SEKAI NO OWARI dropped two new albums simultaneously on February 27, 2019―Lip and Eye―which marked their first studio album release Tree in 2015. Both albums ranked No. 1 and No. 2 on the Oricon Album Charts on March 6 respectively, and both continue to enjoy sound sales. The four-piece Tokyo pop band has just made their song Mitsu no Tsuki -for the film- available for digital download and stream (March 15). The song is a special arrangement of the original track Mitsu no Tsuki included on Lip. It was written for the Japanese film Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikari Kagayaku (“You Shine in the Moonlit Night”) which also hit Japanese theatres on March 15. Exclusive cover art was also released for the track which is inspired by the title of the film―shining moonlight.   SEKAI NO OWARI made the following statement about the newly-arranged track: "We discussed [a new version] while we were writing the new albums. The original song was already complete, but Mitsu no Tsuki -for the film- is a new arrangement written as the main theme for the film. We wrote it together with Takeshi Kobayashi, who was our sound producer. It has a classic sound but you can also still hear that it is us. I hope people will like it, it's very different from Mitsu no Tsuki on the album."

DNCE, is a funk-pop band from the US with the big hit “Cake by the ocean.” Since last year DNCE and End of the World (SEKAI NO OWARI) members have become friends and the release of this recent collaborative song “Hollow” is result of this friendship.

Last December DNCE’s record company arranged for the two bands to come together for a meal. The members hit it off and when DNCE came to Tokyo in March of this year they visited SEKAI NO OWARI’s communal home “Sekaowa House.” There they had a session together and sang “karaoke” together and these good times developed into the release of this recent song. Cole, the bassist of DNCE has these words about this recent collaboration. “People coming together and building friendships. That’s how this collaborative song was born. It was a real natural process.”

When Fukase listened to the demo song which Nakajin made, he thought “This song will improve if we play it with DNCE.” Then they agreed to play together.  The title was decided so that it is easy for the fans to remember. The collaborative song “Hallow” was completed.

 

「Hollow」DNCE x End of the World (SEKAI NO OWARI) can be downloaded from iTunes, Apple Music only. The album “DNCE –Jumbo Edition- will be released on November 8^th and DNCE will visit Japan for their first Japan Tour. Keep your eyes on them and check if they will be performed this song or not? Their Tokyo live is already sold out.

 

DNCD 「Good Day remixed by End of the World (SEKAI NO OWARI)」 has been distributing on GYAO! for a limited time. Check out their collaborative music!