"Yandere" is a song by Jazmin Bean. It is the lead single and third track on the re-up edition of their debut EP, Worldwide Torture. The song was released on October 30, 2020. An acoustic version of the song was released on their debut acoustic EP Acoustic Church Session as the opening track.
Background[]
Bean posted multiple snippets of the song's first demo via their social media accounts in 2019 and 2020. The song's title appeared on a draft track list for the re-up blurred out.
On September 5, 2020, Bean posted two photos on Instagram saying they were making a music video[1] Bean also posted a teaser of the music video and song prior to the release on their Instagram stories, revealing that it would be released sometime in October 2020.
A slowed-down teaser of the music video, as well as the beginning of the song, were also posted on social media by Bean.[2] A slowed-down version of the music video was used as the background of the link where fans could pre-save the EP[3].
In October 2020, Bean revealed the Worldwide Torture re-up track list on social media, where Yandere was revealed to be the third track. Later, Bean revealed another teaser of the music video, also revealing the title of the song.
Leak history[]
As with certain songs, "Yandere" has been leaked on one or multitude occasions. The list below shows all the timed the song has been leaked:
- April 5, 2022 (demo 2; full)
- September 11, 2024 (accapella; partial)
Theme[]
Yandere (from Japanese ヤンデレ) is a word commonly used in Japanese fiction to describe a character who becomes so obsessed with their crush (that typically doesn't notice them) that they becomes violent and overprotective.
In this song, Bean is a representation of this character type. They are obsessed with their crush, and they proudly threaten anyone who dares to come near the crush, going as far as to say they want to decapitate the "interferers". In the music video for the song, they are shown to have killed multiple people who spoke to their crush, as hinted when they show off the blood splattered all over their house.
Official versions[]
| Ver. | Released on | Release date | Prod. | Rec. date | Length | |
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| Final | Single • Worldwide Torture | October 30, 2020 | Winter | 2020 | 3:31 | |
| Acoustic session | Acoustic Church Session | March 24, 2023 | Dante Traynor • Gamaliel Rendle Traynor | 2023 | 3:06 | |
| Demos | ||||||
| Demo 1 | Unreleased | 2019-2020 (partially shared) | Bean | 2019-2020 | Unknown | |
| Demo 2 | Unreleased | April 5, 2022 (leaked) | Winter | 2019-2020 | 3:03 | |
Videos[]
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Trivia[]
- This song is Bean's first official release with Island Records, Interscope Records and Universal Music Group.
- Screaming, police sirens, ambulance sirens, and a sword slashing can be heard throughout the song.