Description: I directed the music video for ASTERISM’s cover of “Kaikai Kitan,” by a band that debuted as an instrumental metal group. When I listened to the sounds played by the members, I had the sensation that the instruments were singing, and after thinking about how to visualize that, I had the members write down those sounds as lyrics. It was our first attempt at “instrumental lyrics,” and it was very fun to visualize the sounds they hear, matched to the music. I also directed the cover music videos for “unravel” and “Gurenge.” ▽ASTERISM - unravel https://youtu.be/CZ8aJPv616c?si=QZs1NuuC5KOihAO7 ▽ASTERISM - Gurenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSSyLczsgeU

We do not perceive the world we see. We see the world we perceive. Countless spheres of light. As people approach the spheres of light, they shine more intensely, and the surrounding spheres respond in turn, continuing one after another. If you widen your field of view and stare, spheres of darkness, like lumps of darkness that has solidified, also begin to appear. However, these spheres of light and darkness do not exist. The spheres of darkness do not even appear on camera. Nothing such as glass or any other object is present on the surface of the spheres of light; these spheres are made only of light. There is no material boundary surface, and the boundary between the sphere and the body remains ambiguous in perception. However, in this universe, light does not solidify, and it never forms into spherical masses by itself. In other words, these spheres of light do not exist. These spheres are not present in the physical world, but are sculptures that exist in the world of perception: "Cognitive Sculpture / Sculptures of Perception." Their material consists of light, the environment, the body, and perception. Shaped by the experiencer’s own dynamic body and perception, they appear and exist in the experiencer’s own perceptual world. When they exist in perception, that is existence. And the spheres cannot exist even in the world of perception on their own; they are created by the environment. The phenomena produced by the environment are the existence of the work. Work page: https://www.teamlab.art/jp/ew/masslesssuns-phenomena/phenomena/

An independently produced music video by the creative unit Tina-zoku, who call themselves angel-type idols. They were involved in every step of the production, from planning and directing to performing and writing the lyrics. Packed with direction reminiscent of the early Heisei era, this is a passionate work that recreates the era’s unmistakable, unabashed brightness in everything from the music to the visuals.