I wish I could go back to those days (laughs)." Personally, I remember the days when I was excited to go to a fireworks display during summer vacation and see the girl I liked. Although we live in a time of uncertainty, there are scenes and lines that strongly inspire us to not give up and to make our desires come true, and I was encouraged during the making of this song. "It was a film that made me want to cherish the future. We were able to challenge the production with a sense of experiencing an adventure together, just like the main characters in the story. After that, she sent us several versions of the film during the production process, and each time we added changes to the song. Since the director Ishizuka and I had passed through similar times, we were able to empathize immediately with what she was trying to portray. "Thoughts on being chosen as the theme song" The film's official website has also posted comments from the band's leader (vocalist/guitarist) Yohei Kawakami as below: As of this writing, it's not clear when "Rock The World" will be released. [Alexandros] made their major debut from UNIVERSAL J in 2015 and provided the theme songs for the live-action film Bleach: The Soul Reaper Agent Arc in 2018 and Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway this year. Hiro: We will be playing for some of the winter rock festivals in Japan, and our tour starts in December.The official website for the forthcoming original anime film Goodbye, DonGlees announced on October 27 that the film's theme song "Rock The World" is performed by the four-member Japanese rock band [Alexandros] and posted an 80-second new PV introducing the song. What do you have planned for the rest of the year? Any exciting news you’d like to share with your fans? We went back and forth between Tokyo and Brooklyn and we were literally sleepless due to jet lag and our creative process.Ģ018 is quickly drawing to a close.
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Hiro: We created most of the album in Brooklyn. Masa: Yoohei came up with the title, and it expresses these dizzy feelings from jet lag and the floating feeling of Brooklyn. You just announced that you will be releasing a new album on November 21st called Sleepless in Brooklyn. It was a great experience and I learned a few things for next time. Masa: Feels like we finally put down some roots in the US.
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Besides the fact that I was suffering from a heavy jet lag, everything was a great experience. You recently played your first shows in the U.S. Yoohei: Think that song is my masterpiece. I read through the whole manga while I was in New Jersey for a recording session. Hiro: I had heard about the anime, of course, but did not know too much about it. Were you familiar with the anime and knew it would be used for the adaptation before writing it?
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You’ve recently released “Mosquito Bite”, a song that was used for the live-action BLEACH adaptation. We would love to perform on that stage, but maybe it’s not our #1 dream. Masa: Personally, I’m not so keen on the UK music scene, but Glastonbury is known for being a great festival even here in Japan.
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Hiro: It’s definitely one of my biggest goals. Is it still your #1 dream to play Glastonbury? Masa: It can be measured by sales or attendance, but ultimately it’s up to me to decide whether we are successful or not. What does success look like to you? How do you measure it? Can you unpack this for us a little? Success is a somewhat subjective term. In an interview back in 2016, you said you weren’t the most successful band in the world yet so you still had a long way to go. Make sure to check out their new album, Sleepless in Brooklyn while you read what they had to say. Back home from their recent excursion abroad performing in the U.S., took some time to answer a few questions for us.