Natori and imase’s long-awaited first collaboration song, “Melodrama,” was released digitally yesterday, Friday, August 30th.
This song is the theme song for the Nissan 90th anniversary commemorative movie “NISSAN LOVE STORY,” which was created to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, hereinafter referred to as “Nissan”). The movie was released yesterday and is currently generating a lot of buzz.
Natori and imase, who have been friends for a long time, wrote the lyrics and composed the song, making this a long-awaited collaboration. The song has a nostalgic, retro-pop sound that makes you want to listen to it while driving, and Natori and imase’s pleasant singing voices match the web movie. The arrangement was done by up-and-coming music creator “Shin Sakiura”.
“Melodrama” was first performed by imase on August 11th at the Natori stage at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2024, when he made a surprise appearance, to thunderous cheers, and many people have been eagerly awaiting its release.
The song’s information was announced on August 29th, and it was released digitally yesterday, August 30th, which has been creating quite a buzz.
“Melodrama” Music Video released.
The music video was produced by kouko (emma), a video director who has worked on Natori’s works such as “Friday Night” and “Absolute Zero”, and was illustrated by illustrator 3110kyufu with a modern retro texture. Natori and imase themselves appear in animation during the video, and the video unfolds from the driver’s seat of a car.
Natori is a music creator who writes lyrics, composes music, and arranges music. He started his activities in 2021.
He has a unique singing voice and a wide range of genres, from electronic music to bands and Japanese instruments.
In addition to being part of the upcoming Reiwa music scene, which is centered around teenage fans, they are also gaining support from overseas.
“Overdose,” released in May 2022, became an explosive hit, mainly on social media. It has been streamed over 400 million times, and ranked first on Spotify’s viral chart in Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand. In March 2023, “Friday Night” was chosen as the Spotify brand CM song, and became a hit with over 95 million streams. On December 20, 2023, he released his first album “Theater,” and in March 2024, he held his first solo concert at Zepp in Tokyo and Osaka. In May 2024, he released “Absolute Zero,” the opening theme for the TV anime “WIND BREAKER.” He plans to hold a solo concert in Tokyo and Osaka in October 2024.
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A 23-year-old new generation male artist from Gifu. Just one year after starting his music career, his song went viral on TikTok and he made his major debut in December 2021. “NIGHT DANCER” was the first J-POP song to enter the TOP 20 on the Korean distribution site “Melon” and is also viral in countries around the world, ranking in the TOP 50 of the Spotify Viral Chart in 31 countries. He won the Excellence Award at the 65th Japan Record Awards, and was the first Japanese artist to appear and win at MMA 2023 and CCMA 2023 held in Korea, and continues to expand his field of activity both domestically and internationally.
In March 2024, they held their first nationwide tour, “imase Tour 2024 “Shiki”, and tickets immediately sold out. In May, they released their long-awaited first album, “Bonsai”, whose 19 songs have been played over 10 billion times in total. They have completed their first Asian tour, “imase 1st Asia Tour “Shiki”, and have also decided to hold a hall tour, “imase Hall Tour 2024 “Shiki-Sai”” from November.
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