Omoide Yaro A Team releases Palestine support charity single “It Was Once Upon a Time 2024”

It has been announced that Omoide Yarou A-Team will release a charity single, “Sore wa Tsukasa Atte 2024,” to support Palestine on Sunday, August 11th.

This work is a new recording of the song “Sore wa tsuite atte” (It Was Once Upon a Time), released in 2019, which deals with the history of the massacre of Koreans during the Great Kanto Earthquake and the human rights violations against refugees and immigrants by the Immigration Bureau. Based on the recent live arrangement, it has been rearranged into an Afro-funk disco tune, and the lyrics have been added in response to the worsening Palestinian massacres.

In addition to strongly protesting the country’s immigration issues, which show no signs of improvement, the group will donate all of its proceeds to various support organizations, including the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, with the aim of providing humanitarian aid to Palestine.

In addition, this work isBandcampIt will be released digitally on Spotify and on CD. The CD will go on sale at Seoul Picnic 2024, which will be held tomorrow, August 11th (Sun) at WWW X in Shibuya, Tokyo.

In addition, it has been announced that “Seoul Picnic 2024” will be held at OPPA-LA in Enoshima, Kanagawa on Saturday, August 24th. The DJs will be Latin Quarter, an indispensable DJ in the summer at OPPA-LA, and percussionist and DJ Sammo Hung Kam-Bo of Omoide Yaro.

[Comment from Hajime Takahashi (Omoide Yaro A Team)]

For years I’ve been singing, “It happened once and it’s still happening,” but not only is it still happening, it’s currently getting worse.
Thinking of the historical facts of the Great Kanto Earthquake, I wrote in the first line that “the memory of genocide is far away,” but even at this very moment people are being massacred in Palestine.
In an age of deepening division, we may not be able to fully comprehend the mistakes of others, but when faced with this terrible situation, we can easily see what we are not doing and what we are turning a blind eye to.
It took a long time to come up with the idea, and it’s not the most efficient way, but I wanted to support people who are in difficult situations, so I made a new single with the help of my band members and staff. I think we recorded a rough but good take.
Please pick up a copy and give it a listen. Thank you.

[Release Information]

Omoide Yarou A Team “It Once Was 2024”
Release Date: 2024.08.11 (Sun.)
Tracklist:
1. It Once Was 2024
2. It Once Was 2024 (INST)

Music by Omoide Yaro A Team
Lyrics by Hajime Takahashi
Mixed by Hajime Takahashi
Mastered by Kentaro Kimura
Designed by Tatsuya Kunieda

■Streaming link(※Valid from release date)

[Event Information]

“Omoide Yaro A Team presents “Seoul Picnic 2024″”
Date and time: Sunday, August 11, 2024 OPEN 17:30 / START 18:30
Venue: WWW X, Shibuya, Tokyo
Price: ADV. ¥4,500 / DOOR ¥5,500 (1 drink fee for each separately)
Cast:
(LIVE)
Omoide Yaro A Team

▼Support musicians
Fukaishi Norio (Ba.)
Naoki Numazawa (Key.)
YAYAko (Cho.)

▼ Sign language members
Yukiyo Suzuki (sign language interpreter)
Rika Mizuno (sign language interpreter)
Nyanko (sign language supervisor)

(DJ)
Burning Field

·ticket
General release: June 29th (Sat) 10:00~

※All standing
*Free admission for junior high school students and younger accompanied by a guardian
*Sign language interpretation and wheelchair space available
*Those under 20 years old who present their ID, and those with disabilities who present their disability certificate will receive a 2,000 yen cashback on the day (available at the ticket reception on the day)
* Performances eligible for the “Soul Picnic Funding” Live Pass (for details, see the Omoide Yarou A Team website)

INFO： WWW X 03-5458-7688

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“Omoide Yaro A Team presents “Seoul Picnic 2024 at OPPA-LA””
Date and time: Saturday, August 24, 2024 OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
Venue: OPPA-LA, Enoshima, Kanagawa
Price: ADV. ￥5,000
Cast:
(LIVE)
Omoide Yaro A Team

▼Support musicians
Fukaishi Norio (Ba.)
Naoki Numazawa (Key.)
YAYAko (Cho.)

(DJ)
Latin Quarter
DJ Sammo Hung Kam-bo

・Ticket (ZAIKO)
Lottery sale: August 11th (Sun) 21:00 to August 16th (Fri) 23:59

General sales: August 17th (Sat) 12:00~

※All standing
* Performances eligible for the “Soul Picnic Funding” Live Pass (for details, see the Omoide Yarou A Team website)

■Omoide Yaro A Team Official Site