I was waiting for the appropriate time to spring this one up for summer, and so why not today? It is the first Friday following the beginning of Summer 2024, after all. "Summer Romance Keikaku" (Plans for a Summer Romance) was singer-songwriter CHiLi GiRL's July 2023 digital single, and if I may be so bold, allow me to directly lift the English description of her and her song from her website:
CHiLi GiRL, a spicy and charming next-generation pop project by Shinobu Kawashima, a shamisen player who connects traditional performing arts and city music
The song is a shamisen x samba house that evokes the excitement of the coming of summer, featuring Gento Miyano, a composer and arranger who has worked with various artists including Philosophy Dance! The melody blends the fragrance of the sea breeze and the sweet and sour feelings of a maiden, while the oriental dance beat and spicy shamisen ambience create a dramatic summer number that cannot help but make one's heart beat with excitement.
Indeed, "Summer Romance Keikaku" evokes a light and frothy adventure along the side of many a beach anywhere whether it be Shonan or Copacabana. The samba is strong with this one, and of course, the shamisen does get pulled out in the middle, and even some rap. As mentioned above, Gento Miyano（宮野弦士）, who I also noted for Galali's（がらり）"Sayonara wa Mayonaka ni"（さよならは真夜中に）a few months earlier, handled the arrangement. The song kinda pulls in sounds and feelings from the late 1970s, the early 2000s and now...for me, at least.
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