The music video for Ikuta Rira's new song "Hyakuka Ryoran" will be released on YouTube today at 10pm on Friday, March 7th! A special collaboration footage of the entire film was filmed at a solo exhibition held by photographer and film director Ninagawa Mika!

Furthermore, tomorrow he will be singing his first TV song on the Nippon Television music program “withMUSIC”!

Ikuta Rira, who also works as YOASOBI’s vocalist, will be releasing the Music Video of her new song “Hyakuka Ryoran,” which was released on Friday, January 10th, 2025, on YouTube today, Friday, March 7th, at 22:00 PM. This song was written as the opening theme for the second season of the TV anime “The Apothecary’s Monologue,” and is a pop tune that depicts various developments, incorporating the world of the harem that was the setting for the work, as well as the mystery that arises there, into the sound.

This time’s Music Video was directed by Ninagawa Mika, a photographer and film director who also collaborated on the song distribution jacket and CD package. This is a special collaboration footage, which was filmed entirely at the currently held solo exhibition, “Ninigawa Mika Exhibition with EiM: Light of the Eigan, Shadow of the Eigan.” Using a variety of digital and analog approaches, we have achieved collaboration with a solo exhibition that fully expresses Ninagawa Mika’s creative, from video installations to three-dimensional productions. This video truly embodies the “Hyakuhanawari” that was filmed in a luxurious space, such as the flower garden that drastically décorates all sides and the crystals that surround the ceiling, so please look forward to it.

He is also planning to sing the song for the first time on the Nippon Television music program “withMUSIC”, which will air tomorrow, Saturday, March 8th from 7:56pm. Be sure to check it out as this is a special stage collaborating with the opening footage of the TV anime “The Apothecary’s Monologue” and the footage taken at the venue of Ninagawa Mika’s solo exhibition.

In addition, the CD with the song as the title is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 19th in three formats: a limited edition, a limited edition first edition, and a regular edition. The limited edition comes with a medicine shelf-style package that includes a digipack with a newly illustrated illustration of “The Apothecary’s Monologue.” The first limited edition, the regular edition, follows the distribution jacket, and comes in a luxurious package featuring newly photographs taken by Ninagawa Mika.

The CD containing the title song “Hyakuka Ryoran” will include a self-cover of the song “DREAMER,” written for “EIKO” played by Kamishiraishi Moeka, as a song from the drama “Paripi Kouming,” which aired last year. Furthermore, the first limited edition Blu-ray will feature Ikuta Rira’s first solo tour, “SKETCH,” held in July 2023, which was her first tour, and will be performing at Kanagawa. It also includes a collaboration performance of “Sparkling Fireworks” with guest appearances with Sato Chiaki and “Free Free Free” with the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Horn Section, making it a must-see item for fans.

■Ikuta Rira’s “Hyakuka Ryoran” Official Music Video

(Released at 22:00 PM on Friday, March 7th, 2025)