2016-09-30

Great promotional images for Keyakizaka 3rd single -- and the source of one

There is acclaim for the seven theme photos that have shown up on the Keyakizaka46 official site to promote their third single.

Some enterprising person has even found the source of the first one, which turns out to be based on a stock photo taken from Mount Fuji looking northeast toward Tokyo. The stock photo is from photo agency pixta.jp.



Every photo contains three of something -- stars, lights, birds, trees, marbles -- and what this means is under discussion. It probably just refers to the third single, but people are wondering if it means a triple centre (Hirate-Imaizumi-Neru?) or has something to do with the lyrics or...?

Some comments say that a shot from the top of Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, is perfect for a Sakamichi series group that is climbing up the hill toward success (sakamichi "slope-road" refers to a road that climbs a hill). One comment suggested that the music video could show the members climbing Mount Fuji.

Here are the other photos. Click to enlarge. First is the last photo, which remains as the song's key visual after a slide show of all seven. It may express something about the nature of the song, perhaps that it is mysterious, dark, and stormy. At least that it is aiming for cool more than cute:


One comment said this image was "cool, like a flyer for a band."


Another comment said the images were "so damn stylish they give me goosebumps."
 




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