Nisshoku Natsuko Releases Music Video for M4 "meridian" from New Album "Mimesis"!

Nisshoku Natsuko, a piano-playing artist from Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, has released the Music Video for M4 "meridian" from her 4th Full Album "Mimesis" released on March 30, 2022 (Wednesday).

The word "meridian" refers to the moment when the sun rises highest. This song, written by Natsuko Natsuko when she was in her third year of high school and at the age of 18, was written based on the events that happened before the exam season. Contrary to the voices of the leaders, the lyrics express the extremely pure suffering of those who do not want it, and the reality that they have lost their hiding place under the powerful light. The song, which seems to murmur and twist at times, is softly accompanied by the sounds of the piano and guitar, making it a song that seems to permeate deeply.

The released music video was produced in collaboration with Mr. Dai Osaki of Ten to Sen Inc., who handles various commercials and LOOK BOOKs. The faint light, the light that flickers on the surface of the water, and the darkness that spreads out in response to the backlight are carefully and beautifully developed through sophisticated lighting, resulting in a finish that enhances the world view of the song.

This work was released after a long time from production. An essay describing the production secret story at the time has also been released, so please check it out along with the music video.

— Solar eclipse Natsuko’s comment —
When the sun is at its highest point, there is almost no shadow on the earth.
That child who was crushed by the light that mercilessly poured down from directly above.
These are the words I wrote at the age of 18 when I couldn't do anything while watching it.

▼Nisshoku Natsuko “meridian” Music Video
https://youtu.be/7K1KFUO3tS0

▼ Solar eclipse Natsuko “meridian” essay
https://www.uta-net.com/user/writer/todaysong.html?id=12482

【release information】
On sale March 30, 2022 (Wednesday)
4th Full Album "Mimesis"
https://nisshoku-natsuko.com/mimesis/

<First Press Limited Edition>
Price: 6000 yen without tax / 6600 yen with tax
Product number: 366-LDKCD
Form/specification: BOX specification with window (regular edition CD + specimen-style card)

<Normal Edition>
Price: 3000 yen without tax / 3300 yen with tax
Product number: 367-LDKCD
Form: CD

<Recorded songs>
01 serial
02 √-1 (*Reading: root minus one)
03 Clothoid curve
04 meridian
05 Essentials (album ver.)
06 Night Flight
07 VIP?
08 un-gentleman
09 hunch_A (album ver.)
10 Koishi no Uta (Natsuko singing ver.)
11 Demon Hunt
12 Utsurobune
13 At the bottom

[Release tour live video archive distribution]
Solar eclipse Natsuko “Collection Pilgrimage” May 20 (Friday) LINE CUBE SHIBUYA
Viewing ticket sales period: 6/20 (Mon) 12:00 - 7/17 (Sun) 18:00
Viewing ticket sales URL: https://eplus.jp/nisshoku-st/
Viewing period: 7/9 (Sat) 20:00 - 7/17 (Sun) 23:59
Details: https://nisshoku-natsuko.com/mimesis/

* Solar eclipse Natsuko official website *
https://nisshoku-natsuko.com/

＊Solar eclipse Natsuko Twitter＊
https://twitter.com/NSN58

* Solar eclipse Natsuko Instagram *
https://instagram.com/nisshokunatsuko_official?utm_medium=copy_link

* Solar eclipse Natsuko profile *
Born May 8, 1991 in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Started playing the piano at the age of 9 and writing songs at the age of 12. In the winter of his second year of high school, he started full-scale artist activities in his hometown of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. His powerful singing voice that directly touches people's heartstrings, his meticulously crafted world of lyrics, and his composing techniques have attracted attention, and he has performed at many large-scale festivals such as "ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL" and "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL". The 3rd full album "Anti Freeze" released in 2021 was selected as a prize-winning work at the 14th CD Shop Awards 2022. He continues his activities based on his unique play style, which expresses instruments such as guitar and bass, and sometimes even percussion parts such as drums, with a single piano. In addition to playing the piano, he often performs in a simple form with only piano and drums at his live performances. It has been transformed into a premium, extraordinary space. Strength, weakness, sharpness, and ephemerality, the piano music that runs at full speed pierces the listener's heart and provides a unique musical experience.

by ldandk

Nisshoku Natsuko's new album lead track "√-1" music video teaser video & radio on-air lifted.

