgänger" on YouTube | ||||
"Doppelgänger" is a song by Japanese hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts from their fourth studio album Legion (2025). It was released by Onenation and Sony Music Associated Records on January 24, 2025. The song served as the theme for the live-action film adaptation of manga series Under Ninja.
Background and release
[edit]On November 26, 2024, it was announced that Creepy Nuts would perform the theme song for the live-action film adaptation of Kengo Hanazawa's manga series Under Ninja, titled "Doppelgänger".[1] The song was first previewed on the film's second trailer video.[2] "Doppelgänger" was released digitally on January 24, 2025, the same day as Under Ninja premiere in Japan, and was included on Creepy Nuts' fourth studio album Legion (2025).[3] Hiroya Brian Nakano handles the single's cover artwork and visualizer, the latter premiered on February 5, the same day as its parent album's digital release.[4][5] Daiki Kamoshita directed the song's music video, premiered on March 6.[6]
Composition and reception
[edit]"Doppelgänger" features four-to-the-floor beats and expresses various sides of doppelgänger.[7] Fans pointed out that the song had sampled R-Shitei's song "Dr. Strangelab" from his album Second Opinion, produced by DJ Matsunaga, which he later revealed that it was an accident.[8] Eriko Ishii of Real Sound commented that the song "quite lacking in color, with only a hard four-on-the-floor beat close to BPM 160 and words spit out as if chased by the high-speed beat" and "the balance between danger and humor is perfect."[9]
Personnel
[edit]- R-Shitei – vocals, lyrics
- DJ Matsunaga – composition, arrangement
- Masahito Komori – mixing
- Mike Bozzi – mastering
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[10] | 15 |
| Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[11] | 19 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Streaming | ||
| Japan (RIAJ)[12] | Gold | 50,000,000† |
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† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Creepy Nuts、山崎賢人主演『アンダーニンジャ』主題歌に決定 楽曲入り最新予告が公開". Cinema Today (in Japanese). November 26, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "映画『アンダーニンジャ』主題歌はCreepy Nutsの新曲"doppelgänger"。最新予告編公開". Cinra (in Japanese). November 26, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "映画『アンダーニンジャ』×Creepy Nuts「doppelgänger」主題歌スペシャルムービー公開". Otocoto (in Japanese). January 21, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Creepy Nuts、映画『アンダーニンジャ』主題歌「doppelgänger」のジャケット写真公開". The First Times (in Japanese). January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Creepy Nuts、ニュー・アルバム『LEGION』デジタルリリース開始 先行配信「doppelgänger」ビジュアライザー映像プレミア公開". Pia (in Japanese). February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Ari-Gold (March 6, 2025). "Creepy Nuts unveil music video for doppelgänger with themes of identity and duality". Tokyohive. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "Creepy Nuts 1/24配信リリースの新曲「doppelgänger」楽曲を使用した映画「アンダーニンジャ」スペシャルムービー公開!". Encore (in Japanese). January 21, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Murata, Maiko (February 27, 2025). "<インタビュー> Creepy Nutsが、初の東京ドームも「通常回」と言い切れる理由 ニューアルバム『LEGION』でよりディープに向き合った"感情"". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Mori, Tomoyuki; Ishii, Eriko (January 31, 2025). "星野源、米津玄師、Number_i、Ado、Creepy Nuts、乃紫......注目新譜6作をレビュー". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of February 19, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2025-03-03" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Creepy Nuts – Doppelgänger" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 31, 2025. Select 2025年6月 on the drop-down menu