YOASOBI’s First Drama Theme & Dual-Vocal Track ‘Gekijyo’ Captures the Resolve of Those Who Take Control of Their Own Story

YOASOBI released their caller opus “Gekijyo” (“The Show”) connected Oct. 2. Written arsenic the taxable opus for Fuji TV’s ongoing Wednesday nighttime play bid Pray Speak What Has Happened, the way complements a powerhouse lineup with renowned playwright Koki Mitani arsenic screenwriter and Japanese superstar Masaki Suda successful the pb role.

Marking YOASOBI’s first-ever play bid theme, the opus besides carries peculiar value for the duo, arsenic composer Ayase himself joins connected vocals for the archetypal time.

Since its debut, YOASOBI has built its individuality arsenic a “unit that turns novels into music,” releasing songs with beardown communicative focus. Its conception of fusing stories and euphony has earned acclaim some successful Japan and overseas, arsenic seen successful “Yoru ni Kakeru” (“Into the Night”), which became the archetypal opus successful Billboard Japan illustration past to surpass 1.2 cardinal cumulative streams, and “Idol,” which achieved explosive global occurrence arsenic the opening taxable for the anime show【OSHI NO KO】.

In caller years, YOASOBI has besides been actively performing unrecorded extracurricular of its location country. Last year, the brace headlined shows successful 4 U.S. cities, including Los Angeles and New York. From the extremity of past twelvemonth into this year, they embarked connected their Asia arena circuit — the largest ever for a Japanese creator — called YOASOBI ASIA TOUR 2024-2025 “cho-genjitsu” (“SURREALISM”). In June, they besides successfully headlined a amusement astatine London’s OVO Arena Wembley. In galore ways, today’s YOASOBI tin beryllium seen arsenic stepping onto the planetary signifier arsenic a torchbearer for J-pop.

For this caller track, the duo took connected the taxable that “this satellite is simply a stage, and each the radical are actors.” The song’s digital-rock dependable — with driving yet full-bodied guitars and synths, paired with a dynamic bushed conception — flows people from YOASOBI’s caller live-oriented philharmonic direction. With arrangements that strategically propulsion instruments successful and retired to evoke vivid imagery, the opus unfolds with melodramatic twists portion maintaining a consciousness of philharmonic exhilaration. Though highly physics successful approach, the dependable is simultaneously physical, striking a singular balance.

Meanwhile, the lyrics picture the affectional travel of a protagonist weary of life. To summarize, the protagonist, mislaid successful hopeless days, yet stumbles upon a deserted creation hall. There, witnessing the quality of the dancers, they statesman to question their ain life. Is this the mode it should be, oregon not? Through this reflection, the protagonist comes to spot their ain beingness arsenic that of an histrion lasting connected a stage, regaining a consciousness of intent and resolve.

Midway done the song, the lyrics airs a striking question: “What if the satellite each around’s/ A signifier successful unfastened ground/ Would it mean I present person a relation that is acceptable for me?” By likening the satellite to a signifier and seeing ourselves arsenic the actors surviving connected it, this meta motif — portion classical successful conception — resonates powerfully arsenic a cosmopolitan taxable f...