AI Music Video Revives Hibari Misora's Unreleased 1956 Song
The project demonstrates a commercial use of AI to restore and visualize a historical unreleased recording, blending past music assets with generative technology for a modern audience.
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Nippon Columbia Group released a music video for 'Futari Kiri de', an unreleased song recorded by Hibari Misora in 1956 when she was 18. The video uses AI technology, produced by Toshiki Aoki and AI creators neruko and Int.Lab. The song is also included as a bonus track on the 4-CD set 'Uta no Housekibako', released today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Misora's entertainment career.
The music video for 'Futari Kiri de' is set in Yokohama across the Showa and Reiwa eras, using AI to visualize the lyrics of a teenage Hibari Misora. Production was led by Toshiki Aoki, CCO of Nippon Columbia Group, alongside AI creators neruko and Int.Lab. The song was recorded in 1956 and has remained unreleased until now. It appears as a bonus track on the 4-CD compilation 'Uta no Housekibako', released today to mark 80 years since Misora began her entertainment career. The album also includes original hits, covers, and jazz used in TV commercials.
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