The pre-release single “Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)” from Vickeblanka’s album “Knightclub” to be released on Wednesday, September 4th will be distributed on Monday, August 26th. The full contents of the album have also been released.
This is the first album in about three years since the previous album “FATE”. In addition to previously released singles such as “Byakuya”, the theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Kasouken no Onna Season 24”, and “Never Run”, which features a beat that Vickeblanka experienced firsthand during his North American tour in February this year, and plenty of arrangements, the album includes 10 colorful songs, including “Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)”, a new song in collaboration with Noriyuki Makihara and Ayaka, and “Old Rivals (A Self-Cover of “Rivals!”), a self-cover of “Rivals!”, which was a hot topic when it was provided to “Hypnosis Mic”.
In addition, ahead of the release of the album “Knightclub”, it has been decided that “Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)” will be released on Monday, August 26th. Let’s look forward to listening to the song.
– Vickeblanka’s comment –
It’s strange, but the closer the song Yomigaeri got to completion, the more the voices of Makihara-san and Ayaka-san started playing in my head, and I couldn’t get them out of my head. I’m grateful to the two of them for readily accepting my rude offer, and I’d like to thank them once again!
The three voices blend together to create a strong, big song. I hope it will inspire you when you are trying to overcome the past, oppression, exhaustion, or even despair.
– Comment from Noriyuki Makihara –
My encounter with the artist Vickeblanka was very interesting.
When I hear a song on the radio and think, “Oh, I really like this song,” and I search for it on Shazam, it always turns up to be Vickeblanka…
So before we started working together, I was just a fan of Vickeblanka.
The sound and arrangements are cool, but his voice has an overwhelming presence, and I feel that his appeal lies in his voice more than anything else.
So every time I heard the song on the radio, I would search for it and wonder, “Who is the owner of that beautiful voice?”
I got to know him through a radio director.
He was more energetic and self-confident than I had imagined, yet also a very polite young man, and I found myself drawn to him more and more.
One day, I suddenly received a LINE message saying, “I’m currently writing this song, would you mind singing it, Makihara?”
I’d never been asked to collaborate in this way before, and I thought his sense of groove was really appealing, so I immediately agreed to the collaboration on “Yomigaeri.”
His unique worldview sounds abstract, but the pictures he conveys are very concrete.
It was really fun to be able to participate in such an appealing song. (Although it was extremely difficult haha)
As a fan, I would like to try this album to get a feel for the current state of Vickeblanka, an artist who is on a roll.
– Ayaka’s comment –
Along with the demo of Yomigaeri, I received a message saying “I really want you to sing this part,” and I was so moved by the power of the song that I decided to participate.
I thought it was wonderful how they were completely strict and uncompromising until they arrived at the ideal world view that Bikke envisioned.
Once you listen to it, you’ll find the melody repeating in your head.
I can’t wait for everyone to hear Yomigaeri!
The full contents of the album have also been released. Be sure to check them out.
●Album “Knightclub”
※The reading of “Knightclub” is “night club”
Release date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
CD pre-order link:https://vkblanka.lnk.to/Knightclub_CD
Download & Streaming:https://vkblanka.lnk.to/Knightclub
*From August 26th, “Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)” will be available for pre-order, and the album “Knightclub” will be available for pre-order on iTunes.
[AL+DVD]
Product code: AVCD-63614/B
Price: ¥6,500 (base price) + tax
Smartphone compatible
[AL+Blu-ray Disc]
Product code: AVCD-63615/B
Price: ¥6,500 (base price) + tax
Smartphone compatible
[AL]
Product code: AVCD-63616
Price: ¥3,000 (base price) + tax
Smartphone compatible
[French Link (Fan Club) Limited Edition]
*Exclusive product sold at mu-mo SHOP (French Link OFFICIAL SHOP)
Product number: AVZ1-63617～8/B
Price: ¥12,000 (base price) + tax
First production limited edition
Specifications: Sleeve specifications
Bonus: Luxury photo book (52 pages)
Bundle Goods: Long Sleeve T-Shirt
Smartphone compatible
＜Contents＞
[AL+DVD][AL+Blu-ray Disc]
(CD)
01. Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)
02. Snake
03. High Love
04. Bitter (Days To Glitter Ways)
05. Daddy (Dying in NY)
06. Never Run
07. Byakuya (White Night) *Theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Kasouken no Onna Season 24”
08. White ≠ Colorless
09. See you soon
10. Old Rivals (A Self-Cover of “Rivals!”)
(DVD / Blu-ray Disc)
・“Never Run” Music Video & Making
・”White Night” Lyric Video
・Vicke Blanka presents RAINBOW ROAD -Den- (2024.5.4 at Osaka Festival Hall)