Nisshoku Natsuko, a piano-playing artist from Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, will release a teaser video of the lead track "√-1" (reading: Root Minus One) Music Video from the new album "Mimesis" to be released on March 30 (Wednesday). lifted the ban.

The video begins with a quiet black-and-white image, in contrast to the powerful melody that says, "Bright blue hands and cracked red hands." Nisshoku Natsuko, who was sitting on a bench, picked up something and held it in her hand, and her gaze changed to a hollow expression without ever raising her gaze, and she murmured something into the air. The scene shifts to a stage where brilliant lights come and go, and the scene of playing the piano earnestly while wearing a jet-black costume unfolds in a hurry. The video ends with a cut of 10,000 yen bills fluttering down, and the finish makes you want to find the solution already. What is "√-1" mimicking and what is it singing? I want you to look for its true identity in the full story that will be released soon.

▼Nisshoku Natsuko - 「√-1」 Official Music Video / Teaser
https://youtu.be/qTViDVT9eac

At the same time, from today, the radio on air of "√-1" full-size sound source has been lifted. I will be able to listen to it on various programs, so I'm looking forward to it.

In addition, an additional performance of the nationwide one-man tour "Shushu Pilgrimage" (read: Shushuangya) with the new album "Mimesis" was decided, and it was announced that it will be held at Sakurazaka Central in Okinawa on Saturday, June 18th. Official pre-orders for additional performances are now available until 23:59 on Sunday, April 3rd. For more information, check the official website of Natsuko Nisshoku.

["Mimesis" special page]
https://nisshoku-natsuko.com/mimesis/
【release information】
On sale March 30, 2022 (Wednesday)
4th Full Album "Mimesis"

<First Press Limited Edition>
Price: 6000 yen without tax / 6600 yen with tax
Product number: 366-LDKCD
Form/specification: BOX specification with window (regular edition CD + specimen-style card) full album

<Normal Edition>
Price: 3000 yen without tax / 3300 yen with tax
Product number: 367-LDKCD
Form: CD full album

<Recorded songs>
01 serial
02 √-1
03 Clothoid curve
04 meridian
05 Essentials (album ver.)
06 Night Flight
07 VIP?
08 un-gentleman
09 hunch_A (album ver.)
10 Koishi no Uta (Natsuko singing ver.)
11 Demon Hunt
12 Utsurobune
13 At the bottom

[Release tour information]
"Collection Pilgrimage" (Shushuangya)
April 9, 2022 (Sat) Iwate Iwate Prefectural Public Hall OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
April 16, 2022 (Sat) Hokkaido Mutual Aid Hall OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
April 23, 2022 (Sat) Hiroshima Blue Live Hiroshima OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
April 24, 2022 (Sun) Kagawa Kagawa Prefectural Cultural Center Performing Arts Hall OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
May 14, 2022 (Sat) Aichi Nagoya City Kita Bunka Small Theater OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
May 20, 2022 (Friday) Tokyo LINE CUBE SHIBUYA OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00
May 21, 2022 (Sat) Miyagi Silver Center Exchange Hall OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
May 27, 2022 (Friday) Osaka Morinomiya Piloti Hall OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00
May 29, 2022 (Sun) Fukuoka Denki Building Mirai Hall OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
June 4, 2022 (Sat) Niigata LOTS OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
June 18, 2022 (Sat) Okinawa Sakurazaka Central OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30 [Additional performance]

All seats reserved/advance ¥6,500 (tax included)

<General sale> March 5 (Sat) 10:00~
<Okinawa performance ticket advance> March 25 (Fri) 12:00-April 3 (Sun) 23:59

