Uesaka Sumire x Techno Boys x Contemporary Art!　A new single "Koisuru Shapes (cubic futurismo)" is released!

The pop, slightly nostalgic tune and lyrics full of modern art terminology will catch your ears. The ending theme "Koisuru Shapes (cubic futurismo)" of the TV anime "Kono Bijutsubu ni Mondai ni Aru! This is the first time Uesaka Sumire and Techno Boys (TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND) have teamed up for a song, so one cannot help but pay attention to it!　In addition, the single's coupling track is a collaboration between MOSAIC.WAV and The Poutines, another highly tasteful artist. Uesaka Sumire for sure!

I like 80's idol techno songs, so this song was easy to familiarize myself with!

─ ─ The new song "Koisuru Shapes (cubic futurismo)" is by Techno Boys. What was your first impression of the song?

Uesaka: I like 80's idol techno songs, so it seemed familiar to me. The lyrics have a lot of difficult words when you look at them in words, but when you listen to them by ear, they are cute with the tune of the song. I thought it was a fun song with an element of word play.

─ ─ I heard that the title was originally just "cubic futurismo.

Uesaka: I wanted to have an easy-to-understand word as well as a Latin one, so I added the Japanese title "koi suru figurismo," which means "falling in love with figures," in reference to Jun Togawa's "Zugata no Koi" (love of figures), which is connected to figures. It is not a translation of "cubic futurismo.

───Did Uesaka-san make any requests to Techno Boys?

Uesaka: I didn't have any requests for the song or the lyrics, but I did ask them to include one thing, because I like the sound of the electric toms. When I listened to the finished song, I was happy to find that there were a lot of them in it.

─ When did you meet the members of Techno Boys?

Uesaka: I met them directly when we were recording. I was surprised to hear that the Techno Boys had known me for a long time. When we talked, I could feel that the three of us were close friends, and I thought that this is the kind of adult I would like to become (laughs). (Laughs) Some of them were dressed in formal attire and some were wearing silk hats, but they all looked like boys at heart, and I was envious of them.

─ What was your impression of the lyrics?

Uesaka: There are a lot of art terms used in the lyrics, and the motif is modern art and avant-garde, which is close to the 20th century, and I was happy because it is my favorite field. This time, I sang the song with the intention of creating a floating feeling rather than putting my heart into it. It is not dark, but I think the vocals are inorganic.

─ You mean that the vocals have a techno-pop feel, don't you? Were you familiar with all of the artistic terms that appear in the lyrics?

Uesaka: I understood most of them, but there were some I knew for the first time, such as "De Stijl" in the lyrics.

I also learned some new words like "De Stijl," which I didn't know before. It's called "constructivism.

Uesaka: It is Russian constructivism. It is spelled in Russian, but it is an imported word, so it reads the same as English.

─ ─ What is your favorite part of the lyrics?

Uesaka: It goes along coolly, but at the end, the theme suddenly appears: "There is no future in a world without love, is there? at the end of the song, which I thought was unexpected or rather compelling.

─ ─ Here, "There is a problem in this art club! （I have the impression that you are getting much closer to the world of "this beauty" (kono bi).

Uesaka That's right. This is the last part of the full version, but it is also used in the 89-second TV size version, which I think makes it even more impressive.

─ ─ This part is the best part to listen to. But if you listen carefully, you will find that there are various words in the lyrics that hint at the world of "Kono Bi". For example, the line "Drawing Femme fatale" may be an expression of the main character, Subaru Uchimaki, who is pursuing the "strongest two-dimensional bride.

Uesaka: Depending on how you put it, it can be so cool (laughs). (Laughs.) You could have written "wife" and then furigana it as "femme fatale. I think it expresses the truth of the word "wife.

Femme fatale = the woman of destiny. For Subaru, it is a two-dimensional existence.

Uesaka: "This Beauty" is a very cute and enjoyable work, both in terms of the characters and the story. I wish there was a club like this, and there is a lot of excitement that only junior high school students can feel. Usami, who is easily misled, and Uchimaki, who is very loyal to her feelings, are at the center of the story, and Colette, who I play, is like a mood maker and troublemaker, often triggering the excitement between them.

─ Colette is a first-year junior high school girl, but she knows a lot of things, doesn't she?

Uesaka: She's not particularly meddlesome, but sometimes when her actions work and are useful, she makes a really smug face. I don't yet understand the nature of love, but I find Usami interesting, and I feel like I am rooting for her.

─ ─ Isn't there a good atmosphere at the recording studio?

Uesaka: It's very harmonious. There are always a lot of snacks in the studio, and it's like a club room.

──Did your co-stars have any comments about "cubic futurismo"?

Uesaka: When the recording had just started, "cubic futurismo" was playing in the hallway of the recording studio, and I was glad that Arie Ozawa (who plays Mizuki Usami) responded, "I wonder what this song is about, I'm really curious.

What is the MUSIC VIDEO about?

Uesaka: We had a number of costumes made based on the themes of the genres of contemporary art that appear in the lyrics, such as Futurism and Cubism, and the shooting turned out to be a seven-changing experience.

─ One of them is the outfit used for the jacket photo?

Uesaka: Yes. The jacket design was based on the theme of Russian Constructivism, with a reference to Russia's Lissitzky.