I created an animation inspired by the feeling of flowers quietly waiting for a bright rain, the joy that follows after the rain, and the sense of a beginning.

A synthwave sound that evokes a night drive—this MV portrays sweetly seductive “cuteness” and a somewhat wistful melancholy through the texture of city pop. It multilayeredly captures the midnight neon, the inside of a car, a diner, and the feelings of a devilish girl. The retro 1980s mood that permeates the entire video serves as the core direction, intertwining “nostalgia” and the “present,” while cinematic lighting, muted colors, and the atmosphere created by the small objects inside the car and diner evoke the story’s nostalgia. Add her sweet yet provocative vocals and sharp dance moves, and the instability of the night, wavering emotions, the “inescapable temptation” and the “inescapable reality” all intersect. Built from Synthwave × retro cool × a modern idol, this music video invites viewers on a cinematic late-night drive—a story of temptation and escape.

By having the body wear the text “LAFORET GRAND BAZAR,” the work symbolizes embodying a new self through a fashion building. For this campaign, a system was created using TouchDesigner that converts loaded video into ASCII art. The project has been expanded not only into video, but also into graphics and experiential installations.

I expressed the worldview of the work.