01. Slave of Love
02. Fabulous
03. If you’re a wolf
04. Want You Back
05. Snake
06. Never Run
07. Ponytail
08. This Kiss
09. Ca Va?
10. Revolution
[AL]
01. Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)
02. Snake
03. High Love
04. Bitter (Days To Glitter Ways)
05. Daddy (Dying in NY)
06. Never Run
07. Byakuya (White Night) *Theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Kasouken no Onna Season 24”
08. White ≠ Colorless
09. See you soon
10. Old Rivals (A Self-Cover of “Rivals!”)
[French Link (Fan Club) Limited Edition]
(CD Disc-1)
01. Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)
02. Snake
03. High Love
04. Bitter (Days To Glitter Ways)
05. Daddy (Dying in NY)
06. Never Run
07. Byakuya (White Night) *Theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Kasouken no Onna Season 24”
08. White ≠ Colorless
09. See you soon
10. Old Rivals (A Self-Cover of “Rivals!”)
(CD Disc-2) The Guide *Included only in the[French Link (Fan Club) Limited Edition]
Song introduction commentary included
01. Opening
02. Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)
03. Snake
04. High Love
05. Bitter (Days To Glitter Ways)
06. Daddy (Dying in NY)
07. Never Run
08. White Night
09. White ≠ Colorless
10. See you soon
11. Old Rivals (A Self-Cover of “Rivals!”)
12. Ending
(Blu-ray Disc)
・“Never Run” Music Video & Making
・”White Night” Lyric Video
・Vicke Blanka presents RAINBOW ROAD -Den- (2024.5.4 at Osaka Festival Hall)
01. Slave of Love
02. Fabulous
03. If you’re a wolf
04. Want You Back
05. Snake
06. Never Run
07. Ponytail
08. This Kiss
09. Ca Va?
10. Revolution
・Tower Records original bonus “A3 poster”
・HMV original bonus “A5 clear file”
・TSUTAYA original bonus “Postcard”
・Amazon original bonus “Mega Jacket” (same design for all three versions)
・Rakuten Books original bonus “Jacket-sized sticker” (same design for all three versions)
・Seven Net original bonus “cloth pouch”
・French Link OFFICIAL SHOP original benefits
Luxurious Double Benefits:
“Rubber coaster”
“Announcement B2 Poster”
* Early booking lottery: 60 people will be chosen by lottery to receive a B2 poster with a handwritten signature
Eligible period: Those who purchase by 23:59 on Sunday, August 4, 2024 *This offer has ended.
●Release
“White Night”
2024.7.3 Digital Release
Theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Kasouken no Onna Season 24”
Streaming & Download:https://vkblanka.lnk.to/byakuya
Official Lyric Video:https://youtu.be/ulZzu9ZowAk
●LIVE
VK Blanka Hall Tour 2024 – Knightclub –
Reading: Vickeblanka Hall Tour 2020 Night Club
September 27th (Friday) Aichi Niterra Village Hall, Nippon Tokushu Togyo Civic Hall
Doors open/Show starts 18:00/19:00
October 12th (Saturday) Sapporo Kyosai Hall, Hokkaido
Doors open/Show starts 17:00/18:00
Wednesday, October 16th: Orix Theater, Osaka
Doors open/Show starts 18:00/19:00
October 31st (Thursday) TOKYO DOME CITY HALL, Tokyo
Doors open/Show starts 18:00/19:00
November 23rd (Saturday) Miyagi Talknet Hall Sendai Large Hall
Doors open/Show starts 17:00/18:00
Sunday, December 8th Fukuoka, Fukuoka International Congress Center Main Hall
Doors open/Show starts 17:00/18:00
Learn more
https://vickeblanka.com/news/detail.php?id=1116038
●Profile
VK Blanka
Singer-songwriter
In 2018, “Masshiro” became a hot topic as an insert song for a TV drama, and reached No. 2 on the iTunes general album chart. The opening songs for the “Black Clover” series continue to be long-running hits, with “Black Catcher” making it into the Top 10 of Spotify’s “Most Played Songs by Japanese Artists Overseas” for three consecutive years since 2020, with monthly listeners exceeding 1.5 million. The total number of plays of all songs on streaming services has exceeded 500 million.
They have performed at events in Saudi Arabia, Italy, and France, drawing in audiences of over 5,000 people at their overseas live shows.
On Sunday, May 5th, 2024, the new song “Never Run”, with lyrics entirely in English, will be released digitally.
In Japan, she will hold “RAINBOW ROAD -Den-” at the Festival Hall in Osaka on Saturday, May 4, 2024 as the third event she launched herself. She also announced the implementation of the “VK Blanka HALL TOUR 2024”, a hall tour that will visit six cities, starting with a performance in Nagoya on Friday, September 27.
They are also actively performing overseas, completing their first solo North American tour, visiting a total of nine cities, starting with a performance in Vancouver on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. In July 2024, they held the “VK Blanka Latin America Tour 2024,” a solo tour of Latin America, in Chile and Mexico.
French Link:https://vickeblanka.fc.avex.jp/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/VickeBlanka
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/VickeblankaTV
TikTok:http://www.tiktok.com/@vicke_blanka
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/vickeblanka/
HP:https://vickeblanka.com/
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