Sony Music Entertainment Inc. is pleased to announce the digital release of a new song by Hasu, “Yozora Ai,” as part of the novel, music, and illustration collaboration project “READ.”
Monogatary.com is a novel submission site where users can freely submit “stories” to “topics” given by the site’s management every day, and have fun reacting to them in various ways, such as adding illustrations and comments. The past contest “Monogatary 2019” hosted by the site attracted a lot of attention, such as the birth of “YOASOBI,” a unit that turns novels into music, which has been extremely successful, with their hit song “Idol” reaching number one on the global charts.
“READ” is a collaborative project from “monogatary.com” featuring up-and-coming creators, mainly novelists, artists, and illustrators.
We will be releasing a few original songs and lyric videos based on the novels every month. It goes without saying that the original novels are fascinating, so please enjoy the reinterpretations of the novels by popular artists and creators.
We are now pleased to announce that READ has digitally released a new song, “Yozora Ai,” by Hasu, a promising newcomer who appeared on the “Yuuri Channel” as a regular person at the end of last year and whose outstanding singing ability became a hot topic, today, Wednesday, August 7th.
“Hasu” is a 21-year-old multi-artist who excels in songwriting, arranging, illustration, and photography.
After appearing on Yuri’s channel, she began posting songs to subscription services in January 2024. She released “Love tap,” “Norarikurari,” and “Whereabouts” on subscription services.
The new song “Yozora Ai” released today is based on the novel “Omoi wa Hoshizora e, Utsukushiku hikari” (Feelings shine beautifully on the starry sky), posted on monogatary.com. The song re-expresses the heartwarming story of the novel. Please enjoy listening to the novel and the audio.
What’s more, KOPAKU, a popular illustrator who draws on the theme of the Weathered Tribe, who live in a world forgotten by the world, people, and society, is in charge of the artwork and lyric video for this song, “Yozora Ai.” The lyric video has also been released, so please take a look.
“READ” is a project that allows you to experience a three-dimensional worldview through the three axes of novels, music, and illustrations.
Please come and try the works created in collaboration with “Hasu” and “KOPAKU”.
■Hasu “Yozora Eye”
August 7th (Wed) Digital Release
Streaming/DL:https://lnk.to/G5fJ54
Words by Hasu
Music by Hasu
Arranged by Yuzame
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Takashi Ota (TARIO WORKS)
Illustrated by KOPAKU
Story: “Thoughts shine beautifully in the starry sky” by Tomokasa Kokoro
https://monogatary.com/story/265841
Official Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/dif05p9vWoE
What is READ?
Originating from Sony Music’s novel submission site “monogatary.com”, this is a collaborative project featuring up-and-coming creators, mainly novelists, artists, and illustrators.
We will be releasing a few original songs and lyric videos based on the novel every month. It goes without saying that the original novel is interesting, but we hope you enjoy the reinterpretation of the novel in collaboration with popular artists and creators.
X:
https://twitter.com/READ__official
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@readofficialchannel?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@READ_Official
■Hasu Profile
Hasu. 21 years old.
Lyrics, composition, arrangement, illustration, photography,
A multi-artist with many talents.
He began posting songs to subscription services in January 2024.
“Love tap,” “Norarikurari,” and “Whereabouts” have been released on subscription services.
Appearing on Yuri Channel in September 2023.
He has the drive to do whatever he wants to do, and he never gives up on the dreams he vows to achieve until they are realized.
They create and deliver a wide range of music with a world view that will captivate you once you see it, and is not bound by genre.
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hasu_rafina?igsh=MXR4aTlhdWJ1Nnk2&utm_source=qr
X:https://x.com/hasu_rafina?s=21&t=b_AjeprN3RXs0l04r0YTpA
YouTube:https://youtube.com/@hasu_rafina?si=H1-xv_LjtYEL0QNn