Aimyon Releases ‘Konya Kono Mama’ Music Video, the Main Theme Song for Japanese TV Drama

26.October.2018 | MUSIC

Aimyon just dropped the music video for her upcoming sixth single Konya Kono Mama which is set for release on November 14, 2018.

 

The song is being used as the main theme song for the ongoing Japanese TV drama series Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi starring Yui Aragaki and Ryuhei Matsuda. It features a jaunty acoustic guitar rhythm against a folk melody and groovy beat.

 

The video is directed by well-recognised film maker and director Tomokazu Yamada and comes as the first music video from Aimyon since her fifth single Marigold three months ago which has been viewed over 10 million times.

 

東京の街を船に乗りながら浮浪するあいみょんの姿を描いた「全編船上ロケ」で敢行されたMV作品。映像のスタートは船の上で寝そべりながら物思いにふける姿からはじまり、一隻の船の上でのあいみょんの姿を終始映しながら映像は展開していく。

 

船の上でランプを持ちながら歌う姿、映像の終盤では海の中に潜っていく姿も。随所に様々な表情が散りばめられており、あいみょんの新しい姿が観られる作品となった。

 

今夜このままOFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO


あいみょんコメント

山田監督とは前作のマリーゴールドに続き2度目で、今回も監督の好奇心や熱を感じながら撮影できたと思います。水面と水泡に揺られて、グラスの中にいる気持ちでした。そのまま眠りたかったです。

 

山田智和監督コメント

誰も流れていく風景を止められない。光からも、現実からも目を背けることができない。

あいみょんの歌が待つ日常への溢れる愛情が、街が持つ歴史や記憶に結びついて、景色をより鮮やかに照らしていきます。平成の最後にどうしてもこの映像を、あいみょんと撮りたかったのです。このビデオが、未来への贈りものになります。

 

10月24日(水)0時からは各配信ストアにて6thシングル「今夜このまま」の先行配信もスタート。CDリリースに先駆けていち早く音源を聴ける機会となるのでぜひ注目して頂きたい。

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