Monday, January 21, 2008

J-Pop

I've always known myself as a crepuscular* person. I appreciate images and art that are nocturne in substance and nature.

One striking music video that perfectly captures the world I would love to thrive in comes from Utada Hikaru. Entitled "Final Distance" this very sad ballad was dedicated to a schoolgirl named Rena Yamashita, who was stabbed savagely in a school rampage at an elementary school in Osaka. Rena had previously won an essay competition writing about how she wanted to become a singer like Utada.

The video was first shown on Channel V some nine years ago. In that span of time up to now, the scenes never left my head completely.

crepuscular - of, relating to, or resembling twilight

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