Not sure if you haven't heard of it yet, but SMAP members Inagaki Goro, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, and Katori Shingo have created a project called 新しい地図/(Atarashii Chizu), meaning "NEW MAP". It is a community filled with freedom where in they can showcase whatever work they want.
Now, they have released their second song,「雨あがりのステップ」(Ameagari no Step) which is next to「72」- the theme song of their 72-hour live TV show on Abema TV last November 2017.
「雨あがりのステップ」is a the Parasports Charity Song wherein ALL PROCEEDS will be handed to the Parasports Committee.
You can download the song via iTunes and RecoChoku. For iTunes, you'll be needing a Japanese address and a credit card registered in Japan. For people overseas, you can only buy it if you have an iTunes Gift Card registered for Japan iTunes Store.
If there's no way you can buy it, they have posted a special PV which consists of 2020 people on YouTube! This is probably the most accessible way to support Paralympics 2020. Even if you're not a fan, take note that this project is for the 2020 Paralympics.
Ameagari no Step's PV was posted around 12AM JST today, and it have already garnered 80,000 views as of 1PM JST.
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Now, go and click that play button!
It's a very promising song. It's very catchy, and the meaning of the song makes one feel energetic. Although Nakai Masahiro and Kimura Takuya haven't joined the project yet, they still sound like 5人SMAP. Well, they are SMAP after all.
To anyone who's interested on following their activities from now on:
Twitter accounts:
Inagaki Goro |
Kusanagi Tsuyoshi |
Katori Shingo |
Atarashii ChizuYouTube accounts:
Kusanagi Tsuyoshi |
Atarashii ChizuInstagram accounts:
Katori Shingo |
Atarashii ChizuAmeblo:
Inagaki GoroFacebook:
Atarashii ChizuWebsite:
Atarashii Chizu Lastly, to anyone reading this, thank you for taking a very simple step to support the 2020 Paralympics!