FEATURE

Translated By DeepL

A statement of Non's determination to continue creating and singing.
Interview to commemorate the release of the film "Lion Boy/Lion Boy".

A statement of Non's determination to continue creating and singing.

NON, who has been showing her creativity in various fields such as music and art in addition to acting, sings "Kono Hibiyo Uta ni Nare" as the theme song for the Japanese dubbed version of the full CG animation film "Lion Boy" to be released in theaters on May 26. We asked NON to talk about the film, the song, and her attitude toward her art as an artist in her own words. Her words, coming from a woman who has overcome painful realities, have a weight to them.

  • Photo_Yuko Yasukawa
  • Text_Shinri Kobayashi
  • Edit_Yosuke Ishii

. the way of acting to music as well.

I would like to ask you about your creative activities, such as singing and painting. I hear that many people are not comfortable with their own voices, but do you like your own voice?

No:Some parts sound good and I like them, but there are other parts that I don't quite understand, so I guess I'm just researching that now. . I want to listen to my own voice more and more. . I'm at the stage where I want to do more live performances, sing more, and make it better.

In relation to the title "Let These Days Become Songs," how do your creative activities, such as singing songs and painting pictures, fit into your daily life?

No:If I were blocked from creating, I would become a person who has nothing to offer, and I think it is such an essential part of my life that I cannot separate it from myself. If I want to do something, I have already done it, so if I am forced to put the brakes on, I will feel suffocated. It is that important.

Do you consider your own creations and scripted performances to be two different things?

No:Yes, it is totally different. There is a difference in responsibility and attitude between reading and interpreting messages written by others and sending out messages that come from within me, so I feel like I am naturally switching from one to the other. In music, I have always exposed myself and emphasized, for example, how I feel and how much I enjoy live performances. Recently, I have adopted the approach I took when I was an actor and started to focus on how to make myself look attractive, in other words, how to interpret and express myself.

I need to do some work like detaching myself from the message so that I can spread it to a wider range of people. . It's a tougher process, though, because there are more steps to go through (laughs).

So, you are just now changing to have an objective point of view on your own expression?

No:As for the music, yes . I thought I knew what I was doing because it was my own thing, but now that I am responsible for how I present that expression to others, I want to make it more entertaining. . In this way, I am trying to capture the songs in this album, "PURSUE," as if I were interpreting them when I am acting.

INFORMATION

The Lion Boy

      

      
     

Now on view nationwide
Director; Song Haiphong
Executive Producer: Zhang Miao
Animation art direction: Zhu Mou Yu
Screenplay : Lee Zeelin
Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Hiyori Sakurada, Kappei Yamaguchi, Fukutsugu Ochiai, Koichi Yamadera, Yuko Kaita
Theme song for Japanese dubbed version: Nonn "Kono Hibiyo Uta ni Nare
Distributor: GAGA
https://gaga.ne.jp/lionshonen/

NON 2nd full album "PURSUE

Launch: Scheduled for Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Number of songs: 12 + 1 bonus track
Release form: CD (with 20-page booklet)
Price: 3,300 yen / KRCD-00011
https://nondesu.jp/

PURSUE TOUR - It's the strongest! -PURSUE TOUR

Live concerts to celebrate the release of Non's 2nd full-length album "PURSUE" will be held in Tokyo and Osaka!

Tokyo

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Venue: Zepp Haneda

Address: 1-1-4, Haneda Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo
Doors open 17:00 / Concert begins 18:00

Ticket: Advance: 8,000 yen (tax included / 1D not included) / 8,500 yen (tax included / 1D not included)

Seat type: All seats reserved

Osaka
Date: Monday, July 17, 2023 (national holiday)

Venue: Umeda Quattro

Address: Plaza Umeda 10F, 8-17 Taiyuji-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka
Doors open 17:00 / Concert begins 18:00

Ticket: Advance: 8,000 yen (tax included / 1D not included) / 8,500 yen (tax included / 1D not included)

Seat type: Standing

Official Final Advance

Friday, May 26, noon-.

general release

Saturday, June 10, noon-.