With her 25th anniversary approaching, singer Koda Kumi has released a new digital single created in collaboration with music producer Tetsuya Komuro. Titled Jump to the
Breeze, the song hit music platforms on August 2nd .
The song's lyrics, composition and arrangement were all handled by Komuro. When he was given the chance of working with any Japanese diva for the song, Komuro personally chose Koda. This song
was first released on Bilibili in China in 2023 to mark the 6th anniversary of the mobile game "Azur Lane."
Komuro has personally created a new arrangement of the song. The result is a summer song featuring a Latin house arrangement with live percussion.
Links to download and stream Jump to the
Breeze on various music platforms are available here.
Koda Kumi commented:
“Jump to the Breeze was my first chance to collaborate with Tetsuya Komuro in about 22 years!! We’re releasing the song together as Kumi Koda with Tetsuya Komuro! The song was first
released in China about a year ago, but this time we are releasing a newly arranged version. The song has the kind of nostalgic and beautiful melody you’d expect from Mr. Komuro, so I hope you will listen to it over and over this summer.”
Tetsuya Komuro commented:
“Long ago, I had a recording studio in Bali. When I was producing this song, the scenery and feelings from that place came flooding back, as clear to my eyes as a tapestry. It’s the sound of those good old midsummer days that we haven’t heard
in a long time. On a southern island, with no care for time, reflecting on life as an adult and the experiences that led there, walking slowly along the sandy beach, step by step to the rhythm of the waves, swaying to the song… Koda’s
voice has finally reached maturity. I think you’ll find this to be a bittersweet song.”
The music video for Jump to the
Breeze can be viewed below.
