10CM, new song 'The' capturing Junji Ito's horror worldview
10CM will release 'The Darkest Night' on the 22nd, the ending theme song for the drama based on Junji Ito's original work. It is an acoustic ballad that they personally wrote and composed.
Junji Ito's Bizarre World Awakens with the Voice of 10CM
Singer-songwriter 10CM reinterprets the eerie worldview of horror manga artist Junji Ito, who possesses a global fandom, through music. His agency, ABTC, announced that 10CM will release his new digital single, "The Darkest Night," at noon on the 22nd through various online music platforms.
This new song serves as the theme song for the ending of each episode of the omnibus drama series "Strange: Junji Ito's Sleepless Bizarre Tales," which features live-action adaptations of Junji Ito's representative works. Inheriting the atmosphere of the original works, well-known for titles like "Tomie" and "Uzumaki," the song musically unfolds the process of ordinary daily life being consumed by irrational horror.
10CM personally handled both the lyrics and composition for this track. The core of the song is focused on the essential human emotions hidden behind the horror itself, rather than the horror itself. He captured the chaos, solitude, and wavering hearts felt by the characters within the bizarre and unsettling worldview through an acoustic sound. In particular, by weaving the desperate will to find a reason to live even amidst despair and confusion into the lyrics, he delicately portrays the human heart trying not to let go of hope even in deep darkness.
The musical composition maximizes 10CM's unique sensibility. It begins with a calm, murmuring intro and shows a progression where emotions escalate toward the latter half. The restrained acoustic sound and delicate vocals serve to deeply project the inner worlds of the drama's characters, enhancing the immersion of the work.
Music Video to be Released Alongside Drama Broadcast Information
The drama "Strange: Junji Ito's Sleepless Bizarre Tales," based on the original work, is already meeting domestic viewers. Since July 4th, it has been broadcasting every Saturday at 10:50 PM through Channel J, and new episodes are released every Monday through Genie TV, Studio Choice, skyLife, and Watcha.
The viewing channels are expected to expand gradually. From mid-September, all episodes will be available to watch on LG Uplus U+tv and Wavve. In Japan, it is being broadcast through TV TOKYO, and at the end of the year, it will be delivered to viewers worldwide through the global OTT platform HBO Max.
At noon on the 22nd, a live clip will be released simultaneously with the digital single. The music video presented this time was produced as a special video utilizing key scenes from the drama. The combination of the song's emotion and the drama's visual elements is expected to leave a deeper impression on fans. Music fans are focusing their attention on what new musical spectrum 10CM, who has previously sung about a wide range of emotions including love, breakup, youth anxiety, and loss, will show this time as he meets the unique genre of horror.
Programming and Release Information
The drama "Strange: Junji Ito's Sleepless Bizarre Tales" has been broadcasting every Saturday at 10:50 PM through Channel J since July 4th. New episodes can be found every Monday on Genie TV, Studio Choice, skyLife, and Watcha.
From mid-September, all episodes will be available to watch on LG Uplus U+tv and Wavve. It is being broadcast through TV TOKYO in Japan, and from the end of the year, it will be released worldwide through the global platform HBO Max.
10CM's new digital single "The Darkest Night" will be released at noon on the 22nd through various online music platforms. A live clip will also be released simultaneously with the digital single.
