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DISTANCE

A new single from Moment Joon, sampling Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'hibari' and produced by Noah and Gotch of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.

The word 'distance' has gained a new sense of severity ever since COVID-19 entered our daily lives. Not only do we live through social distance and the loss of human connection, but also the extreme polarization of how we perceive and think about the world we live in. Inspired by the famous commercial in which 'hibari' was used, we wanted to talk about how we are experiencing this global isolation, and yet still hoping for genuine connection.

(P)(C)2021 GROW UP UNDERGROUND RECORDS
"Distance"
Contains samples from "hibari" from "out of noise" written and performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Courtesy of KAB America Inc. / Avex Entertainment Inc.(Japan)
2008 KAB America Inc. (ASCAP), Administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing / KAB Inc. (Japan)

lyrics by Moment Joon, Masafumi Gotoh
music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Masafumi Gotoh, NOAH, Moment Joon

Past Rank In

DISTANCE

iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 38 • 29 Apr 2021

Past Playlist In

DISTANCE

Apple Music • MUSIC SHARE • 1 Jan 2022 Spotify • Weekly Buzz Tokyo • 11 Dec 2021 Apple Music • ROCKIN'ON JAPAN 最新50 • 30 Jun 2021 Spotify • Tokyo Rising • 28 Apr 2021 Spotify • FNMNL • 6 May 2021 Spotify • Next Up • 3 May 2021 Spotify • Edge! • 28 Apr 2021 Spotify • Best New Music: DIGLE SOUND • 3 May 2021 Spotify • Monday Spin • 3 May 2021 Spotify • Pluto Selection（Biweekly） • 2 May 2021 Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 1 May 2021 Spotify • 最Hit東洋榜 • 30 Apr 2021 Spotify • EYESCREAM • 1 May 2021 Spotify • New Music Wednesday • 28 Apr 2021

Artist Profile

  • Moment Joon

    Moment Joon (GROW UP UNDERGROUND RECORDS / HOPE MACHINE FACTORY) Born in South Korea and based in Osaka, Moment Joon is an immigrant rapper who has been releasing music in Japanese since 2011. He began performing under the name Moment Joon in 2019. His breakthrough album Passport & Garçon was hailed as the dawn of a new era for conscious rap in Japan, drawing widespread attention. Driven by an ongoing pursuit of hope, he founded his own label HOPE MACHINE FACTORY in 2023 and released the collaborative album Only Built 4 Human Links with emerging artist Fisong. Recent notable works include Survive & Celebrate(with EASTA & hokuto), .K.N.K.R. (with SATUSSY), Cuz I Love (myself), and Blues In My Heart featuring D-SETO, DJ cer0, and 9JACK. He also showcased a new artistic dimension by contributing his track Flowers with the Thorns and its music video to the 30th Anniversary Exhibition of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT). Alongside his music career, Joon is also active as a writer in Japanese. He published the semi-autobiographical novel SANDAI (Three Generations) and the essay collection Nihon Imin Nikki (The Diary of a Japanese Immigrant) from Iwanami Shoten. He is currently serializing a new column titled Gaijin Hourouki (A Strangers Wandering Chronicle) on Web Iwanami.

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GROW UP UNDERGROUND RECORDS. Contains samples from "hibari" by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Courtesy of KAB America Inc./ Avex Entertainment Inc.(Japan) ©2008 KAB America Inc. (ASCAP), Administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/ KAB Inc. (Japan)