Daichi Miura writes new song “Kokorobeat” as the official support song for TEAM JAPAN as they compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics!

Daichi Miura has written and provided a new song, “Heartbeat,” as the official support song for TEAM JAPAN, which will be competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics.

This song will be used in the TEAM JAPAN concept movie and will be shown on TV commercials and in the athletes’ village.

The new song “Heartbeat” was created with the keyword “heartbeat,” which is the sound of a beginning for people, as it represents the “beginner’s intention” that people think back to when they take a step forward, and a new “beginning” for them after they have taken that step.The song has a beat that inspires each athlete, and a warmth that creates a sense of unity as one team, TEAM JAPAN.

This concept video was produced by the JOC for the first time, with the concept of “The courage to take a step forward” in preparation for Paris 2024.

“Falling down many times, looking forward and taking another step. Athletes are people who never stop moving forward. It is better to do nothing than to fail. In this day and age where challenges are perceived as risks, TEAM JAPAN wants to be a presence that can give everyone the courage to take a step forward. We want to convey that a wonderful future awaits them if they take that step.”
To convey TEAM JAPAN’s strong feelings, the album features Miura’s powerful new song “Heartbeat Sound,” as well as footage of TEAM JAPAN’s symbolic athletes at the Paris 2024 Games, Abe Uta (Judo), Abe Hifumi (Judo), Ishikawa Yuki (Volleyball), Hashimoto Daiki (Gymnastics/Artistic Gymnastics), Minobe Kazuyasu (Fencing), and TEAM JAPAN’s next symbolic athletes, Fujinami Akari (Wrestling) and Honda Akari (Swimming/Competitive Swimming), when they were just taking their first steps as children, as well as footage of them performing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. The album was created with the hope of inspiring children all over Japan to “take the courage to take a step forward” in various fields, not just in sport, through the sight of these athletes performing well at the Olympics.

The footage will be broadcast on TEAM JAPAN’s YouTube channel, Paris 2024 live coverage, TVer’s Olympic special, Live Board’s outdoor vision, and JOC owned media.

＜TEAM JAPAN TV Commercial “The courage to take a step forward.” 60-second version＞

*TVer is scheduled to be released from July 15th.

[Comment from Daichi Miura]
Every second of the lives that the athletes have lived. The repeated heartbeats. And the new beginnings that lie ahead. I created the music while imagining these things in my own way.
I hope that it will ring out with excitement from the players heading into the match, and from all those who are supporting TEAM JAPAN.

[Comment from Yasuo Inoue, Paris 2024 Countermeasures Project Leader (and Vice-Leader of TEAM JAPAN Paris 2024)]
Daichi Miura has written a song for TEAM JAPAN, and as the project leader for the Paris Olympics, I couldn’t be more encouraged. Based on our team slogan, “Take that courageous step forward – together to greater heights”, the song is filled with our soul, incorporating the Olympic motto and the strong, passionate feelings of the athletes and staff towards the Olympics. With the pride and responsibility of TEAM JAPAN in our hearts, we will fight with this song. It would be the best if everyone could liven up the Olympics with this song. We will do our best to make everyone feel moved, dreamed and hopeful!! GO TEAM JAPAN!!

[TEAM JAPAN Symbol Athlete Comment]
Kazuyasu Minobe (Fencing)
It’s made so coolly that it brings back memories.
The photo was from when I first started fencing in my first year of high school, and it really reminded me of that first step I took at that time.
Combined with Daichi Miura’s song, it reminds me that the Olympics are finally about to begin, and it reminds me of the courage I felt back then that created excitement, and it makes me feel like I can hit the ground running with great force.

○Hashimoto Daiki (Gymnastics/Artistic Gymnastics)
Ever since I was a little girl, my goal has been to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
Having won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, I feel that I have received courage and hope from many people, and so I have decided to take on the challenge again, heading towards the Paris Olympics.
The inspiring visuals will give you the courage to take a step towards your goal of winning the Paris Olympics for the second time in a row, and the theme song by Daichi Miura matches perfectly with this commercial, which will make you want to work hard towards your dream of becoming number one in the world with everyone’s thoughts in mind. Please be sure to watch it, and we hope you will fight and support us together.

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