fhána is a three-person band formed around Junichi Sato (key, cho), towana (vocal), and kevin mitsunaga (sampler, etc.).
Last year, which marked the 10th anniversary of their debut, they launched a new agency, and amid new adventures such as changing labels, they have been energetically active, holding live tours in Japan and abroad supporting the EP “Beautiful Dreamer” released. Continuing.
The M card included in the limited edition Type-A of the 5th album “The Look of Life” to be released on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 includes music videos of all 12 songs.
The music video for one of the songs, “Spiral”, has been released on fhána Official Channel.
[MV]fhána – Spiral – MUSIC VIDEO
URL:https://youtu.be/69cwAng3AvU
Other songs included in the album are “Last Pages,” “Angels’ Song,” “Runaway World,” “Eternity of Light,” and “Spiral.”
■Now available Music Video
[MV]fhána – Runaway World (TV anime “Fujinchu Great Mission” opening theme song) – MUSIC VIDEO
[URL]https://youtu.be/6CNyPjxyqDg
[MV]fhána – Eternal Light (Game “ONE.” OP theme song) – MUSIC VIDEO
[URL]https://youtu.be/5HTPLCcXBJA
fhána – Last Pages (Game “ONE.” ED theme) – LIVE MUSIC VIDEO
[URL]https://youtu.be/W2IfG3xE0Wk
[MV]fhána – Angels’ Song (TV anime “Sister-in-law Life” opening theme song) – MUSIC VIDEO
[URL]https://youtu.be/GBvAVGsZPNA
[MV]fhána – Turing – MUSIC VIDEO
[URL]https://youtu.be/cChCjDFjOsk
Furthermore, it has been decided that an online autograph event for LIMITA will be held on November 19th (Tuesday), the day before the CD release date, and a release commemorative mini-live event will be held at the Tower Records Ikebukuro store on November 20th (Wednesday), the day of the release date.
2024.11.19 fhána 5th album “The Look of Life” release commemorative online event
◆Date and time◆2024.11.19 (Tue) 19:00-20:00 (planned)
◆Streaming◆Remista YouTube Live
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7QGT_v6Si-2-i0f9mbMBQ
For customers who purchase from Limita, we will write your[signature][nickname]and2024-10-20T22:00:01+09:00on an “another jacket” that can only be obtained here and deliver it to you along with your purchased product. I will.
The members signing autographs will also be streamed live for about an hour from 19:00 to 20:00 on Tuesday, November 19th.
If there are a large number of reservations, there may be a lottery to get your signature and date added during the live broadcast. Even in that case, for customers who make a reservation within the period, we will include your signature, nickname, and date on the delivery.
(There will also be an archive broadcast for one week after the broadcast, so it’s OK if you can’t watch it in real time.)
2024.11.20 “The Look of Life” (released on 11/20) Release event
◆Date and time◆2024.11.20 (Wed) 19:00~START (Meeting time: 18:45)
◆Venue◆Tower Records Ikebukuro store event space
◆Event details◆
Mini live & CD jacket autograph session
*Anyone can watch the mini-live, but those who have a “numbered admission ticket” will be given priority to the viewing area at the front.
◆Target stores◆Tower Records Ikebukuro store◆
◆About free admission◆
*We plan to check the distribution status of “admission tickets with reference numbers” on the day of the event and provide free admission only if there is space in the event space, but please note that this will be a last-minute decision. The number of viewers is limited. If the number of viewers exceeds the specified number of people, we may refuse to view the mini-live in the priority viewing space.
*If you would like free admission, please come to the stairs in front of the event space at the designated time (18:50).
