Hoozuki no Tomoshibi - Aiiro Nishimon feat. Akesato
From Japanese-style electropop.
Hoozuki no Tomoshibi / Akesato
2019/1/31 (4 minutes 7 seconds)
That is forbidden, someone said
That is sinful, I pretended to understand
I felt that you weren't smiling deep in your gaze
I met you deep in the forest
After a while, I learned you were a god
Is there nothing inside the vividly shining red fruit?
What is true
What is wrong
Reality is like a lie
I was desperate and kept running away
The lantern of the Chinese lantern plant lighting the twilight path
Inviting me into the eternal darkness, is this reality or an illusion?
(The path there is easy, there is no way back)
(If that is the truth, shall we go and see?)
When I was crying, dyed in the evening darkness
You gently took my hand, that warmth
If I am to make it a lie, I don't mind if I lose my way home
The reality I denied felt empty
I couldn't believe in anything
I was desperate and chased after you
The lantern of the Chinese lantern plant at the shrine of the gods
Inviting me into the night darkness, is this truth or a lie?
(Look, it's beckoning, beyond the shimenawa rope)
(If that is true, shall we cross over and see?)
A story about meeting a god deep in the forest.
The sharpness of the fast-paced electropop is wonderful, yet it is properly Japanese-style.
Aiiro Nishimon's own kokone song, but this is a work
re-covered with UTAU Akesato.
It is fun to listen and compare them.
(Reference) [Nanaonsai] Deception ~Hoozuki no Tomoshibi~ [kokone]
2017/5/27 (4 minutes 22 seconds)
* A work participating in the "Nanaonsai" project, where songs are released based on illustrations.
I have previously featured this in my "10 Japanese-style songs" article.
If you would like, please take a look at that as well.
Aiiro Nishimon originally came from the 'utaite' (cover singer) community.
Debuted as a Vocaloid producer in 2014,
and as for sound sources, initially used kokone, and subsequently UTAU sources such as Yamine Renri, Akesato, Anmei Nui, and Gekiyaku, and has also adopted others like Natsuki Karin.
They have created many wonderful songs, but
here I will post three works: "Sakura no Kioku," "Taishuteki Heroic," and "Yakan Hikou".
Cherry Blossom Memories / Hisayoshi and Kokone
2019/3/20 (5 minutes 14 seconds)
Back when the cherry blossoms fell, I
learned that there is no such thing as forever
The time that widens the distance between us
is just carrying me away
Back when the cherry blossoms fell, I
couldn't bring myself to say it
If wishes can come true, God,
please deliver these feelings
Popular Heroic / TAKASHI-♭-
2021/2/19 (4 minutes 10 seconds)
What's this, a flower on a high peak?
Self-proclaimed, somewhat, falling seven times and rising eight
Millimeter by millimeter, yesterday and today, it's a raging sea
Praise my protruding toes
In the end, it's days of spamming the magic spell 'it can't be helped'
I just want to sing with all my might
Greedy personal feelings, circumstances, with a throat tied by a collar
But, you'll make excuses saying 'but, but', right?
After all that, everything has flown away
With shoes that have grown wings
If only I could live always just as You & Me
The night breaks again
After all that, I've swallowed it all completely
Though wings won't grow
Maybe I'll try living with You & Me in my heart
Well then, see you tomorrow
On another day
Night Flight / Gekiyaku
2020/5/3 (5 minutes 8 seconds)
The one who weaves promises even when they are torn and destroyed
In the corner of a city shrouded in white, even though I gain and lose again
Why is it that only precious things keep increasing?
Strengthen my small heart
A rainbow in the sky, our journey together
A gentle love that has repeated 'thank you'
If I spill light into the darkness just an inch ahead
Night flight, life is a jewel studded with stars
How beautiful this world is, dancing with audacity
*The top image is a screenshot borrowed from "Lantern of the Ground Cherry".