BE:FIRST's JUNON Marks Second Film Role at RYUJI Opening
JUNON of BE:FIRST spoke at the opening-day stage greeting in Tokyo on the 30th for RYUJI, the new adaptation of the 1983 film starring Yuya Yagira.
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Why it matters
The stage greeting puts JUNON's dual role in the film on record: he acts, writes the theme song lyrics, and sings the insert cover, which is a wider share of a production than a supporting cast credit usually carries.
Key Facts
- JUNON of BE:FIRST attended the opening-day stage greeting for RYUJI in Tokyo on the 30th.
- RYUJI is a new adaptation of the 1983 film and stars Yuya Yagira, directed by Nobuo Mizuta.
- BE:FIRST performs the theme song "It's not a bad life," whose lyrics JUNON wrote.
- JUNON covers Koji Tamaki's "Melody" as an insert song in the film.
- Rina Kawaei, Riku Hagiwara, Ken Miyake, and RYUKI of MAZZEL also appear in RYUJI.
He described a nervous shoot, from his first read-through onward, and said he wrote lyrics for BE:FIRST's theme song "It's not a bad life" after asking director Nobuo Mizuta what words he wanted.
RYUJI is a new adaptation of the 1983 film, moved to Shinjuku's Kabukicho and spanning 1984 to 1990, with Yuya Yagira as a man pulled back by yakuza ties after leaving that world for his wife and child. Rina Kawaei, Riku Hagiwara, Ken Miyake, and RYUKI of MAZZEL are also in the cast, and Nobuo Mizuta directed.
JUNON said the nerves did not stop at the shoot. When the theme song was assigned to BE:FIRST after filming began, he asked Mizuta which words should appear in it, then wrote the lyrics thinking about who Ryuji is. He also covers Koji Tamaki's "Melody" as an insert song. He said he did not try to surpass the original and was moved by his own singing when he watched the finished film.
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