Release Date: 2026/05/10
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"Even if the world were to stab me with its finger, I just wanted to be by your side."
Singer-songwriter TAKAHIRO FUKUHARA has released "for××"as a single from his self-produced album *Message-Dying-*.
This song begins with the clumsy, delicate emotional fluctuations of "fear" and "shyness" that arise the moment one confesses their feelings, and evolves into a powerful wish expressed in honest, relatable words: "I don't mind if the world points a finger at me / I just want to walk close by your side."
The transition from a quiet, conversational monologue to the chorus- where the phrase "I feel the sky"opens up the soundscape in an instant-is truly breathtaking.
The result is an emotional track in which heartfelt sentiments gently nestle against the cherished memories deep within the listener's heart.
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.