Da-iCE’s Kudo Taiki is the NewJeans man!?

On Saturday, June 1st from 22:00, TBS Radio’s “TALK ABOUT” (every Saturday from 22:00 to 23:30), hosted by Da-iCE’s Kudo Taiki, aired.

Tonight Kudo’s song selection will be two songs by NewJeans: “Bubble Gum” and “Attention.”
While introducing the song, he spoke about the amazing creative director of NewJeans.

He explained that the role of a creative director is to produce everything from what musical style to what fashion to wear, and so on.
I said that it was cool that they had been doing something that no one had done before for a long period of time.

Even when it comes to songs, while many productions had previously been aggressive in the hip-hop or girl crush genres, they chose city pop and R&B songs that are easy to listen to and add to playlists, and they didn’t use their portraits on the jacket photos, which was an unprecedented strategy for a girl group, she said, stating that it was amazing that they continued to pursue this strategy, and that she hopes listeners will understand that.

He also reiterates the amazing thing about doing something that has never been done before – being able to brush aside criticism and suggestions from those around you and do it with confidence.

The Kudo generation, who went beyond the K-POP culture and fell in love with NewJeans for its musicality, are known to the public as “NewJeans Uncles.”
The genre that Kudo’s generation grew up in is one that they think would be cool if young people today were to express. NewJeans is the generation that has made that coolness a reality.
In other words, it’s inevitable that I’ll become a “New Jeans uncle!”

Da-iCE’s latest song “I wonder,” in which Kudo also participated in writing the lyrics, is currently being distributed and has been well received. It has been played over 400 million times on TikTok. It is also used as the theme song for the drama “Kururi ~Who Fell in Love with Me?~” starring Ai Ikumi (every Tuesday from 10pm on TBS).

▼Da-iCE “I wonder”
Stream & Download
https://Da-iCE.lnk.to/Iwonder

▼ “Kururi: Who Fell in Love with Me?” Teaser
https://youtu.be/gF-4Gu3FfLo?si=Y01MB-Y07d6BDBGz


This year marks the 10th anniversary of Da-iCE’s major debut.
On January 15th, they will perform at the Nippon Budokan for the first time in about seven years, and then they will hold their arena tour “Da-iCE 10th Anniversary Arena Tour 2024 -MUSi-aM-” for the fourth consecutive year. They have also been selected as the theme song artist for a TBS drama for the first time, so please keep an eye on Da-iCE’s activities as they continue to gain momentum in their 10th anniversary.


▼”TALK ABOUT” Program Overview
[Broadcasting station]TBS Radio
[Title]TALK ABOUT
[Broadcast Date and Time]Every Saturday from 22:00 to 23:30
[Personality]Daiki Kudo (Da-iCE)
【Official site】https://www.tbsradio.jp/talk/
【Official X】@radio_talkabout


▼ Program summary for “Kururi: Who Fell in Love with Me?”
[Broadcasting Station]TBS Television
[Title]Tuesday Drama “Kururi ~Who Fell in Love with Me?~”.
[Broadcast date and time]Starts on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, every Tuesday from 10:00 to 10:57
[Starring]Ai Ikumi
[Cast]Koji Seto, Fuju Kamio, Ryubi Miyase and others
【Official site】https://www.tbs.co.jp/darekoi_tbs/
[Official X (formerly Twitter)]@kurukoi_tbs
【Official Instagram】kurukoi_tbs
【Official TikTok】kurukoi_tbs


▼Da-iCE Profile
Da-iCE is a five-member male artist group known for their captivating four-octave twin vocals.
The group consists of five members: vocalists Ohno Yudai and Hanamura Sota, and performers Kudo Taiki, Iwaoka Toru, and Wada Hayate.
“CITRUS,” released in 2020, became the first Japanese male dance and vocal group to reach 100 million streams, and won the 63rd Japan Record Award in 2021.
“Starmine,” included in the latest album “SCENE,” has become a hot topic as a song that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, and has been a long-running hit, with 600 million views on TikTok!
Her latest song, “I Wonder,” has been chosen as the theme song for the TBS Tuesday drama “Kururi: Who Fell in Love with Me?”

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