Ado to Perform Theme Song for Live-Action Blue Lock Film
Ado's involvement reunites the production team behind her hits "Dance" and "Sing" for a film that aims to translate the manga's high-stakes soccer battles into live action.
Reporting from 4 sources: Eiga Natalie, Comic Natalie, Cinema Today, KAI-YOU.
The live-action film adaptation of the manga "Blue Lock" has revealed that Ado will perform its theme song, a new track titled "Monstruo." The announcement came on June 5 alongside a new trailer and main poster. The film, directed by Yusuke Taki and produced by CREDEUS, is set for release on August 7. It follows 300 high school strikers gathered at the "Blue Lock" facility, competing to become the world's top striker for Japan's national team. Fumiya Takahashi stars as protagonist Yoichi Isagi, with a cast including Kaito Sakurai, Kyōhei Takahashi, K (from &TEAM), and Masataka Kubota as project leader Jinpachi Ego. "Monstruo" was composed and arranged by Giga and TeddyLoid, with lyrics by ryo (supercell). Ado described the song as matching the work's message of awakening an inner monster to push forward. Advance movie tickets featuring the film's visuals go on sale June 12.
The new trailer, released on YouTube, opens with Masataka Kubota's Jinpachi Ego delivering a line before cutting to gameplay footage of the Blue Lock participants. The trailer shows dribbling runs toward goal, powerful shots, and characters who believe in their own weapons and are willing to trample even teammates to pursue their dreams. The tagline "Awaken" and a line "Shut up, genius" appear in the trailer.
Ado described "Monstruo" as a Latin-rhythm track with "burning passion," following her hits "Dance" and "Sing." The song uses "transformative rap" fused with Ado's vocals to express the act of awakening an inner monster and pushing forward higher than anyone else. Producer Shinzo Matsuhashi said he cheekily asked Ado for "an amazing song following 'Dance' and 'Sing'" and called the resulting collaboration "a summit-level battle" of egoism among Giga, TeddyLoid, ryo, and Ado.
The main poster centers on Yoichi Isagi alongside other characters harboring their own "ambitions for victory." The film's screenplay is by Tetsuo Kamata, with soccer supervision by former Japan national team player Daisuke Matsui. Distribution is by Toho. Advance movie tickets featuring the film's visuals go on sale June 12.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Eiga Natalie 高橋文哉・櫻井海音・高橋恭平ら極限の戦い、Adoの主題歌が彩る実写「ブルーロック」予告
- Comic Natalie 映画「ブルーロック」主題歌はAdo、エゴむき出しの激闘を収めた最新予告映像も
- Cinema Today 実写版『ブルーロック』主題歌はAdo！新曲「モンストロ」が彩る最新予告映像公開
- KAI-YOU Ado、実写版『ブルーロック』主題歌を担当 Giga ＆ TeddyLoidタッグにryoも参戦