Described as “a band that feeds on sadness”, Atarayo has been selected to provide the opening theme song for the second season of the anime series "The Dangers in My Heart", which will begin broadcasting in January 2024.
Their song 「I am...」 was written especially for the show, and it will be released as a digital single on January 8th, 2024. It’s described as "a dramatic, emotional song that will pierce your heart", with lyrics that dissect the feelings of "The
Dangers in My Heart" protagonist Kyotaro Ichikawa through Atarayo’s eyes, and a melody that expresses the viewpoint of a character whose lonely world is suddenly blown wide open.
Atarayo vocalist/guitarist Hitomi commented:
“The song 「I am...」 presents an unvarnished look at Ichikawa’s perspective and feelings. We created a song that is shot through with the essence of Ichikawa’s personality.”
On December 10th, Atarayo performed at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA in Tokyo as part of an event titled TV Anime ‘The Dangers in My Heart’ FAN FESTA 2023~karte12.5 Bokura wa Shibuya ni Atsumatta~. At the festival, Atarayo played 「I am...」 live for the first
time. On the same day, the official trailer for the second season of "The Dangers in My Heart" was released.
The name Atarayo means “sorrowful night” in Japanese, meaning “a night so beautiful it’s a shame to see the dawn”. They started posting music on YouTube in 2020. Their first song Jyugatsu mukuchi na kimi wo wasureru caught listeners’ attention
for its sad and emotion-filled vocals and lyrics and its urban vibe.
Atarayo began releasing music digitally in March 2021. Within a year, the band made an appearance on the popular YouTube channel THE FIRST TAKE. This July, they released
tadasukitoietara, their collaboration with KERENMI, which was used as the theme song for the movie "Our Secret Diary". Their concept album kiokunohako was released on August 23th.
The trailer for the second season of "The Dangers in My Heart" can be viewed below, followed by the music video for tadasukitoietara and Atarayo’s 2021 performance of Jyugatsu mukuchi na kimi wo wasureru from THE FIRST TAKE.
