■”The theme song for humans who rush through hardship” (B’z Takahiro Matsumoto, Hiroshi Inaba)
A new song written by B’z for the ABEMA original drama “Informa – Beasts Living in the Darkness”, which will be broadcast from 11pm on November 7th, has been chosen as the theme song.
Furthermore, the first preview video where you can listen to “Whip” as soon as possible, a correlation diagram of this work, and a scene photo of Keijiro Kihara, played by Kenta Kiritani, and Kanji Mishima, played by Reo Sano, in Thailand were also released on the 22nd. Ta.
“Informer – Beasts Living in the Darkness” is about Keijiro Kihara, commonly known as “Informer,” a mysterious informant who is knowledgeable about everything from politics, economics, entertainment, and the underworld, and who manipulates society behind the scenes. , a full-fledged crime suspense drama that revolves around the “unique duo” of Kanji Mishima, a reporter for the weekly gossip magazine “Weekly Times,” who believes in confronting power with his pen. Based on “INFORMA II -Hit and Away-”, the latest work in the crime novel “INFORMA” series by Gary Okita, a writer who continues to write about a wide range of subjects from incidents to politics, entertainment, and the underworld, he also serves as the supervisor. It will be broadcast as a new series of the drama “Informa” that aired in 2023.
As with the previous work “Informa”, Keijiro Kihara will be played by Kenta Kiritani, and Kanji Mishima will be played by Reo Sano from GENERATIONS. Furthermore, it has been decided that Riko, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, and Kazunari Ninomiya will appear as new cast members in the “Informa” series starting with this work. As with the previous work, Michito Fujii, who has worked on popular works such as “Satata”, “Seishun 18 x 2: The Road to You”, and “Yakuza to Kazoku The Family”, will be in charge of planning and producing. Hajime Osaka of BABEL LABEL, who is involved in various works such as commercials and TV dramas, will be in charge.
B’z’s new song “Whip”, which has been chosen as the theme song, is a collaboration between “Informer” Keijiro Kihara, played by Kenta Kiritani, and Kanji Mishima, a reporter for the weekly gossip magazine “Weekly Times”, played by Reo Sano. , the lyrics that make you imagine being caught up in an epic information war that never stops pounding, and the up-tempo, fast-paced melody liven up the worldview of this work. Also pay attention to the impressive lyrics, which you won’t be able to forget once you hear it.
Regarding the new song “Whip”, B’z’s Takahiro Matsumoto and Hiroshi Inaba say, “I end up beating myself up and pushing myself too hard, and sometimes I don’t know if it’s just the right amount of effort.But I still keep going through that struggle.” It’s the theme song for humans.What do you think?” Commenting on the selection of B’z’s new song “Whip” as the theme song for “Informa -Beasts Living in the Dark-”, lead actor Kenta Kiritani commented. “Matsumoto-san’s profound and addictive guitar riff, Inaba-san’s one-of-a-kind singing voice and lyrics synchronized with Informa’s worldview and the relationship between Kihara and Ponkotsu, and I couldn’t help but grin. I sincerely thank B’z for creating it!”
■B’z Takahiro Matsumoto and Hiroshi Inaba comments
I end up beating myself up and pushing myself too hard, and sometimes I don’t know if I’m doing it right or not.
However, it is a theme song for people who run through their suffering.
What about you all?■Comment from Kenta Kiritani who plays Keijiro Kihara
Mr. Matsumoto’s profound and addictive guitar riff, and Mr. Inaba’s unique singing voice and lyrics synchronized with Informa’s world view and the relationship between Kihara and Ponkotsu, and I couldn’t help but grin. I sincerely thank B’z for creating it!
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Program information
ABEMA original drama“Informa -Beasts living in the darkness-”
Distribution starts on 11/07 (Thursday)
*One episode will be broadcast every Thursday from 23:00 (8 episodes in total)
Cast: Kenta Kiritani, Reo Sano, Riko, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Kazunari Ninomiya, Wataru Ichinose, MEGUMI, Takashi Yamanaka, Kana Kita, Hannya, Ryoka Oshima, Ryutaro Ninomiya, Kazuya Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Morita, SUMIRE, Isao Hyodo Umi, Hirohiro Toyota, Takayuki Yamada, Ikkei Watanabe, Junpei Yasui
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Drama “Informa -Beasts Living in the Darkness-” Top Page
https://abema.tv/video/title/90-2007
Drama “Informa -Beasts Living in the Dark-” program site
https://abema.tv/lp/informa-onair
B’z OFFICIAL SITE
https://bz-vermillion.com/
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