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Mesmerizer (song)

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"Mesmerizer"
Single by Satsuki
from the album Circus's Detail
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedApril 27, 2024 (2024-04-27)
Genre
Length2:36
Songwriter(s)Satsuki
Satsuki singles chronology
"Cryokinesis"
(2023) 		"Mesmerizer"
(2024)
Music video
"Mesmerizer" on YouTube

"Mesmerizer" (メズマライザー) is a 2024 song by Japanese music producer Satsuki featuring vocals by Vocaloid virtual singer Hatsune Miku and Synthesizer V [ja] Kasane Teto. The song's accompanying animated music video, created by Japanese animator "channel", reached 10 million views on YouTube within two weeks of its release, unprecedented for Vocaloid songs.[2][3]

Background and release[edit]

The music video for "Mesmerizer" was released on April 27, 2024, and the song was released for streaming on May 17.[4] The song was included on Satsuki's first album, Circus's Detail, which was released during Niconico Chokaigi [ja] 2024.[2][5]

The song explores the theme of "mesmerism".[5] The lyrics also examine the desire to escape from reality and the danger of losing oneself to escapism.[4]

Music video[edit]

The music video for the song was created by "channel", whose fan-made animation for "Rabbit Hole" by DECO*27 went viral on social media in February 2024.[4][5] In the music video, Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto dance to cheerful singing and rhythmic effects, wearing clothing in the style of an American diner.[6] Despite the video's bright colors and the song's upbeat instrumental, disturbing details are littered throughout the video. Teto's use of distress signals is hidden throughout the video, including her signing "help" in American Sign Language, showing the Signal for Help, and blinking the SOS pattern. Halfway through the video, Miku succumbs to hypnosis, and she begins to lose control of herself. At the start of the final chorus, Miku goes completely insane and begins to dance wildly, contorting her body, and the subtitles become mojibake.[6] Teto continues to dance, although visibly frightened by Miku's condition.[4][5] During the final seconds of the video, although obscured by a shower of confetti, it is possible to see Teto's eyes close momentarily, her distressed expression fading to a vacant smile, implying that she also loses her sanity.[1]

The music video for "Mesmerizer" uploaded to YouTube reached 10 million views on May 11, 2024, 13 days later.[3] The song is also the third and fastest song to surpass one million views on Niconico utilizing Synthesizer V [ja],[5] and the second fastest among all Vocaloid songs.[7]

Chart performance[edit]

The song debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Japan Niconico VOCALOID SONGS TOP20 chart for the week,[8] later topping the chart for five consecutive weeks, and entering the top 20 of "Japan Songs (South Korea)" for three consecutive weeks. It also debuted at No. 65 on the Japan Hot 100 on May 29, 2024.[9][10] On May 30, 2024, the song reached No. 13 on the Billboard Global Japan Songs excl. Japan chart.[11] Additionally, the song reached No. 3 on the Heatseekers Songs chart.[12]

It ranked No. 2 on the YouTube Japan Daily Top Music Videos chart on May 13, 2024.[5] On May 22, 2024, it debuted at No. 5 on the YouTube Japan Weekly Top Songs chart.[13] Additionally, "Mesmerizer" became the top-searched term on Nico Nico Pedia [ja] Weekly HOT Word Ranking on May 8, 2024.[14]

Charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Mesmerizer"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[15] 65
Global (Billboard Global Japan Songs excl. Japan)[11] 13
Heatseekers Songs (Billboard Japan)[12] 3
Niconico Vocaloid Songs Top 20 (Billboard Japan)[16] 1

Release history[edit]

Release dates for "Mesmerizer"
Region Date Format
World May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)[17][18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "「メズマライザー」歌詞の意味は？ポップな音楽に隠された闇を考察！". UtaTen (in Japanese). 2024-05-28.
  2. ^ a b "連載『lit!』第101回：いよわ、r-906、Chinozo、サツキ…『ニコニコ超会議2024』で注目を集めたボカロ曲4選". Real Sound (in Japanese). 2024-05-12.
  3. ^ a b "【ボーカロイド音楽専門レーベル『KARENT』配信情報】5月16日（木）～5月22日（水）に13作品の配信をスタート！". PR Times (in Japanese). 2024-05-22.
  4. ^ a b c d "ボカロP サツキの楽曲「メズマライザー」1000万再生を突破 2週間で快挙達成". KAI-YOU (in Japanese). 2024-05-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Creepy Nutsそっくり？謎のミャンマー語ロックとは / 「メズマライザー」をヒットさせた2人の新たな才能". Natalie (in Japanese). 2024-05-17.
  6. ^ a b "「メズマライザー」が考察ブームで一躍話題に！ 初音ミク×重音テトによるポップな曲に隠された狂気――動画を手掛けたクリエイターが意味深なポストを…". Livedoor (in Japanese). 2024-05-16.
  7. ^ "【ビルボード】"ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS TOP20"、サツキ「メズマライザー」3週連続首位に". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2024-05-22.
  8. ^ "【ビルボード】"ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS TOP20"、吉田夜世「オーバーライド」通算9回目の首位獲得". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2024-05-01.
  9. ^ "【ビルボード】"ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS TOP20"、サツキ「メズマライザー」4週連続首位に". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2024-05-29.
  10. ^ "【ビルボード】"ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS TOP20"、サツキ「メズマライザー」首位を独走して5連覇に". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2024-06-05.
  11. ^ a b "【ビルボード】Creepy Nuts「Bling-Bang-Bang-Born」グローバル・ジャパン・ソングス19週連続首位　XG「WOKE UP」3位初登場／サツキ「メズマライザー」急上昇". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2024-05-30.
  12. ^ a b "【Heatseekers Songs】BABYMONSTER「SHEESH」4週ぶりに首位奪還". GetNews (in Japanese). 2024-05-30.
  13. ^ "【YouTubeチャート】サツキ & 初音ミク & 重音テト「メズマライザー」初登場5位". Oricon (in Japanese). 2024-05-22.
  14. ^ "「メズマライザー」「(ﾟ∀ﾟ)o彡゜えーりん！えーりん！」が急上昇 ニコニコ大百科 週間HOTワードランキング（2024/05/01-2024/05/07）". Livedoor (in Japanese). 2024-05-08.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of 3 June 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS TOP20" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  17. ^ "Mesmerizer". KARENT.
  18. ^ "メズマライザー" (in Japanese). OTOTY.

External links[edit]

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