I created the logo motion for apbankfes ’23 ~Society, Life and Music~. ap bank fes began in 2005 as an event where people could think about environmental issues while listening to music in a familiar setting, and as a place to put various initiatives into practice. ※ ap bank was established in 2003 with funds contributed at the self-responsibility of three people: music producer Takeshi Kobayashi, Kazutoshi Sakurai of Mr.Children, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, the founder of the Artists’ Power project, which promotes natural energy through artists. (quoted from the official website) Based on the concept embodied in the logo design, I created a motion and video sequence in which each element writhes and comes alive.

A music video for the sister idol unit made up of Kanano Senritsu and Sakina Tonchiki, who are active on TV, as idols, and on YouTube. I got to work with them before too, and this time I was especially able to do a lot of interesting things, which made it a lot of fun. The three outfits are insanely good, and the hair and makeup are amazing, so no matter what we did it would turn out cute, but I made sure it wouldn’t end up as an idol MV that was just “cute” and nothing else.

Through dance, we expressed the song’s Japanese aesthetic and the fleeting nature of its lyrics.

For the past five years, I have been creating short self-initiated pieces synced to music as practice for motion graphics. This reel brings together 57 practice videos I made in 2023–2024 out of the 257 videos I have produced so far, along with several works I created professionally over the past few years.