Hiroko Shimabukuro Recalls SPEED 'Body & Soul' Shoot, Praises 'Love Joto' Remix
Shimabukuro's appearance links SPEED's 30th anniversary and the "Body & Soul" theme song directly to the new season of "Love Joto," which she says resonates with the show's "imaiki" spirit.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Hiroko Shimabukuro appeared at a pop-up opening for Netflix's "Love Joto" Season 2 in Tokyo on August 26. She recalled the music video shoot for SPEED's "Body & Soul" at age 12, saying she sang and danced at full strength over 50 times each take. She praised the TeddyLoid remix used in the show.
Hiroko Shimabukuro joined the opening ceremony for the "Love Joto" Season 2 pop-up at RAYARD MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya on the 26th. The Netflix reality series uses SPEED's "Body & Soul" as its theme song, and Shimabukuro reflected on the original music video shoot, which happened overseas when she was 12.
"Each time, I sang and danced at full strength over 50 times," she said, noting the heat during filming. She connected that effort to the show's keyword "imaiki," meaning to live the present at full strength. She also praised the TeddyLoid remix "Body & Soul" (Badly in Love Remix) used in Season 2, saying it gets her pumped.
Planner and producer MEGUMI also attended, stating the staff unanimously agreed the theme song had to be SPEED given the Okinawa setting. The pop-up runs from August 26 to September 1, featuring photo spots and a cassette tape exhibit.
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- Cinema Today 島袋寛子、12歳で挑んだSPEED「Body & Soul」MV撮影 「50回以上全力で歌って踊って」