Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
“Happy ☆ Boogie” sung by Yoshie Nakano, Yu Sakai, and Shuri will be released! ……
[Image 1: https://prtimes.jp/i/19470/3296/resize/d19470-3296-b74ee3042db434a3701b-0.jpg&s3=19470-3296-1f31a37d4322babba3faedb10cdf82d8-1500×819.jpg] “Happy ☆ Boogie” sung by Yoshie Nakano (EGO-WRAPPIN’), Yu Sakai, and Shuri. It has been decided that it will be released in three formats: distribution on October 4th, CD on November 15th, and analog version on November 22nd.
This song will be used as the theme song for NHK’s TV drama series “Boogie Woogie” in the second half of 2023, which will start broadcasting from October 2nd.
The song was written by Takayuki Hattori, who is in charge of music for the drama.
EGO-WRAPPIN’ vocalist Yoshie Nakano, singer-songwriter Yu Sakai, and drama heroine Shuri will sing.
In addition to “Happy ☆ Boogie,” Shuri’s “Tokyo Boogie Woogie” will also be included in all three versions.
◎Release information
【delivery】
2023/10/4 Digital Release
“Happy ☆ Boogie” Yoshie Nakano Yuu Sakai Shuri / “Tokyo Boogie Woogie” *Suzuko Fukugita (Shuri)
[CD]
2023/11/15 Release
“Happy ☆ Boogie” Yoshie Nakano Yuu Sakai Shuri / “Tokyo Boogie Woogie” *Suzuko Fukugita (Shuri)
COCA-18160 ¥1,500 (tax in)
[Analog single]
2023/11/22 Release
“Happy ☆ Boogie” Yoshie Nakano Yuu Sakai Shuri / “Tokyo Boogie Woogie” *Suzuko Fukugita (Shuri)
COKA-95 ¥2,200 (tax in)
Sales: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
“Happy☆Boogie” special site
https://columbia.jp/boogie/
[Artist Profile]
Yoshie Nakano
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EGO-WRAPPIN’ vocalist. In 1996, EGO-WRAPPIN’ was formed by Yoshie Nakano (Vo, lyrics, composition) and Masaki Mori (G, composition). “Colorful Blues” and “Cherry in the Beak” became exceptionally long hits as masterpieces that incorporated a variety of genres and created Ego’s unique worldview. Since then, he has always attracted attention in the Japanese music scene for the innovative musicality that appeals to each work. She has released two original works under the name Yoshie Nakano, solo albums “Soleil” (2007) and “Madokei” (2015). On June 30, 2021, they released their third album “Amai”, their first in six years. https://nakanoyoshie.com/
https://www.egowrappin.com/
Yuu Sakai
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Born in Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture. A singer-songwriter with a unique voice and an original sound that sublimates a wide range of musical backgrounds, including SOUL, R&B, JAZZ, gospel, and ROCK, into pop music. After graduating from high school, he suddenly became interested in music at the age of 18 and moved to Tokyo at the age of 20. At the age of 22, he moved to LA and began teaching himself the piano. Major debut in 2009 with Sg “Story”. In addition to his own songs, he has provided songs for many artists such as Kyoko Koizumi, Maaya Sakamoto, SMAP, Sexy Zone, Da-iCE, DISH//, Asako Toki, Seiko Niizuma, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Akiko Wada, etc. There is. Traveling around the world since 2018, he has performed with John Scofield (Gt), Ray Parker Jr. (Gt), Bluey from Incognito (Gt), Stuart Zender (Bs ex. Jamiroquai), Terrace Martin (Sax), Nicholas Payton (TP) ), Renato Neto (Key) and other world-famous players. He released his 8th original album “Ai no Deban + thanks to” on May 12, 2021. On June 22, 2022, he released “Whale Song EP”, which is a collection of songs related to his hometown Kochi, including “Whale Song” (Suigei Shuzo 50th anniversary movie theme song), and reached number 1 on the iTunes R&B chart. Obtained (currently breaking the record for consecutive first place wins). On April 8, 2023, the 4-year-old Noon live performance “SAKAI YU “LOVERS” CONCERT 2023 in YAON” was held.
https://www.office-augusta.com/sakaiyu/
Shuri
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(C) Masaaki Tomitori
Born September 21, 1990 in Tokyo. Since his debut in 2011, he has been active on stage and in films. She won the Best Actress Award at the 33rd Takasaki Film Festival and the Best New Actor Award at the 42nd Japan Academy Award for the movie “Just Being Alive, Love” (18), in which she played the leading role. Recent appearances include the movie “Wandering Moon” (22), “To a More Transcendence Place” (22), “Reiraku” (23), the drama “DCU” (22/TBS), and “Sawako ~ Sore wa. His works include “Endless Revenge” (22/BS-TBS) and the stage play “Hot Autumn” (22).
The waiting list includes NHK’s late 2023 TV series “Boogie Woogie” (starting on October 2nd), the movies “Ai ni Inazuma” (released on October 27th), “Homoge” (released on November 25th), and the drama “Tokyo Poverty Girls” -I thought poverty was someone else’s problem-” (23/WOWOW).
https://topcoat.co.jp/shuri
Takayuki Hattori
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After graduating from the Paris Conservatory and returning to Japan in 1988, he has worked on arranging albums and concerts for a wide range of artists, from pop music (Masaharu Fukuyama, Ringo Shiina, Masayoshi Yamazaki, etc.) to classical music (Yumiko Samejima, Toru Takemitsu, etc.). As a composer, he won the Japan Academy Award for Excellence in Music for three films: “Kura” in 1996, “Kidnapping” and “Radio no Jikan” in 1998. TV dramas include “NHK TV Serial Novel Suzuran,” “HERO,” “King’s Restaurant,” NHK Taiga Drama “Shinsengumi!,” “Nodame Cantabile,” “Brilliant Family,” “Naoki Hanzawa,” “Shitamachi Rocket,” and NHK Taiga Drama “Sanada Maru.” “etc. Musical “Okepi!”, bunkamura commissioned work, “Yang Guifei” co-produced by China and China with Shanghai City Dance Company, main theme of TBS’s “THE World Heritage Site” in April 2008, music director of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo “Japan Pavilion” Since April 2011, he has been in charge of the music for NHK Educational TV’s “Hook Book Law”, “Mobile Suit Gundam THE ORIGIN” in 2015, and the “Doraemon Movie Series” since 2018. In addition to this, he is active as a composer in a wide variety of music genres such as “commercials” and “game music.”
http://www.face-music.co.jp/2_artist/hattori.htm
More details about this release:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000003296.000019470.html