by Only “March’s Pantasia” has entered a new phase by revealing its true face.
Mia, the vocalist of the music unit “Sangatsu no Phantasia,” revealed her true face for the first time at the live audience “The story continues” held in Tokyo on November 27, and has attracted a lot of attention. At movie.com, that exclusive interview is done only after the appearance. At this timing, we will deliver the true intentions that came to the fore and the secrets of creation covering music, movies, and literature.
“Sangatsu no Phantasia,” composed mainly of Mia and with the participation of composers and illustrators, was formed in 2015 and made its major debut in 2016. The concept of the unit is “Imagine the story of the end and the beginning,” the opening song “Happy selfishness” of the drama “Kiss me at that time, “and the ending song ” Fairy Tale ” of the anime ” Interviews with Monster Girls. “, The opening song “101” of the anime ” Magic High School Honor Student ” and “Yoko” co-written with Atsushi Horie of “Straightener” are known.
At this live, the unit revealed that it would release a new album, “Encounter Girl,” on March 9, 2010. The new visuals unveiled along with this announcement show only illustrations and live-action photographs. I asked him about the change of heart that he decided to announce his true face while working with anonymity.
“In 2015, I released an original song on YouTube as” March Pantasia, “but in the early days, I was singing. My role was” March Pantasia, “spun by someone. I think that it is a narrator who tells the song’s story to the listener, and the girl who is the main character of the song that appears in the MV of the indie era is different depending on the song. Since I was expressing myself in the song, I thought that if I didn’t have many personal elements as a narrator, I would be able to immerse myself in the world view. “
“However, as I continued my activities, I grew up wanting to express this kind of expression in music and to sing with this feeling as lyrics. And it became the axis of the musical expression of” Pantasia in March. ” As I began to write down the novels, I was writing and writing lyrics, one day, I wanted to deliver my story in front of the listeners with my actual face. Is it because? “
How was the reaction of the audience at the live performance?
“The audience was hot. I didn’t give any notice like’May I come out?’, So the fans didn’t know what would happen, just as before. He came to look forward to the live style of “Sangatsu no Phantasia.” The dark lights suddenly brightened in the middle of the life, and Mia’s face was perfectly reflected on the monitor behind. “
It was said that Mia had some concerns here, but it was also scattered.
“I thought it would be scary if showing my true face would make me confused, and the music wouldn’t be transmitted purely, but I felt that the applause that reached the stage was getting bigger. I was excited. I had the image that something like “grains” would fly to the stage. My anxiety was that the fans wiped it out. From there, I was able to perform a more full-powered live performance. I think it’s not. “
What kind of story is Mia, who has exposed her true face, trying to create in the future? It can be seen that a different mental landscape has emerged because of the generous applause of the audience.
“The theme I cherish is” I will be reborn without change. “The expression in the illustrations that Pantasia has built-in March, the music that is blue and somewhat dull, and the sweetness and pain of youth oozes. While valuing expression, I think that the number of musical expressions that the appearance can make of Mia, who has been wrapped in a veil, will increase. A new March Pantasia that combines the past and the future. I think I can show you. “
Although it will enter a new phase for Mia, the range of activities is wide-ranging, including writing novels and music. Let’s delve into the source of that creation. He talked about the music, movies, and literature that have influenced him so far.
“I’ve always liked Japanese rock music since I was a student, specifically RADWIMPS and creep hype. I also listen to Western music, but I’m often overwhelmed by the lyrics. I was shocked by the point of view that I could never write, and I continued to listen to it. My favorite is Cocco. I think I will continue to love him for the rest of my life, but I fell in love with it because of the movie. “
The film refers to ” KOTOKO,” directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, who won the highest award in the Orizzonti category at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Cocco is in charge of planning (joint name with director Tsukamoto), draft, music, art, and starring in this work.
“At first, I was attracted to the jacket and watched it on a rental basis. Anyway, I couldn’t take my eyes off Cocco’s strong presence … It’s so raw that I think it’s non-fiction. However, when I looked at the interview articles, he said it was all acting. At that point, I realized that I hadn’t listened to Cocco’s music carefully, so I immediately ordered the music online. It was my first experience to hear and shed tears. The expression that the urgency that jumps into my ears through the sound source and the bare pain directly pierces my chest is fantastic, not only in the play but also in the live performance. I’ve been to it many times, and I’m longing for it as an artist. “
Not limited to Cocco, he reveals that many musicians and musicians like it through movies.
” I also love” One More Time, One More, “and I became a big fan of Masayoshi Yamazaki because of this work. In the case of Western movies, I learned about Bjork in” Dancer in the Dark “and soundtracks and albums. I bought it. It’s a harrowing movie, and I think “I don’t want to watch it anymore,” but the 4K remastered version will be re-screened, right? After all, I want to see it again. That’s how All the different cultures are connected in the movie, but I feel that movies and music are intimately related. “
Also, he seems to have liked reading since he was a child, but reading ” Narratage ” by Rio Shimamoto when he was a junior high school student, who was particularly sensitive, seems to have made him completely absorbed in the novel.
” Everything in’Narratage’was a shock. It’s a form of indescribable feelings and complexity in romance … I should have been happy with just a few changes in the encounter’s time, conditions, and destiny. Still, it doesn’t work. Being disturbed mind for me in junior high school, I noticed crying. Including Shimamoto’s novel and school days, I’ve read a lot of romance novels. Recalled to try, Jiang’s rural junior high school student was a minute. I think I had a longing for Kaori Kuni’s story of a sophisticated adult woman and a work that depicts a woman’s urban and chic image. “
On the other hand, Mia herself is reading the youth novels in parallel, as high school students write the main character’s youth novels.
“When I was a student, I learned the freshness and excitement of learning about the world of adults through books. On the contrary, when I became an adult, I could see the feelings and scenes I didn’t understand at that time. So I got into a youth novel. I wish I could scoop it up again to relive the youth scene and write something like the sparkle, fragility, and danger of those days. “
The topic has never run out. In addition to the movie Shunji Iwai director’s ” Swallowtail Butterfly, “master craftsman of Poland Jerzy Skolimowski supervision work ” early spring, “has achieved the triple crown at Cannes Michael Haneke director’s ” Pianist, “In the novel, he named Risa Wataya ‘s ” Open, “Seiko Tanabe ‘s “Speaking,” and Emi Yamada ‘s “After School Keynotes,” and brought the used DVD and paperback to the interview site.
In July of this year, the novel “The sky of goodbye was very similar to the brilliance of that blue flower” was published by Gentosha. Even for deep-rooted fans, Mia says, “I don’t want to make something that disappoints me, and my sense of responsibility is only increasing.” Like a dream for the future, “It is one dream that the novel I wrote will change its shape and become a video work. This work is not my novel, but my feelings and experience are most projected to the main character. I think that it is done. When a high school actor plays it, I sometimes fantasize about what scene will be drawn. “
