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I'd always been wondering, "What is love?"
Before I knew it, years and decades had passed, and I still hadn't found my own answer.

What is "love"?

I read books and dictionaries, asked seniors and friends, but for some reason, it just didn't sit right with me... I understood what they were trying to say, but...
Then, at the age of 25, I embarked on a street performance tour across Japan, experiencing the joys and sorrows of all kinds of people, and finally, I was able to find my own answer that truly resonated with me.
Love is something that is conveyed to someone through real experiences... something that is shared between people.
IAN KOJIMA's "LOVE" was something I imagined before embarking on my journey, but it finally became a reality through the various experiences of that journey.
I was able to create a work that truly resonated with me.
The arrangement of "LOVE" that I'm presenting to you this time has a slightly stronger influence from the arranger, but one day I hope to deliver a "LOVE" that is 100% IAN KOJIMA. If there is even one person in this world who looks forward to it, then I believe it is a truly worthwhile life's work.

[LOVE]

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  • IAN KOJIMA

    Japanese Artist [IAN KOJIMA] An ordinary young man moves to Tokyo after graduating from university. He begins his life in Tokyo searching for himself. In the midst of his hectic life in Tokyo, he suddenly wanders around India. There he decides that "travel is life!" and to live life to the fullest. After returning to Japan, the young man is looking for a new job when he receives a job offer from a publishing company where he knows someone. It is a publishing company where venture people gather. Inspired by the spicy people around him, the young man sets out on a journey to sing and play all over Japan. He sets off on July 4, 2000, the day of the Declaration of Independence in the United States, and finishes his wandering journey of a year and a half visiting every prefecture on December 31, 2001. During this time, he has wild experiences surviving mainly by hitchhiking, sleeping rough, and singing and playing on the street. This experience awakened his latent creative spirit, but due to the effects of survival life on the streets, it took him many years to return to society. During that time, he continued to create small amounts of art (music, painting, etc.) Steadily and steadily... Before he knew it, he had created over 300 works. Eventually, the young man found a credo. "ART raises the emotional temperature by 1 degree" Art amplifies the intensity of emotions. Making a dull world interesting. IAN KOJIMA's creative activities continue to this day.

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