fhána is a three-person band formed around Junichi Sato (key, cho), towana (vocal), and kevin mitsunaga (sampler, etc.).
Last year, which marked the 10th anniversary of their debut, they launched a new agency, and amid new adventures such as changing labels, they have been actively engaged in activities such as holding live tours in Japan and abroad supporting the EP “Beautiful Dreamer” released. Continuing.
All three jacket photos of the 5th album “The Look of Life” to be released on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 have been released.
The jacket photo is a bird’s-eye view of the cityscape of Tokyo that captures the theme of the album title, “The Look of Life,” which depicts the “returning to daily life” and “the life that has returned.”
In addition, the M card included with the limited edition Type-A will include music videos of all 12 songs from the album. When the CD is released on November 20th, the title song “Look of Life” will be included in addition to the songs currently released below.
After that, we will gradually add Music Videos of new songs to M Card in conjunction with the TOUR starting November 24, 2024.
■Now available Music Video
[MV]fhána – Runaway World (TV anime “Fujinchu Great Mission” opening theme song) – MUSIC VIDEO
[URL]https://youtu.be/6CNyPjxyqDg
[MV]fhána – Eternal Light (Game “ONE.” OP theme song) – MUSIC VIDEO
[URL]https://youtu.be/5HTPLCcXBJA
[MV]fhána – Last Pages (Game “ONE.” ED theme) – LIVE MUSIC VIDEO
[URL]https://youtu.be/W2IfG3xE0Wk
[MV]fhána – Angels’ Song (TV anime “Sister-in-law Life” opening theme song) – MUSIC VIDEO
[URL]https://youtu.be/GBvAVGsZPNA
[MV]fhána – Turing – MUSIC VIDEO
[URL]https://youtu.be/cChCjDFjOsk
[MV]fhána – Spiral – MUSIC VIDEO
[URL] https://youtu.be/69cwAng3AvU
[Title]The Look of Life
[Release date]2024.11.20 (Wednesday)
[Contents included]
01. Introduction (life is coming back)
Composer: Kevin Mitsunaga, Junichi Sato Arrangement: Kevin Mitsunaga
02. Look of Life
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
03. city dream city
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composer: Junichi Sato Arrangement: Kevin Mitsunaga, Junichi Sato
04.Spiral
Lyrics: Towana, Hideki Hayashi Composer: Junichi Sato Arrangement: Kevin Mitsunaga, Junichi Sato
05. Angels’ Song
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
06. Last Pages
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
07.Turing
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Kevin Mitsunaga
08. Runaway World
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
09. Matching Error
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Kevin Mitsunaga
10. The light of eternity
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
11. Become the wind
Lyrics: towana Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
12. waltz for lily
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
[Product form]
◼︎ Limited edition Type-A with M card
[Product number]COZX-2136~7
[Price]Tax included: ¥4,400
Includes an M card that allows you to download the music videos of all 12 songs included.
◼︎ Limited edition Type-B with BD
[Product number]COZX-2138~9
[Price]Tax included: ¥7,700
Includes a Blu-ray Disc recording the fhána 10th Anniversary SPECIAL LIVE “There Is The Light” performance held at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA in October 2023.
◼︎Regular edition
[Product number]COCX-42402
[Price]Tax included: ¥3,300
[Bonus details]
●Bonus details for first-come-first-served buyers
・Limited edition (Type-A/Type-B): Card calendar (common benefit)
・Regular edition: Postcard (common benefit)
All Tower Records stores (including online)
All HMV stores (including online)
All TSUTAYA stores (including online)
columbia music shop
Other support stores
●Amazon.co.jp original benefits
mega jacket
Released on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
fhána 5th Album “The Look of Life”
COZX-2136~7 ¥4,400 (tax in) *Limited edition Type-A with M card (CD + M card)
COZX-2138~9 ¥7,700 (tax in) *Limited edition with Blu-ray Type-B (CD+Blu-ray)
COCX-42402 ¥3,300 (tax in) *Regular edition (CD only)
*Bonus designs and other supporting stores will be announced at a later date.
*Some stores may not carry this product. Please contact each store for details on the availability of benefits.
*Some contents may change.
*Please note that the benefits are on a first-come, first-served basis and will end as soon as they run out. Early reservations are recommended.
■The Look of Life Tour ’24-’25
The live tour “The Look of Life Tour ’24-’25” supporting the 5th album will be held in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo!!
【schedule】
2024.11.24 (Sun) @ Umeda CLUB QUATTRO
2024.12.1 (Sun) @Nagoya ReNY limited
2025.1.13 (Monday holiday) @ Hulic Hall Tokyo (Yurakucho)
[Ticket information]
Low tickethttps://l-tike.com/artist/000000000531727/
Ticket Piahttps://t.pia.jp/pia/artist/artists.do?artistsCd=CB030001
[fhana Profile]
A three-piece band formed in 2011, led by Junichi Sato (key, cho), towana (vocal), and kevin mitsunaga (sampler, etc.).
She made her major debut in August 2013 with “Que Sera Sera” (ED theme song for the TV anime “Uchoten Kazoku”). The following year, she was selected by iTunes as one of the “NEW ARTISTS 2014” as a sure-fire newcomer, and her first album “Outside of Melancholy” ranked 8th on the Oricon weekly chart.
To date, he has performed the theme songs for 17 anime works, and continues to present a rich musicality while staying close to the worldview of the works. In addition, the music video for the 10th single “Rhapsody in the Blue Sky” (the opening theme song for the TV anime “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”) has been viewed over 53.96 million times on YouTube (as of May 2024). “Ai no Supreme!” (the opening theme song for the TV anime “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S”) received rave reviews from all walks of life as soon as it was released, and the music video has been played over 18.78 million times, and has received various awards. .
Junichi Sato, the main character, made his major debut in 2006 with the band “FLEET” in which he is the vocalist, and after forming fhána, he began actively working as a composer, arranger, and music producer, providing songs to other artists. . As of 2022, he has been responsible for theme songs for 29 TV anime, TV dramas, and movie anime, including music provided by fhána. It also won the Composition Award at the Heisei Anime Song Award, the Arrangement Award at the 2020 Anime Song Award, and the Work Award, Arrangement Award, and User Voting Award at the Reiwa 3 Anime Song Award.
Vocalist towana also made her solo debut in July 2022 with the ending theme song “Bail” for the TV drama “Ideal No Kareshi.” Each member is expanding their range of activities, such as Kevin Mitsunaga appearing at various events as a DJ.
He has a reputation for live performances, and in addition to regularly holding one-man tours in Japan, he also actively performs at events overseas. Also, since 2020, they have always been flexible with the times, such as holding many online live shows. Appeared at the world’s largest anime song festival “Animelo Summer Live” for 7 consecutive years. While focusing on the anime song world, they continue to appear on “ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL” and “COUNTDOWN JAPAN”, transcending genre barriers and national borders, and gaining respect from all quarters.
In 2024, it has been decided that a one-man LIVE tour will be held in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo starting in November.
