■“I wrote this song while thinking of Saeko, who was wondering where she started and where she was, and whether it was okay to close the distance.” (Kenshi Yonezu)
As Kenshi Yonezu’s latest album “LOST CORNER” continues to be a long hit, information on new songs has been released.
The title of the new song is “Azalea” (pronunciation: Azalea). This song was written as the theme song for the Netflix series “Sayonara no Tsuzuki”, and part of the song was revealed in the trailer released on October 2nd. At the same time, a new artist photo of Kenshi Yonezu was also released for the first time.
“Sayonara no Tsuzuki” is a Netflix original series starring Kasumi Arimura and Kentaro Sakaguchi and written by Keiwa Okada. It will be distributed worldwide on November 14th.
A woman who lost her beloved lover in an accident and a man whose life was saved by her lover are set in the magnificent scenery of Otaru, Hawaii, and the two are at the mercy of fate in this beautiful yet heartbreaking “goodbye”. A love story that begins with.
Kasumi Arimura will play the heroine Saeko, who lost her beloved lover in an accident, Kentaro Sakaguchi will play Naruse, whose life was saved by the donation of her lover’s heart, and Toma Ikuta will play Saeko’s beloved Yusuke.
The script for this work, which is a completely original story, will be written by Keikazu Okada, who is praised as a master of human drama and is a leading figure in the Japanese entertainment world with works such as “The 8 Year Bride: A Miraculous True Story” and “10 Years to Live.” . The director is Hiroshi Kurosaki, who also collaborated with Okada on the TV drama series “Hiyokko” and directed “Child of the Sun” and the taiga drama “Seiten wo Kake.”
The film will also be screened in the on-screen section of the 29th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held in Busan, South Korea, from October 2nd.
The release date for “Azalea” has not yet been announced. Enjoy the trailer and look forward to the release of the song.
■Kenshi Yonezu comment
The Continuation of Goodbye is a story that begins with the unfamiliar situation of “meeting a stranger who has inherited the heart of a deceased lover,” but even for those of us who live in a reality where such things rarely happen, we have never experienced such a situation. I feel like there’s something more important than that. I created this song while thinking of Saeko, who was wondering where she started from and where she was, and whether or not it was okay to close the distance. thank you.
Work information
Netflix series “The Continuation of Goodbye”
Exclusive distribution on Netflix from Thursday, November 14th
Cast:
Kasumi Arimura Kentaro Sakaguchi
Yuri Nakamura Eita Okuno Ayumu Ito
Yuki Saito Hiroharu Furudate Yoshiko Miyazaki Issey Ogata
Toma Ikuta / Tomokazu Miura
Screenplay: Keikazu Okada
Director: Hiroshi Kurosaki
Music: Asuka Matsumiya
Theme song: Kenshi Yonezu “Azalea”
Director of Photography: Kosuke Yamada
Art director: Mitsuo Harada
Executive producer: Makiko Okano
Producer: Jun Kurosawa Teppei Chikami
Line producer: Koji Harada
Production Production: Telepack
Original idea/planning/production: Netflix
Netflix works page
https://www.netflix.com/Continuation of Goodbye
Kenshi Yonezu OFFICIAL SITE
http://reissuerecords.net/
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