Happy New Year 2022! Still doing a little bit of catching up on late 2021 releases that shouldn't be missed.
Sotaro (Twitter), the 10-year-old son of the couple forming chorus group Smooth Ace, has released his debut single on 7"! These are covers of Tatsurō Yamashita's "Parade" and Folder's "Parachuter". Both are produced by COUNTJOKE.
Check out the teaser clip below, and also the audio samples at Jet Set.
A 2nd single will be coming soon on January 19, of covers of Tatsurō Yamashita's "itsuka (Someday)" and Jackson 5's "I Wanna Be Where You Are". Stay tuned!
SOTARO "Parade" (7")
SOTARO 「パレード」
A. Parade
B. Parachuter
High Contrast / Vivid Sound HCR9713
Out now (12/15), ¥1700 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records †
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.
"Parade"
"Parade / Parachuter" teaser clip
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