On June 8, the cast for the upcoming film,One Piece Film: Red was revealed. Amongst the cast, Ado was revealed as the singing voice actress for the character Uta whileKaori Nazuka reprised her role for Uta's non-singing parts.[2] A single titled "New Genesis" was announced for release later that month, with lyrics and production byYasutaka Nakata.
From August 7 to August 28, 2022, "New Genesis" also served as the opening theme for the animated television series,One Piece.
Asynth-pop andelectropop song, "New Genesis" features heavy usage of synthesizers.[3] Nakata was asked byEiichiro Oda, the creator ofOne Piece, to create a "powerful song that symbolizes the birth of a new diva," as well as a song that matches the world ofOne Piece.[3]
The song's title, "New Genesis", represents the ideal utopian world Uta, the female lead of the film, wanted to create.[3]
"New Genesis" debuted at number nine on theBillboard Japan Hot 100 for the week of June 15, 2022.[4] On the Oricon Digital Singles Chart, the song debuted at number one.[5] Following the release of the film and itsaccompanying soundtrack, "New Genesis" peaked at number one on the Japan Hot 100.[6] The song held its number one position on the Japan Hot 100 for six weeks.[7] On August 31, streaming numbers for "New Genesis" exceeded 100 million, marking Ado's fifth song to have over 100 million streams.[8]
Globally, "New Genesis" peaked at number 20 on theBillboard Global 200. OnApple Music, "New Genesis" topped the Global 100 playlist, the first for a Japanese song.[9][10] Following this, the weekly views of the J-pop genre on Apple Music reached a new record.[11]
