Monster Rise: Sunbreak" released today and "Matsuken Samba II" collaboration music video released! MATSUKEN SUNBREAK: HUNT-RE!

To celebrate the release of "Monster Hunter Rise: Sun Break" today, Ken Matsudaira's "Matsuken Samba II" collaboration music video and interview were released.

Monster Hunter Rise: Sun Break" is a super-sized expansion to the Switch/Steam game "Monster Hunter Rise. It adds many elements to further enjoy MonHun Rise, including a new story, master rank quests, as-yet-unseen fields and monsters, and untested actions.

⇒The black eclipse dragon "Gore Magara" returns in "Monster Hunter Rise: Sun Break! The latest video reveals a number of new monsters, including Espinous, Daimyozami, and Yatsukadaki subspecies!

That monster also makes an appearance! Ken Matsudaira becomes a businessman, a student, a rapper, and a charlatan⁉

This collaboration was realized after Ken Matsudaira himself posted a video of himself playing "Monster Hunter Rise" on YouTube. He recorded "Matsuzuken Samba II" to help boost the launch of "Monster Hunter Rise: Sun Break.

The lyrics of "Matsuzuken Samba II," one of the most popular songs in the series, were arranged for Sun Break. The song is filled with elements of "Monster Hunter Rise: Sun Break," including the names of weapons such as "Hammer," "Hunting Flute," and "Great Sword," as well as monster names such as "Mel Xena" and "Lunar Garrison.

During the filming, Matsudaira took on the challenge of playing four different roles: office worker, student, rapper, and charlatan, and wore four different costumes. In the role of the charlatan, he was able to respond well to the director's difficult instruction to "put on a flirtatious smile. When struggling with the role of the rapper, he commented, "It's not easy," as he pretended to hum the lyrics.

■Music Video "Matsuken Sun Break" to Commemorate the Release of " Matsuken Sun Break

As Matsudaira began to sing "Matsuzuken Sun Break," a game screen played. In it, Matsudaira-san is seen running up walls and flying with his flying bugs. ......
The cheerful rhythm of the song, "Ma-tsu-keen sun break, hunt!" The song is a song about a man who is a hunter and a hunted man.

Lyrics.
Strike the hammer, sound the hunting whistle
Dance in the faraway El Gado
Everyone switches to a different technique by switching to a different one.
I'll shower Mel Xena with swords and hunt to my heart's content
But I can't find the material I want
I've got a hunger in my heart
Hunt, Hunt, Hunt, Masked Sun Break
Hunt, hunt, hunt, MATSUKEN SUNBREAK
Oh, love, Lunar Garon, my first Garangorum
Let's forget even sleep and hunt till dawn
Sun break, viva sun break
Hunt, hunt, hunt, hunt, hunt, hunt!

If I can dodge them with my "pioneer" and soar through the sky...
I'll be shining on the Citadel Highlands.
Hunt, hunt, hunt, hunt!
Hunt, hunt, hunt, MATSUKEN SUNBREAK
Hunt, hunt, hunt, MATSUKEN SUNBREAK
Oh, come on, love me, Mel Zena, let's dance, Gore Magala
Let's hunt in the jungle of old
Sun break Viva Sun break
Hunt. Hunt. Hunt!
Hunt!

What is your favorite scene? Interview with Ken Matsudaira

Q. How did you feel about singing "Matsuken Sun Break" and the filming of the song?
A. The lyrics were difficult, or rather, I had a bit of trouble because of the distinctive names of the characters (monsters). I think the director's instructions were good.

Q. What costumes are you interested in and what are your favorites for the upcoming shoot?
A. I am looking forward to playing roles I have never played before. (At the time of the interview) I don't know how it will look like yet, but I think the charlatans will be interesting.

Q. What is your favorite lyric of the song "Matsuken sun break" and what is the highlight of the music video?
A. The chorus. This sun break is about hunting, so "Hunt~! Hunt~! I like the momentum of the song. Also, the big sword was well done. It wasn't so heavy because of the trick.

Q. You played the role of a student this time.
A. Club activities, I guess. I really liked sports. I remember that I was more involved in club activities than in studying. I was a swimmer in the club and was pulled toward soccer.

Q. What do you think is the appeal of "Monster Hunter"?
A. I think the appeal of "Monster Hunter" is that you get stronger and stronger with the help of various people. The more you know about the game, the more skills you acquire, and the more fun you have, the more you get absorbed in the game.

Q. On your own YouTube page, you are challenging yourself with new things such as game-playing and cooking.
A. I did a lot of things on YouTube, but music and my attempts at "Monster Hunter Rise" were very successful.
I guess it was fun to see them doing it in a completely different way (laughs).

Q. Do you have a message for the viewers of this video?
A. "Matsuzuken Samba II" transformed into "Matsuzuken Samba Break" and became a fun video, so I hope you enjoy watching it.

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■Ken Matsudaira, actor and singer
Born in 1953. Born in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, he made his debut in 1975 in the TV series "Zatoichi Monogatari - Shinju Aiya Bushi. He starred in the period drama series "Borenbo Shogun" for about 25 years (832 episodes in total). 20 years later, he started his own YouTube channel, "Matsukenden Tube". Since April of this year, he has been appearing on Tokai Television's information program "Switch! an information program on Tokai TV, in which he introduces the three Tokai prefectures while taking a walk. He has performed in a wide range of stage productions from period dramas to musicals, including "Welcome, Minato Sensei," "Makai Tensei," and "Kiss Me Kate," and his song and dance performance of "Matsuken Samba II" released in 2004 caused a huge boom, and he also participated in the NHK "Kohaku Uta Gassen" (red and white singing contest).

[Product Information]
■ "Monster Hunter Rise: Sun Break"
Release date: June 30, 2022 (Thursday)
Platform: Nintendo Switch, Steam
Genre: Hunting action
Players: 1 player (maximum 4 players when playing through communication)
CERO rating: C (for ages 15 and up)
To play, "Monster Hunter Rise" main edition is required.

Screenshots are from the game under development.

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