A dance performance video of "Katabui" was released on social media. "Katabui" is the name of Kazuta's first solo project, and Kazuta is in charge of writing the lyrics and composing the song.
The song title "Katabui" comes from the Okinawan dialect of Kazuta's hometown, which means "one-sided rain," and is a reference to the Okinawan climate where it is sunny on one side and raining on the other.
It means a unique weather. Kazuta chose this title because he thought it was the most appropriate word for the lyrics he wrote while thinking back to his time as a trainee.
The choreography for the "Katabui" project was done by ARMY's four-member Japanese dance performance group "s**t
NOPPO from "Kingz" was in charge of the chorus and worked in tandem with Kazuta. NOPPO is a world-famous dancer who has appeared in "EXO" and "NCT
He is a talented choreographer who has worked on choreography for famous Korean and Japanese artists such as "127" and "BE:FIRST". He expressed the raw emotions that Kazuta put into the lyrics with delicate choreography, and became a professional.
After the performance video of "Katabui" was released, NOPPO also mentioned the charm of Kazuta through his SNS live.
He said, "I'm really glad that I was able to meet such a wonderful person. I think that 'Katabui' will be a very special work until the story unfolds, including the behind-the-scenes footage that will be released in the future."
Meanwhile, Kazuta's group, n.SSign, recently won their first music show No. 1 with their new song "Love Potion (Daydream)" on KBS2TV's Music Bank.
They also held the "n.SSign Japan Tour [EVERBLUE]" in four cities in Japan starting in November last year, and are currently traveling between Japan and Korea for their activities.
By minmin 2025/01/23 23:04 KST