[Title]The Look of Life
[Release date]2024.11.20 (Wednesday)
[Contents included]
01. Introduction (life is coming back)
Composer: Kevin Mitsunaga, Junichi Sato Arrangement: Kevin Mitsunaga
02. Look of Life
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
03. city dream city
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composer: Junichi Sato Arrangement: Kevin Mitsunaga, Junichi Sato
04.Spiral
Lyrics: Towana, Hideki Hayashi Composer: Junichi Sato Arrangement: Kevin Mitsunaga, Junichi Sato
05. Angels’ Song
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
06. Last Pages
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
07.Turing
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Kevin Mitsunaga
08. Runaway World
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
09. Matching Error
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Kevin Mitsunaga
10. The light of eternity
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
11. Become the wind
Lyrics: towana Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
12. waltz for lily
Lyrics: Hideki Hayashi Composition/Arrangement: Junichi Sato
[Product form]
︎ Limited edition Type-A with M card
[Product number]COZX-2136~7
[Price]Tax included: ¥4,400
Includes an M card that allows you to download the music videos of all 12 songs included.
︎ Limited edition Type-B with BD
[Product number]COZX-2138~9
[Price]Tax included: ¥7,700
Includes a Blu-ray Disc recording the fhána 10th Anniversary SPECIAL LIVE “There Is The Light” performance held at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA in October 2023.
︎Regular edition
[Product number]COCX-42402
[Price]Tax included: ¥3,300
[Bonus details]
●First-come-first-served purchaser benefits
・Limited edition (Type-A/Type-B): Card calendar (common benefit)
・Regular edition: Postcard (common benefit)
All Tower Records stores (including online)
All HMV stores (including online)
All TSUTAYA stores (including online)
columbia music shop
Other support stores
●Amazon.co.jp original benefits
mega jacket
■The Look of Life Tour ’24-’25
The live tour “The Look of Life Tour ’24-’25” supporting the 5th album will be held in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo!!
【schedule】
2024.11.24 (Sun) @Umeda CLUB QUATTRO
2024.12.1 (Sun) @Nagoya ReNY limited
2025.1.13 (Monday holiday) @ Hulic Hall Tokyo (Yurakucho)
[Ticket information]
Now on general sale
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[fhana Profile]
A three-piece band formed in 2011, led by Junichi Sato (key, cho), towana (vocal), and kevin mitsunaga (sampler, etc.).
She made her major debut in August 2013 with “Que Sera Sera” (ED theme song for the TV anime “Uchoten Kazoku”). The following year, she was selected by iTunes as one of the “NEW ARTISTS 2014” as a sure-fire newcomer, and her first album “Outside of Melancholy” ranked 8th on the Oricon weekly chart.
To date, he has performed the theme songs for 17 anime works, and continues to present a rich musicality while staying close to the worldview of the works. In addition, the music video for the 10th single “Rhapsody in the Blue Sky” (the opening theme song for the TV anime “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”) has been viewed over 53.96 million times on YouTube (as of May 2024). “Ai no Supreme!” (the opening theme song for the TV anime “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S”) received rave reviews from all walks of life as soon as it was released, and the music video has been played over 18.78 million times, and has received various awards. .
Junichi Sato, the main character, made his major debut in 2006 with the band “FLEET” in which he is the vocalist, and after forming fhána, he began actively working as a composer, arranger, and music producer, providing songs to other artists. . As of 2022, he has been responsible for theme songs for 29 TV anime, TV dramas, and movie anime, including music provided by fhána. It has also won the Composition Award at the Heisei Anime Song Awards, the Arrangement Award at the 2020 Anime Song Awards, and the Works Award, Arrangement Award, and User Voting Award at the 2021 Anime Song Awards.
Vocalist towana also made her solo debut in July 2022 with the ending theme song “Bail” for the TV drama “Ideal No Kareshi.” Each member is expanding their range of activities, such as Kevin Mitsunaga appearing at various events as a DJ.
He has a reputation for live performances, and in addition to regularly holding one-man tours in Japan, he also actively performs at events overseas. Also, since 2020, they have always been flexible with the times, such as holding many online live shows. Appeared at the world’s largest anime song festival “Animelo Summer Live” for 7 consecutive years. While focusing on the anime song world, they continue to appear on “ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL” and “COUNTDOWN JAPAN”, transcending genre barriers and national borders, and gaining respect from all quarters.
In 2024, it has been decided that a one-man LIVE tour will be held in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo starting in November.
