Eve’s New Song ‘Kokoro Yohō’ Revealed As Ghana Chocolate’s Pink Valentine Commercial Song

11.January.2020 | FOOD / MUSIC

Eve’s new song Kokoro Yohō has been revealed as the commercial song for Ghana Chocolate’s ‘Pink Valentine’. Eve performed the song for the first time ever at Tokyo Kokusai Forum Hall A while on his Japan Tour Uronna Shokutaku.

Straight after his live performance, Eve unveiled a 30-second special animated short made in collaboration with Ghana Chocolate which was met by a grand round of applause. The special animated short film was produced and designed by Genki Kawamura and directed by Nobutaka Yoda, with character designs by Atsushi Saito and art direction by Jun Tamukai – an excelling team of staff who are known for their outstanding work in many famous animation projects. The animated short is available to watch on the project’s special edition website and will be broadcasted on TV as a commercial in the near future. 

 

30-Second Commercial

The full version of the video, which lasts approximately three and a half minutes, will also be released in the near future. The Ghana Pink Valentine Campaign is also set to launch countrywide on January 12, 2020. 

 

Eve also surprised fans with the news of his first ever solo arena live performance called Eve LIVE Smile which will take place at Pia Arena MM on May 23. Excitement for Eve is at an all-time high as fans anticipate what kind of performance will take place in the giant arena, which can seat approximately 10,000 people. Eve’s album Smile will be released on February 12 and will contain a form to apply for tickets to Eve LIVE Smile.

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