title: Kōya o Aruke
text: # Kōya o Aruke
  
  "Kōya o Aruke" (荒野を歩け, "Walk in the Wild Land") is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released on March 29, 2017 and was used as the theme song for the 2017 anime film, Night Is Short, Walk On Girl. Yūsuke Nakamura, the illustrator for all of the band's artwork, is also the person in charge of the original character design for the movie.
  
  ## Music video
  
  The music video for "Kōya o Aruke" was directed by Nakamura Hiroki. The video features a girl walk around the city at midnight until morning, with the band appear on her back as projection screen.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Masafumi Gotoh – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  * Kensuke Kita – lead guitar
  * Takahiro Yamada – bass
  * Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
  * Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (2021) | Peak positions |
  | - | - |
  | Japanese Singles (Oricon) | 15 |
  | Japan Hot 100 (Billboard) | 14 |
  | Japan Hot Animation (Billboard) | 1 |
  
  ## Release history
  
  | Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Japan | 29 March 2017 | Ki/oon | CD | KSCL-2899 |
  | Japan | 29 March 2017 | Ki/oon | CD+DVD | KSCL-2897 |
  | Various | 29 March 2017 | Ki/oon | Digital download streaming | |
  