back number has been chosen to perform the theme song for the TBS Tuesday drama "Hajimete Koi o Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi," which starts on January 15th (Tuesday) at 10 PM.
Following their theme song "オールドファッション" for the TBS Friday drama "Dai Renai ~Boku wo Wasureru Kimi to~" in the previous season (October-December 2018), they will be providing the theme song for a TBS drama for an unprecedented second consecutive season.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" is a song that was written immediately after reading the script for the drama, right after the final performance of the dome tour at Kyocera Dome in October 2018.
A portion of it will be aired for the first time today (January 5, 2019) at 3:00 PM on TBS's drama preview program, "TBS Winter New Drama Festival"!

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Comment Iyori Shimizu

Rather than delivering a finished work, this song feels more like handing over a diary I've kept without any intention of showing it to anyone. I feel that the completion of what's called a theme song comes along with the final episode of the story, so I'm really looking forward to seeing how this song resonates with the feelings of each character in the drama.

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Comment from Kyoko Fukada

back number I was truly delighted when I heard that [artist's name] would be in charge of the theme song. The song expresses the fleeting and ephemeral nature of youth, and I am looking forward to it further enhancing the drama.

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Comment from producer Satoshi Ariga

A wonderful theme song has arrived for the Tuesday drama! "A Story to Read on the Day You First Fell in Love" tells the story of the protagonist, Junko Harumi, but it is also the story of threemen who have unrequited feelings for her. The theme song, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY," fromback number, is a poignant love song about unrequited love.
This is a wonderful theme song that draws you into the story and allows you to empathize with Junko, as you connect with the feelings ofMasashi, Kyohei, and Kazuma—three men who like Junko but are rejected despite their repeated attempts to approach her. I hope you will enjoy"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" along with the drama.

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[Drama Overview]

TBS Tuesday drama "A Story to Read on the Day You First Fell in Love"
Starts at 10 PM on Tuesday, January 15, 2019

A clumsy, oblivious woman whose life has been spiraling downwards since failing her entrance exam to the University of Tokyo. Unbeknownst to her, a thrilling and heart-pounding surprise event that will change her life is about to unfold...! Three men with very different personalities vie for the protagonist's affection... We bring you the bestラブストーリー of this winter!!

Cast: Kyoko Fukada, Kento Nagayama, Ryusei Yokohama, Tomoya Nakamura, and others
Drama official website: https://www.tbs.co.jp/hajikoi_tbs/intro/

Along with this, new artist photos have been released!