“Yume to Hazakura (10th Anniversary Remix)” Digital Jacket Cover

Popular singing Cosplayer Hikari, who has been actively introducing Japanese culture to the world by cosplaying characters and singing songs from anime and Vocaloid, has started distributing "Yume to Hazakura (10th Anniversary Remix)" in both digital music streaming platforms and video worldwide, and has also released the video on YouTube."Yume to Hazakura" was written by Gekkoh Aoki and released as a vocaloid song by Hatsune Miku on Nico Nico Douga on July the 17th, 2011, exactly 10 years ago. Singing Cosplayer Hikari covered this song, which has been loved for a long time in Japan and abroad, and released a video of the cover song on YouTube on April the 12 this year, which has been viewed from all over the world more than 1.55 million times.

In addition, when the worldwide distribution of Singing Cosplayer Hikari's cover music and videos started on April the 20th, it charted on Apple Music / iTunes J-Pop charts in 25 countries around the world, and reached No. 1 in 11 countries and regions, including France, Indonesia, Vietnam, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mongolia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Macau, and the Republic of South Africa, and is still ranked highly in each country.

As the 10th anniversary of this song approaches on July the 17, they have decided to create a new version of "Yume to Hazakura," to celebrate its popularity worldwide and allow for more to hear and love it! U-SKE Asada, who has been working on the sound production of Singing Cosplayer Hikari's cover version of "Yume to Hazakura", took charge of the 10th Anniversary Remix using the sound source of her cover and with confirmation from the writer Gekkoh Aoki.

The three of them shared their thoughts on this song.

Gekkoh Aoki（Yuki Nishijima）

“At the time I wrote this song, I was so attached to it that I thought, "I'll never be able to write a better song than this one," and I'm so happy that people all over the world have been listening to it for 10 years.　I hope you will enjoy this new aspect of "Yume to Hazakura" on the occasion of its 10-year anniversary. ”

U-SKE Asada

“This time, I wanted to remix HIKARI's cover "Yume to Hozakura" for the 10th anniversary of the song. I wanted it to be heard by many people, so I raised the BPM and made it a track that could be played on the dance floor. I'd be very happy if everyone could enjoy it.”

Singing Cosplayer Hikari

“I'm very happy to be able to cover "Yume to Hazakura," my favorite Vocaloid song that I've listened to since I was in Junior High school. The remix of "Yume to Hazakura" by Mr. Asada is amazing and it has become a very special song for me.”

After the cover song became a hot topic in Europe, reaching No. 1 on the J-Pop charts in France and Italy, she got the opportunity to appear at HYPER JAPAN ONLINE 2021, the largest Japanese culture festival in the UK. The video of Hikari singing at the Enoshima Sea Candle has already been released on YouTube, and she is performing "Yume to Hazakura" as the last song in the "HYPER Show!”, the music section of that event. In addition, Singing Cosplayer Hikari also made her debut as a model for the kimono brand Furifu HYPER JAPAN ONLINE 2021, HYPER Fashion ONLINE! -July 17 Sat 18:00 (Japan time) released on HYPER JAPAN ONLINE 2021 Fashion section HYPER Fashion ONLINE!

This video is not just showing the fashion, but is also an expression of Furifu's theme for this season, "East Wind (Kochi)". The video was shot in the entrance, Japanese-style room, veranda, and garden of a traditional Japanese house, interspersed with traditional Japanese culture such as ikebana and calligraphy, while showing the wind is everywhere. The video was directed by Maki Taguchi, who has been in charge of photography since Singing Cosplayer Hikari's debut and produced by the video staff who have been producing her cover song videos. In this video, Singing Cosplayer Hikari shows off her four kimono outfits: the RENDEZVOUS she wears in "Yume to Hayazakura", the yukata with the striking cat obi, "One-sided foil crest" she wears in the HYPER Show! video, plus another yukata "Tsubaki Overgine" and "Maribonbon" in furisode. Notice her fashion model persona which is different from her usual musical performance.

Lastly, she has already appeared on HYPER JAPAN ONLINE 2021 as a "singer" and a "model", but she will be appearing live as a "cosplayer" from 10:00 a.m. on July 18 (Japan time), singing one song live while wearing a cosplay costume, so be sure to check it out.