Lyric music video for charity single “WE ARE” by 75 artists from 14 groups belonging to STARTO ENTERTAINMENT released

■“WE ARE” is a cheer song that says, “Despite the hardships, let’s move forward toward a bright tomorrow and future!”

14 groups and 75 people will be performing at STARTO ENTERTAINMENT’s first large-scale live event “WE ARE! Let’s get the party STARTO!!” to be held at Tokyo Dome on April 10th and Kyocera Dome Osaka on May 29th and 30th. The charity single CD “WE ARE” by the participating project “STARTO for you” will be released on June 12th.

Ahead of the Osaka performance and CD release, the full version of the “WE ARE” lyric MV has been released on the YouTube STARTO ENTERTAINMENT channel.

In addition, “WE ARE” will be distributed in advance on subscription services (music streaming services) such as Apple Muisc, Amazon Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, LINE MUSIC, and AWA, as well as music download services such as iTunes Store, Recochoku, onkyo music, and mora. During.

The live event that will be held this time will be about what STARTO ENTERTAINMENT will be able to deliver to the fans and stakeholders who have continued to support us since April, and what we will be able to deliver to the fans and stakeholders who have continued to support us until now. We will discuss what STARTO ENTERTAINMENT can do now, with the theme of what we can do to help people in the world, what needs to change when starting a new company, and the important things that must remain unchanged. This is an event filled with the desire to do our best.

“WE ARE”, which is inspired by such emotional feelings, is a message to the many people who were affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and who are still suffering and are in deep sadness, wishing for a speedy recovery. I created this song with the hope of delivering a song that can serve as a source of motivation to move forward in each passing day.

It’s a cheering song that says, “Despite the hardships we face, let’s move forward toward a brighter tomorrow and future,” and it contains a message for all those who are hurt and sad during the journey of life.

Furthermore, it has been announced by Universal Music, the distributor, that all proceeds from “WE ARE” will be donated to the victims of the 2020 Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
*This single and all distributed songs will be sold for a limited time until December 31, 2024.

■Creative Director/Art Production: Asami Kiyokawa Comments
I was in charge of creative director/art production for “WE ARE/STARTO for you”.
I was wondering if there was anything I could do to help those affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred earlier this year, and I took this opportunity to create this book in the hope that I could be of some help.
“Let’s live today. Let’s have hope for tomorrow.”
Having experienced major earthquakes such as the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, I continue to create works with future themes such as hope and prayer, life and evolution, and the universal beauty of nature. It’s a wonderful song that makes your heart shine brightly. I would be happy if everyone could pick it up.

release information

2024.06.12 ON SALE
STARTO for you
SINGLE“WE ARE”

Participating artists (14 groups, 75 people)
NEWS, SUPER EIGHT, KAT-TUN, Hey! Say! JUMP, Kis-My-Ft2, timelesz, ABC-Z, WEST., King & Prince, SixTONES, Snow Man, Naniwa Danshi, Travis Japan, Ae! group

Special site
https://weare-startofyou.jp/