Nearly everybody has heard of the viral track Shinunoga E-Wa, however they may not know the voice behind the track. Fujii Kaze, or the singer of Shinunoga E-Wa, is a 25-year-old Japanese R&B artist who has reached unprecedented success together with his debut album and single.
The singer has been releasing musical covers on his YouTube channel since he was 12 years outdated however formally debuted in 2019 with the wings Nan-Nan and Moh-Eh-Wa. Each the singles have been re-released as a part of his debut album Assist Ever Harm By no means, which has 11 tracks in complete, together with the Tik-Tok viral Shinunoga E-Wa, which reached primary on Billboard Japan’s Scorching Albums Chart.
His second album, Love All Serve All, additionally achieved this feat and topped the Oricon Album Chart as effectively. Furthermore, it has been licensed platinum by RIAJ. Kaze’s easy singing, recent melodies, and charming allure has received the hearts of individuals across the globe. On that observe, let’s check out 5 of the songs from his spectacular discography.
Kirari, Matsuri, and three different Fujii Kaze songs that everybody ought to have on their playlists
1) Shinunoga E-Wa
The track propelled an already well-liked Fujii Kaze into international fame, together with his track being utilized in a number of movie star edits throughout all social media platforms. Whereas some individuals have been importing movies of themselves singing alongside to the track, others have launched instrumental covers of Shinunoga E-Wa. The track peaked at quantity three on the Spotify US Viral 50 charts. It’s at present nonetheless within the prime 10 and has over 115 million streams on Spotify.
Shinunoga E-Wa interprets to “I’d moderately die” and is sung from the angle of a lover who would select demise over being separated or away from their cherished one. His crisp and husky vocals, layered over an intoxicating melody, can put listeners in a trance-like state, making the track an prompt hit.
2) Kirari
Kirari interprets to “shining” in English and is a reminder to worth on a regular basis issues that one ignores. The track’s message is to look at the shining moments in each day life that normally get missed within the face of larger life achievements.
The introspective lyrics of the track are complemented by an uptempo melody and Fujii Kaze’s enchanting vocals. The repetition of the phrase “kirari” provides to the addictive high quality of the track.
3) Matsuri
Matsuri is a happy-go-lucky track celebrating life, and the music video completely captures the essence of the track. The energetic quantity is a cheerful little tablet that Fujii encourages everybody to not take life too severely and benefit from the occasions in life as they arrive. Matsuri desires the viewers and listeners to hitch the singer in creating a colourful pageant out of their lives, which can be the which means of the phrase “matsuri.”
4) SAYONARA Child
Certainly one of his most underrated songs, SAYONARA Child faucets into Fujii Kaze’s vocal potential. Within the track, he not solely sings but in addition shows expertise akin to rapping. The rock track is about his transfer from provincial Okayama to the massive metropolis of Tokyo and the way he felt after deciding to make such a vital transfer in his life in 2019.
The track exudes vitality, and the lengthy drawn-out ending the place he retains repeating “sayonara child,” which interprets to “goodbye child,” provides the track a satisfying ending.
5) Rattling
Rattling dives into the disco-rock facet of Fujii Kaze, who turned well-known for his jazzy and bluesy voice that reminisces old-school J-pop music. Rattling explores the quirky facet of the singer that’s evident within the music video.
The track additionally talks about not giving a “flying rattling” about something on this planet, as the important thing to being joyful is loving yourself first. It’s a shallowness track mixing parts of pop, rock, and disco to get the listeners dancing.
In keeping with NME author Rhian Daly, Fujii Kaze is claimed to be the subsequent huge factor to return out of Japan since Utada Hikaru. His international reputation may attain even newer heights with a collaboration with BTS’ SUGA whose image he not too long ago reposted on his stories.
ARMYs have been speculating a couple of collaboration between the 2 artists ever since SUGA uploaded a black and white image of his permed locks, which regarded uncannily like the duvet of Fujii Kaze’s debut album. The Japanese singer reposting the photographs was simply the proper of ammunition ARMYs wanted to imagine in an upcoming collaboration.
