Draft King Want to Encourage You During Your Dark Times in the Preview for “This is me.”

| Artist | Posted by Kai Okudara on Jun.22.2015

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Draft King has released a 30-second preview of their 3rd single “This is me.” (release date: July 22) and it’s kind of a big deal.

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Directed by eccentric comedian Miyuki Torii (who also directed the MV for Draft King’s previous single “Okuru Kotoba”) and starring Popteen model Yurano Ochi, “This is me.” was written by vocalist erica due to her feelings of self-doubt.

erica’s comment: “In those times when I would have thoughts of ‘worthlessness’, ‘regret’, and ‘shame’ and lost my confidence when it came to being the vocalist of Draft King, I eventually decided ‘If I can’t love myself, what am I going to do? I need to love myself first!’ and so I wrote the song with that in mind. I want whoever has trouble loving themselves to listen to this song. This is me.”

Considering that NOHANA (bass) and SHIHO (drums) from the popular band Stereopony are also in Draft King with her, the anxiety is understandable but, with their past success, they wouldn’t have picked her to be the vocalist if they didn’t have confidence in her right?

“This is me.” was produced by akkin, who has produced MAN WITH A MISSION, ONE OK ROCK, Aqua Timez, and many other famous Japanese rock bands.

Director Miyuki Torii explained that she wanted to tell the story of how even people who look like they aren’t worried about anything could be carrying around a lot of self-doubt. In order to have an idea what awaits in the longer version of the MV for “This is me.”, here is the MV for “Okoru Kotoba” as directed by Torii.

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“This is me.” will be sold in a limited CD/DVD version and a regular CD-only version. The CD/DVD version includes a live studio acoustic one-take recording of “Chikai no Uta” and the DVD has a TOWER RECORDS INSTORE tour 2015 documentary movie on it.

Here is a 31-second preview of the documentary.

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The CD-only regular version has a live studio acoustic one-take recording of “Mayonaka Merry-Go-Round”. Both versions also include a random “This is me.” photo of either one of the members of Draft King or Yurano Ochi and priority for Draft King’s solo concert at Shibuya www on October 22nd.

: Limited Edition

: Regular Edition

A little bit of anxiety is normal, especially when going after your dreams but don’t let them hold you back. There is no progress without resistance. Stay tuned for our exclusive interview with the members of Draft King coming soon!

Related Links

Draft King Official site: http://draftking.info/

“This is me.” