Fujii Kaze and WABISUKE: The resonance of poetry and color carried by the "wind"
Fujii Kaze and WABISUKE - Poetry and color resonate with the wind
Introduction: The existence of Fujii Kaze
Fujii Kaze is a singer-songwriter from Okayama Prefecture.
His music captivates many people with its genre-transcending fusion and the emotion that resides in the spaces between his words.
The lyrics, which freely move between R&B, soul, and pop, and weave Japanese and English together, give the song a natural flow, like the wind carrying the seasons.
Its wind-like presence quietly resonates with the "poetic world of seasonal words and traditional colors" that we at WABISUKE create.
The "Wabi-Sabi" that resides in Fujii Kaze's music
Fujii Kaze's music has a modern sound, but is somehow filled with nostalgic and tranquil emotion.
For example, songs such as "Kirari" and "Tabiji" have a beauty that depicts the changing of the seasons and the fluctuations of people's hearts with a sense of space.
This is exactly the "wabi-sabi" sensibility that WABISUKE values.
Not flashy, but a depth in tranquility.
Fujii Kaze's music is a "poetry" that reaches young people today, and resonates with WABISUKE's world of seasonal words and traditional colors.
Affinity with WABISUKE: A landscape of colors and words
WABISUKE features poetic articles and illustrations on themes of traditional colors and seasonal words such as "usukurenai" (light pink) and "kogarashi" (wind of the cold winter).
These wordscapes also suit Fujii Kaze's lyrics well.
・Not "burning love" but "quietly burning feelings"
・Not "shouting emotions" but "prayer carried on the wind"
Fujii Kaze's music breathes modern life into the world of WABISUKE.
WABISUKE adds the "roots of words" to Fujii Kaze's music.
This is how we can build a mutually complementary relationship.
Conclusion: The Future of Poetry Carried by the Wind
Fujii Kaze's music is not just a fad, but a rediscovery of words and sensibility.
The world of seasonal words and colors that WABISUKE depicts goes hand in hand with this music,
We will carry the "wind of poetry" to the next generation.