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Unexpected Red Carpet Moment
-What did you record for the second recording session in October?
Miran: “In Love,” “More Futari,” “As You Like It,” and “Lemon Tree. “. 4 songs. I was told about the movie “Strange Lovers on a Different Planet” at this point, so it was a must to complete the theme song “Be in Love” and the insert song “More Together”.
-How did you write the theme song, “Fall in Love”?
Miran: I wrote it while talking with the director, Satoshi Kimura, and reading the script. The director told me to “make it freely,” but I tried not to deviate too much from the story. The second scene in the film, “I didn’t do anything so wrong that I can be blamed for pointing fingers,” is a specific scene itself.
-The flow from the C melody to the last chorus and outro has a showcase for each part, and the overall arrangement is very sparkling.
Miran: I had an image of people crossing paths like in a trendy drama, while at the same time keeping it pop enough to be widely accepted. I still have the list of reference sounds I gave Mr. Kume on my cell phone. Eiichi Otaki’s “Kimi ha natu shiroi”, Ohashi Trio’s “Dazzling encounter”, Neko Sen’s “Satellite”, Rei’s “Smlile! Smlile! with Fujiwara Sakura”…… I see, I see.
-You also acted in this movie. What was your first acting experience?
Miran: I never imagined that I would be walking the red carpet at the “Tokyo International Film Festival.” But unlike music, which is mainly performed by myself, it was interesting to experience how to behave in order to get the director to give me an OK, rather than whether I was satisfied with my performance. As we went through several takes, I began to understand what kind of ideals he was looking for. It was a sense of learning the joy of being involved in other people’s work.
-You played the role of Shuko Nakayama, a musician, very naturally, but it was a completely different character from your usual personality, wasn’t it, Miran?
Miran: I am not someone who can say things as outspoken as Shuko, so it was nice and interesting to try saying things that I don’t have in my mind.
-I love that line in the Kansai dialect at the end of the scene.
Miran: There it is (laughs). A turn of phrase that would never come from me. I think she is a person who has a strong sense of pride. But he also has a cute side that makes you fall in love with him.
– You are also from the Kansai region, but you are not as cutesy as Shuko.
Miran: That’s why it was difficult. I had to practice a lot because the Kansai dialect tends to lower the tone of my voice. I would like to continue to do a lot of acting in the future, and if possible, I would like to play a role in standard Japanese next time.
– I would like to play a role in standard Japanese next time, if possible.
Miran: It’s a song that I’ve had since the beginning of my career, and I pulled it out because I thought its slightly damp feel would suit Shuko.
– The song was recorded with Issei Bonmaru of Bellmints on gut guitar.
Miran: I wanted to use a gut guitar on “More Futari” and “Lemon Tree,” but I only had a cheap one. I heard that Bonmarukun had one, so I asked him to lend it to me. I asked him to bring it to the studio where we were recording, but Mr. Kume recklessly said, “It’s your guitar, so maybe Bonmaru should play it. (Laughs). Then Bonmaru got on board and came up with phrases for the interludes, which made for an interesting recording.
