Orange radio version FULL & talk with Wakana
Wakana had a guest appearance on today’s episode of FM FUJI’s『Selectors』. This time we got “Aki no Sakura” and a full version of “Orange” (although there is a bit of talking at the end). We also got a sneak peek of track # 5 夕焼け|Yuuyake, a part of it was used as background music while they talked.
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This was a fun episode. By now Wakana and the host Yuki Mamiya are well-acquainted, they are obviously enjoying their time together. They are both happy to have been able to meet each other multiple times this year. Yuki praises Wakana for her endless kindness and how she is such a lovely person [don’t we all know it XD] The Yoyogi studio offers a public viewing so lots of fans came to watch. [Ahhh, I wish I could take part in one of these public viewings one day!] Anyways, Yuki explains that the program “Selectors” is actually new so she would like to introduce Wakana to her listeners. The usual shebang, Yuki says “Sora no Kyoukai” instead of “Kara no Kyoukai”, Wakana doesn’t shy away from correcting her XD They talk a bit about their previous talk topics like Wakana being a huge shark fan. Then they continue with their main topic which is movies and TV programs, another favourite thing of Wakana’s. In particular they wanna focus on the horror genre. Wakana isn’t good with horror, she gets scared quite easily but these days she feels like challenging herself so she has made it a habit to watch horror movies and TV programs regularly. Typically she will watch 2 episodes or films a day but with horror she can only watch 1 per weeks or else it will be too much. She always wanted to watch more of this genre but usually she hesitated. She thought it was finally time to change that. Back in the day she wasn’t into any of that but then she came across great shows like The Walking Dead. While she was still super scared she just couldn’t stop watching so that’s how she developed a bigger interest in in the genre. But even when she was a teenager she had a weakness for zombie movies. On Saturdays she would go to the cinema with her older brother and his friends. They would always go in the middle of the night and afterwards they would go to the supermarket to stock up on food in case a zombie apocalypse happened. People were often questioning what they were doing XD There is one thing she cannot watch though and that’s Japanese horror, it’s just too scary for her (like “Ring” for example). We then get “Aki no Sakura” and three songs by other artists selected by Wakana (I will always love you by Whitney Houston - singer she has always looked up to and that inspired her to sing, WOW WAR TONIGHT 〜時には起こせよムーヴメント by H Jungle with t - a song she would love to sing if she were a guy, バッドフォーミー by Official HIGE DANdism - a song she has recently been into).
We then get some talk about Wakana’s EP “Aki no Sakura” which contains five songs in total. She uses a totally different singing style for this EP and it has been quite the challenge. She is happy they went with the EP format because that meant she they could add more songs. And she is even happier they were able to release it before her lives in December because this way there is a strong connection between the EP and the concerts. They chat a bit about the fantasy vibes in the the first song “eve” and how the last song “Yuuyake” is just Wakana and an acoustic guitar. The recording for that was quite the struggle since she did it together with the guitarist. It was hard for them to decide on a proper tempo, they eventually ended up with something very slow. Starting from 30:30 we have the song playing in the background while they promote Wakana’s upcoming lives. It’s hard to focus on the song but from what I can tell, it’s very sweet and lovely. I am getting Christmas vibes for some reason. It will be perfect for Wakana’s winter live. The Tokyo performances are still not sold out [ahhh, I feel so bad for Wakana T_T - I know it’s a weekday but still, it’s HER BIRTHDAY, who would wanna miss that?] Wakana explains that she chose the live title “Matataki/Blink” because a concert is like a single precious moment contained in time where you can enjoy music that’s completely different from the experiene of listening to a studio versio.
Last but not least, the full version of “Orange”. I really didn’t expect a harmonica to appear at the end, OMG, this sounds like it belongs in the 80s, so much nostalgia, I REALLY REALLY like this song.
