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Misato Watanabe talks about the secret behind the birth of her signature song “My Revolution”, which she wrote with Tetsuya Komuro. “I’m so thrilled!”
Bunka Broadcasting “Kunimaru Shokudo” June 10th (Monday) Broadcast Report ……
Singer Misato Watanabe will appear on “Kunimaru Shokudo” (Nunmaru Shokudo) (Bunka Broadcasting), which will be broadcast on June 10th (Monday). Watanabe celebrated his 39th anniversary since his debut, and we talked about his thoughts on radio and the story behind the birth of the hit song “My Revolution,” composed by Tetsuya Komuro.
[Image 1: https://prtimes.jp/i/7381/462/resize/d7381-462-245b2ed89d971ed407da-0.jpg&s3=7381-462-c34ad35748c41217bd5eace1b6dd2979-1200×960.jpg] Misato Watanabe
Kunimaru Nomura: “Did Misato vaguely think that she would make her debut at the age of 13?”
Misato Watanabe: “That’s right. I’ve loved singing ever since I was little, and I decided that I would definitely become a vocalist. I finally made my debut when I was 18.”
Kunimaru: “In May 1985, I made my debut with the single “I’m Free,” which was a cover of a hit song by Kenny Loggins, but at that time I was listening to a variety of songs, including Western music and what we now call Japanese J-POP. It seems so.”
Watanabe: “That’s right. I loved the radio! Of course, I also loved the popular songs that were played on TV, and I also often listened to Western music that was played on FEN Radio. I loved both Western and Japanese music.”
Kunimaru: “So it’s based on the FEN radio I listened to when I was a girl.” Watanabe: “That’s right. It was always playing when I went out in the car with my family. I didn’t listen to Western music or Japanese music separately. I think all of them became my blood and flesh.”
[Image 2: https://prtimes.jp/i/7381/462/resize/d7381-462-35d2d7a899f903f0bcbc-0.jpg&s3=7381-462-273cccdef36fbf06d55a09039d77bcb0-828×662.jpg] From left) Misato Watanabe, Manami Sakaguchi, Kunimaru Nomura Kunimaru: “I heard that you loved listening to the radio, but you were on it a lot, right?”
Watanabe: “(lol). Do you have the impression that he was showing up all the time? (lol)”
Kunimaru: “He said he was doing four radio shows a week.”
Watanabe: “I didn’t think I was that good at talking either.New FM stations were being created all the time, so there were 2 recordings of live broadcasts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.A total of 5 broadcasts. There was a time when I was doing radio. In between radio shows, I was recording and touring. I was always in the studio, whether it was a recording studio, a radio studio, or a concert hall. Kunimaru: Was Misato-san’s favorite time to spend time on the radio? Watanabe: “I’m getting a lot of postcards instead of emails like I do now.It takes a lot of effort to have someone write a postcard to me, right?”I thought, “You’re sending me so many letters!” I thought I had to read all the letters I received, so even though I was busy running around, it was really fun to read the postcards and select the songs. It was an important time for me. It was a lot of fun.” Kunimaru: “And ‘My Revolution’. How did you feel when you first heard ‘My Revolution’?”
Watanabe: “I’m really excited.” He had written a few songs before “My Revolution,” but (Tetsuya) Komuro seemed to have a great response to “My Revolution.” He came to the studio and said, “We made this!!” and he played the melody on the piano in the studio, and I sang along with it. Then Mr. Komuro said, “I like this!!” Until then, I had received a demo tape and checked the melody, but the song I received was “My Revolution.” ”
*”Kunimaru Shokudo” on June 10th (Monday), in which Misato Watanabe appeared, will be available to listen to for 7 days after the broadcast date.
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