* Solar eclipse Natsuko official website *
https://nisshoku-natsuko.com/
＊Solar eclipse Natsuko Twitter＊
https://twitter.com/NSN58
* Solar eclipse Natsuko Instagram *
https://instagram.com/nisshokunatsuko_official?utm_medium=copy_link
* Solar eclipse Natsuko TikTok *
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSdLhgqjE/
* Solar eclipse Natsuko profile *
Born May 8, 1991 in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Started playing the piano at the age of 9 and writing songs at the age of 12. In the winter of his second year of high school, he started full-scale artist activities in his hometown of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. His powerful singing voice that directly touches people's heartstrings, his meticulously crafted world of lyrics, and his composing techniques have attracted attention, and he has performed at many large-scale festivals such as "ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL" and "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL". The 3rd full album "Anti Freeze" released in 2021 was selected as a prize-winning work at the 14th CD Shop Awards 2022. He continues his activities based on his unique play style, which expresses instruments such as guitar and bass, and sometimes even percussion parts such as drums, with a single piano. In addition to playing the piano, he often performs in a simple form with only piano and drums at his live performances. It has been transformed into a premium, extraordinary space. Strength, weakness, sharpness, and ephemerality, the piano music that runs at full speed pierces the listener's heart and provides a unique musical experience.

by ldandk

Kariyushi58 is in charge of producing the stage theme song starring Kenichi Matsuyama. The collaboration MV is also completed.

The stage play "hana-1970, the day Koza burnt-" starring Kenichi Matsuyama, which depicts the people living in Okinawa just before the handover, will open on Sunday, January 9 next year.
The folk song "Where did the flowers go", which is used as the song in the play, has been covered by many artists in Japan, such as The Peanuts, Kiyoshiro Imawano, and Mr. Children, and is the number one song in the world. It is also said to be a famous anti-war song.

Chika Uehara, a rookie actress from Okinawa who plays the role of Nanako, is in charge of the main vocals. Where have you been?
The collaboration MV has also been completed.
It will be directed by Kazuhiro Taira, the scriptwriter and director of the movie Miracle City Koza, which will be released next spring.

This music video is a story about a bar on "Koza Gate Street" leading to Kadena Air Base, and was filmed as if Kariyushi 58 Shingo Maekawa and Yukihiro Araya introduced the current Koza cityscape while walking. People of many nationalities, including US soldiers, come and go.
It is a video where you can feel the “Chanpuru culture” of Koza, which is also called “the city of music”.

"Where did the flowers go" Chika Uehara × Kariyushi 58 collaboration MV
https://youtu.be/PnjA87-Ebx8

[Comment from Shingo Maekawa]
If there was heaven and there were angels, how would you feel as you watched life vanish in the torrent of time?
I felt that Mr. Uehara's voice had the power to show the answer.
I strongly believe that her songs, like innocent prayers, will bring peace to the world.
……. Shingo Maekawa (Kariyushi 58)

Kenichi Matsuyama and Kariyushi 58 will be co-starring for the first time since Matsuyama Kenichi starred in the Nippon Television drama "Zen Geba" aired in January 2019, and Kariyushi 58 was in charge of the theme song "Sayonara" (https:/ /www.ntv.co.jp/zenigeba/).

Before starting training for this work, Kenichi Matsuyama, who went to Okinawa to study the situation and the historical background in preparation for the role, published a three-way talk with Maekawa and Araya.
"'hana-1970, the day Koza burned-' Kenichi Matsuyama x Kariyushi 58 three-way talk in Okinawa"
https://horipro-stage.jp/pickup/hana20211218/

May 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to Japan.
I would like you to check out the stage play "hana-1970, the day Koza burned-" that will be released at such a milestone.

[Stage "hana-1970, the day Koza burned-"]
Written by Seigo Hatazawa
Directed by Tamiya Kuriyama

<Cast>
Kenichi Matsuyama
Okayama Amane
Tasuku Kamio
Akiyoshi Sakurai
Takenori Kaneko
Leo Baltner
Chika Uehara
Kimiko Yo

<Tokyo Performance>
Period: Sunday, January 9, 2022-Sunday, January 30, 2022
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Playhouse

