ILLIT's new digital single "Sunday Morning" will be released on January 13, 2026, alongside an anime theme song and more details.
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ILLIT will release their 2nd digital single "Sunday Morning" in January 2026, delivering a new original Japanese song. Today (12th), the main PV for the TV anime "Hime-sama 'Goumon' no Jikan desu" Season 2, which ILLIT will perform the opening theme for, was released, along with information about the theme song and jacket photo. The title of the theme song is "Sunday Morning," which will be digitally released on January 13 next year. The main PV allows listeners to hear a part of the sound source in advance. "Sunday Morning" is a J-POP ROCK style song depicting the "great power of a loving heart" that cannot be stopped by anyone. Every Sunday morning, there is someone you want to meet right away. It sings about the sparkling feelings of being infatuated with that someone and the bittersweet longing that tightens your chest, creating a "love morning." The artist Mega Shinnosuke, born in 2000 and known for producing viral hits on TikTok, participated in the production, making it a captivating song even just by listening to a part of the sound source. ILLIT's original Japanese songs have received great love so far. Their first original Japanese song "Almond Chocolate," released digitally in February, became a popular song following their globally hit debut song "Magnetic" and won the "Excellent Work Award" at the 67th Japan Record Awards, being the only overseas artist to receive this award. With this, ILLIT became the first K-POP girl group to win two awards, the "New Artist Award" last year and the "Excellent Work Award" this year (according to Universal Music). Additionally, the title track of their Japan 1st Single "時よ止まれ" (Toki yo Tomare), released on September 1, has been chosen as the theme song for ABEMA's new program "Popteen vs egg MODELS CRUSH," and the song "Topping" has been used in a web commercial for Lacoste's new sneaker collection in Japan for 2025, receiving calls for advertisements and program theme songs. Now, with their first anime theme song confirmed, they are expanding their range of activities. ILLIT is also set to appear in various year-end events, including "CDTV Live! Live! Christmas LOVE SONG Fes." on the 15th, the 67th Japan Record Awards on the 30th, and the 76th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen on the 31st. Their consecutive appearance in the "NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen" for two years is a remarkable achievement, being the first and only K-POP 5th generation group to do so, proving ILLIT's strong popularity in Japan. Their activities in 2026 will continue to be of interest.
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