■Cameras sneak into the music production in LA and behind the scenes of the Nissan Stadium Live!
“NHK MUSIC SPECIAL Fujii Kaze ~Climb to the World~” will be broadcast on NHK General on October 31st.
“Tiny Desk Concerts” received worldwide response, “Hatteyuku” topped the charts in Thailand & “It’s Good to Die” was awarded a US gold disc, first US performance, lonely production work in Los Angeles , and a 10-city tour in Asia starting in October.
The camera closely follows the Fujii style of 2024, who does his best without making any compromises in order to realize his childhood dream of “connecting with the world through music.” It depicts the true face of an artist who is steadily expanding his fan base around the world, and explores the charm of his music, which continues to evolve.
In March 2024, music played in a corner of the NHK office in Shibuya attracted attention from around the world. American public broadcaster NPR’s popular music content “tiny desk concerts”, the first Japanese version of artist Kaze Fujii’s performance. The program’s concept of “delivering an intimate musical experience with live singing and performances from a small space with only a small desk” and Fujii’s musicality caused a wonderful chemical reaction, resulting in an outstanding arrangement and groove that exceeded expectations. It generated a far greater response.
The number of views of the video published on NPR’s YouTube has exceeded 11 million times, and it has become one of the most viewed videos in the first half of 2024 on NPR’s tiny desk lineup, which includes many world-class artists. He has been receiving praise from music fans and musicians one after another.
Kaze Fujii, who has made his presence known overseas by far as a Japanese artist, is now seriously challenging the world. “As I stand on the same stage as all the artists in the world, I want to deliver what I think is the best.” We take a close look at his music production in LA, with a strong determination. For the first time, a camera entered the scene where Fujii-style music was created, which no one had ever seen before, and recorded the moment when Fujii-style music was born.
In addition, we will introduce footage from the Nissan Stadium Live in August, which was a big topic in Japan. Kaze Fujii himself is enthusiastic about “showing the best of himself,” and will introduce many of his representative songs that were performed at the large-scale live concert that attracted 140,000 people.
The camera also sneaks behind the scenes. What hints did Kaze Fujii get from this live performance to help him take another step towards the world?
Actor Taiga Nakano will be in charge of narrating the program that tells the story of Fujii-style. His love for Fujii-style music fills the program with his stories.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, music is being listened to more borderlessly around the world than ever before. While J-POP is gaining global recognition in a way that is linked to anime, Fujii-style music is resonating around the world in a completely different way. What exactly is its charm and possibility?
Let’s look forward to “NHK MUSIC SPECIAL”, which looks at Fujii Kaze’s challenges as he struggles to step onto a new stage called “the world.”
Program information
NHK general“NHK MUSIC SPECIAL Fujii Kaze ~Climb to the world~”
10/31 (Thursday) 22:00-22:45 *Simultaneous broadcast on NHK Plus / 1 week missed broadcast
Rebroadcast: 11/04 (Monday) 23:50-0:35
Starring: Kaze Fujii
Narrator: Taiga Nakano
Fujii Kaze OFFICIAL SITE
https://fujiikaze.com/
