Shingo Katori sings the theme song for the drama he stars in, ``Japan's Worst Man *My Family Was a Fake''

■“Will Ippei, the character I play, end up being just the worst guy, or will he become an amazing man who will change society?I feel like that kind of thrilling feeling is also linked to the song. (Shingo Katori)

Shingo Katori will be in charge of the theme song for Fuji TV’s Thursday theater drama “Japan’s No. 1 Worst Man *My Family Was a Fake”, which will be aired in January 2025, in which he stars.

“Japan’s Worst Man *My Family Was Fake” incorporates social themes unique to the current era in each episode, and “Japan’s Worst Man” changes his family, society, and Japan. An “election and fake family drama” that depicts the struggle for the cause with both laughter and tears.

The main character, Ippei Omori (Shingo Katori), who aims to improve his image in order to win the ward assembly election and ends up living with his single father brother-in-law and his children, gradually begins to seriously face his family problems. Eventually, he starts to seriously try to change society.

It has been about 11 years since Katori has starred in a Fuji TV drama series, and he is also attracting a lot of attention for his role as a “worst man who hates his family and hates children.” .

Katori’s new song “Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)”, which will be released on November 13th, has been decided as the theme song for this work. Katori himself will be in charge of the theme song for the film he stars in. Along with this announcement, the jacket photo for “Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)” was also released.

■“Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)” is a collaboration with Chevon, a three-person band based in Sapporo.
A thrilling collaboration song!
As the title suggests, “Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)” is a song created by Katori and the popular band Chevon.

Chevon is a three-person band with an average age of 23 years old, consisting of Mayu Tanikinu (Vo), Ktjm (Gu), and Tatsuya Ohno (Bas). Since June 2021, he has been active based in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and is currently rapidly gaining popularity as he has received high praise for his literary world of lyrics and crisp sound.

“Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)”, which was a collaboration that came true at Katori’s request and was completed smoothly, not only has a funky and robust band sound reminiscent of rich colors, but also “a song that captures the essence of what happens in your daily life.” Poetic songs such as “It’s madness/Break it, now’s the time/I’ll show you how to make you laugh” and “I’ll make you laugh like that/Hey, tonight, tonight/I’ll make you laugh from the bottom of your heart. “CIRCUS FUNK.” A thrilling song with straightforward lyrics that provokes and inspires the listener.

As Katori himself said, “This song is perfect for the world view of this drama,” the unique world depicted in this song is “a strong self who cannot throw away his pretense and pride, and a weak self who is gentle and has difficulty living.” It is also reminiscent of the inner thoughts of the main character, Ippei, played by Katori, who goes back and forth between himself and himself, is “the worst man in Japan,” and strives to change the world by rebuilding his life. let

“Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)” is also the title tune of Katori’s third album “Circus Funk”, which will be released on November 27th, her first in about two years and seven months. “Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)” can be called a monumental work for “actor Shingo Katori,” who has returned to Fuji TV’s serial drama after a long absence, and for “artist Shingo Katori.” While looking forward to “Japan’s Worst Man *My Family Was a Fake” in theaters on Thursdays starting in January 2025, be sure to listen to it carefully.

■Shingo Katori comment
・How I came to collaborate with Chevon
Chevon was a band that I had been really interested in for a while. This spring, when I went to Sapporo for a fan meeting (“NAKAMA to MEETING Vol. 3” held at the Hokkaido Sports Center in April 2024), I heard someone say, “If I remember correctly, Chevon lives in Sapporo. Okay,” I suddenly remembered. So I asked a local eventer, “Do you know about the band Chevon?” “I want to meet you now, but is that impossible?” Then, he said, “I know,” and contacted me right away, and all three of us came to the fan meeting venue. Well, when we actually talked about it, all three of us said, “I was just asleep until a few hours ago,” so it wasn’t a very moving encounter at all (lol). However, in that atmosphere, I approached him and said, “I want to make a song together!” and we made our dream collaboration come true (lol).

・Highlights of “Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)”
“I think this song is perfect for the world view of this drama called “Japan’s No. I can’t help but wonder if Ippei, the character I play, will end up being just a bad guy, or will he become an amazing man who will change society. I feel like it’s linked to the song. I’m definitely looking forward to both “Circus Funk” and “Japan’s Best Worst Man *My Family Was a Fake”, which starts next January. Please keep it!

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Program information

Fuji TV Thursday Theater“The worst man in Japan *My family was fake”
Starts in January 2025
Every Thursday 22:00-22:54

Starring: Shingo Katori and others
Screenplay: Yosuke Masaike, Naomi Hiruta, Satoko Okazaki, Shunto Miura, and others *In order of number of episodes
Theme song: “Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)” Shingo Katori (Toys Factory)
Produced by: Taku Kitano
Direction: Takuro Oikawa
Production cooperation: Telepack
Production/author: Fuji Television