YOASOBI and "Oborozukiyo" Between the Story and the Blank Space
YOASOBI and "Oborozukiyo": Between the Story and the Margins
"run into the night"
Behind that sense of speed lies a quiet pain.
YOASOBI's music is not just pop.
It is the sound of the blank spaces in the story.
For example, a night when the moon is hidden by clouds and glows dimly.
Like the hazy moonlit night, it is hard to see clearly,
The emotion is definitely there.
YOASOBI's music allows us to hear those "invisible things."
The storytelling and wabi-sabi of YOASOBI resonate
Wabi-sabi sounds a bit difficult, like silence and solitude.
But it's not a far-fetched aesthetic.
Rather, it is a natural part of YOASOBI's music.
・"Racing into the Night" = The boundary between life and death. It overlaps with the "transience" of wabi-sabi.
This song is based on the novel "The Temptation of Thanatos."
It depicts the pain of living and the emotional turmoil of being drawn to death.
The sadness is as beautiful as cherry blossoms just before they fall.
・"Ultramarine" = Between dreams and reality. Wabi-sabi's "affirmation of loneliness."
The struggles and hopes of a young person who continues to search for his own color.
The melody seems to embrace that imperfection,
Don't deny loneliness, but gently support them.
・"Harujion" = Feelings for what has been lost. The "reverberation" of wabi-sabi.
Days that will never come back, words that could never be said.
Still, there are feelings that bloom like spring weeds.
The afterglow remains quietly in the depths of my heart.
YOASOBI turns novels into music.
WABISUKE writes poems using seasonal words and color names.
Both are media that capture the emotions behind the words.
Gently present what cannot be seen through sounds and words.
This may be a modern form of "storytelling power."
Wabi-Sabi: A Concept I Want to Share with Young People
The night I cried listening to YOASOBI's songs.
Those tears may be a "quiet affirmation" of wabi-sabi.
It turns our less-than-perfect days into stories.
That's the same as the "poetry of everyday life" that WABISUKE aims for.
For example, the smell after rain.
A sudden memory of passing someone.
A photo of the moon seen through a smartphone screen.
Wabi-sabi resides in such casual moments.
Wabi-sabi is not something old.
This is certainly true among young people living today.
YOASOBI's music teaches us that.
Don't just let feelings of sadness or loneliness end in negativity.
Rather, the beauty of living with it.
It tells the story through stories and sounds.
Putting feelings like "Oborozukiyo" into words
What WABISUKE wants to portray is
The outline of such "ineffable emotions."
For example, the seasonal word "hazy moonlit night"
It's not clear, but it's definitely there.
YOASOBI's music is also
Rather than providing a clear answer,
It gently ignites the memories and emotions of each listener.
This "white space" may be the essence of wabi-sabi.
Between the story and the margins
Listening to YOASOBI's music.
It's about putting yourself in the story.
And find your own emotions in the "blank spaces" of the story.
That is the kind of experience WABISUKE aims to provide.
Through seasonal words, color names, and everyday scenes,
It evokes memories and emotions within the reader.
YOASOBI and WABISUKE.
Although the genres are different,
We hope that both will be media that convey the "wabi-sabi of living in the present."
What lies ahead is
The power to beautifully affirm imperfect days.
And gently approach someone's heart,
The light of poetry like "Oborozukiyo."