Release Date: 2025/12/09
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"December 9th" is a mellow J-Pop track with a gentle off-beat groove and R&B-inspired melody lines.
Snowy morning scenes, new words you learn, friends you meet, seasons that keep turning, and the shy "thank you" you keep in your heart - the song quietly traces these memories around the date "December 9th."
It's a warm and slightly bittersweet piece that feels like looking back on your own birthday, holding both new beginnings and nostalgic moments at the same time.
At age 18, I compiled the lyrics I had been writing throughout my teens in pursuit of my future dreams into a demo album titled "199Z1Z09." Since I was using rewritable media and analog methods at the time, the file was accidentally lost. As a result, I rebuilt the project from scratch at the milestone of turning 20 and completed it as a poetry album. Around spring 2025, inspired by a lyric I had written on a whim titled "Lily of the Valley," I began experimenting with AI-generated music. I began writing new lyrics one after another and released them publicly as singles. Then, I took on the challenge of adding music to "199Z1Z09"-a project that had been a dream of mine back then-and releasing it. Additionally, to incorporate both my feelings from that time and my current emotions, I hurriedly polished and reworked "to.U." Simultaneously, I released the original album "Message-Dying-", which included "Lily of the Valley"-the first track I had completed and released. Since then, recalling his desire to create albums themed around his vision of masculinity and video games from that time, he set to work. He released "Life Quest" and "MEN's FASHION," which, while blending lyrics he had set aside back then with newly written ones, allowed him to present these works to the public. He also collaborated with cutting-edge AI technology, transforming the AI's affirming words-responding to the struggles evident in his lyrics-into a rap track, culminating in "STYLE feat. AI." The lyrics written by Takahiro Fukuhara are by no means cheerful; many are filled with his raw, searching self. He creates his music so that it can be enjoyed both as individual tracks and as a cohesive album.