<Osaka Performance>
Period: Saturday, February 5, 2022, Sunday, February 6
-February 5th (Sat) 12:30/17:30
-February 6th (Sun) 12:30
Venue: Umeda Arts Theater Theater Drama City
Organizer: Umeda Arts Theater / ABC TV
Contact: Umeda Arts Theater 06-6377-3888 (10:00-18:00)
https://www.umegei.com/schedule/1011/
<Miyagi Performance>
Period: Thursday, February 10, 2022, Friday, February 11, 2022
-Thursday, February 10, 18:30
-February 11 (Friday) 13:00
Venue: Tagajo City Hall
Organizer: Sendai Broadcasting
Inquiries: Sendai Broadcasting 022-268-2174 (Weekdays 11:00-16:00)
https://www.ox-tv.jp/sys_event/p/

[Stage announcement video]
https://youtu.be/Lhah6K-MpXs

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[Kariyushi 58 profile]
A four-piece band formed in Okinawa in April 2005. They are popular across generations by sending out messages in simple words, with sounds that have champlooed rock and reggae on the Okinawan scale. Debuted in February 2006 with the mini-album "Koibito Yo". "Ammer", which sang the feeling of gratitude to her mother straight, attracted a lot of sympathy and won the Japan Yusen Taisho Newcomer Award. On February 22nd of this year, we celebrated the 15th anniversary of our debut, and released the latest work "HeartBeat".
Born and raised in Okinawa, they continue to sing "Shima Uta" to the whole country.

[Kariyushi 58 official website]
http://kariyushi58.com/

by ldandk

Nisshoku Natsuko CM tie-up song "hunch_A" full version release decision!

Nisshoku Natsuko, a piano-playing artist from Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, has decided to distribute and release the full version of her new song "hunch_A", which she wrote for the new TV commercial of Sumitomo Mitsui Card's all-in-one payment terminal "stera terminal". Announced. Distribution will start sequentially on each music distribution site from 00:00 on Wednesday, December 22, 2021.

▼Distribution destination list
https://orcd.co/nisshoku

Satoshi Iizuka (Tokyo 03), Munetaka Aoki, and Kotone Furukawa are appointed as the CM characters, and the new TV commercial "The Feelings of That Time" will be released in October. It will be broadcast nationwide from the 9th (Sat), and the song is created with only piano and voice under the theme of "premonition" that something is likely to happen in the future, and it is commonly used in all three episodes. Please feel and enjoy the sound and lyrics packed with excitement and exhilaration like the wind blowing through the full version of this work.

— Solar eclipse Natsuko’s comment —
I wrote a 30-second song for SMCC's TV commercial, and decided to write it out in full length and release it digitally!
hunch means "premonition". Just before something is about to happen, a feeling like a whirlwind always blows through my body. I packed the excitement of that moment into this song with sounds and wordplay.
Are you feeling haunted lately? Have you forgotten how to get your heart racing?

▼ Sumitomo Mitsui Card stera official website
https://www.smbc-card.com/kamei/stera/index.jsp

【release information】
Released on Wednesday, December 22, 2021
digital single "hunch_A"

https://orcd.co/nisshoku

* Solar eclipse Natsuko official website *
https://nisshoku-natsuko.com/
＊Solar eclipse Natsuko Twitter＊
https://twitter.com/NSN58
* Solar eclipse Natsuko Instagram *
https://instagram.com/nisshokunatsuko_official?utm_medium=copy_link
* Solar eclipse Natsuko profile *
Born May 8, 1991 in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Started playing the piano at the age of 9 and writing songs at the age of 12. In the winter of his second year of high school, he started full-scale artist activities in his hometown of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. His powerful singing voice that directly touches people's heartstrings, his meticulously crafted world of lyrics, and his composing techniques have attracted attention, and he has performed at many large-scale festivals such as "ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL" and "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL". He continues his activities based on his unique play style, which expresses instruments such as guitar and bass, and sometimes even percussion parts such as drums, with a single piano. In addition to playing the piano, he often performs in a simple form with only piano and drums at his live performances. It has been transformed into a premium, extraordinary space. Strength, weakness, sharpness, and ephemerality, the piano music that runs at full speed pierces the listener's heart and provides a unique musical experience.

by ldandk