New song "どうしてもどうしても" has been chosen as the theme song for NHK Winter Sports! It will also be premiered on December 6th (Sat) during the "Curling World Final Qualifying Tournament"!
back number has been chosen to perform the theme song for NHK's winter sports program with their newly written song, "どうしてもどうしても!).
It will be broadcast for the first time on December 6th (Saturday) during the "Curling World Final Qualifying Tournament" broadcast (NHK General, 11:52 AM onwards)!
It will also be used in broadcasts for the "Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games," which will open on Friday, February 6, 2026, and the "Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games," which will take place in March.
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I created this song hoping that it would resonate with the same passion and tenderness as the brilliance of the moment when top athletes gather, challenge themselves, and compete fiercely, and also with the sparkle that humans reach when they can't always do their best but keep struggling and refusing to give up.
I want to tell my younger self, who aspired to be an athlete but failed and is still slumped over thinking, "I'm just someone who couldn't make it," "It may not have taken the same form and it may have taken longer, but I've ended up being involved in something you aimed for. You never know what's going to happen."
Iyori Shimizu (back number)
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Short versions of the song will also be released on TikTok and Instagram at 5 PM on Saturday, December 6th!
▼Official TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@back_number_official
▼Official Instagram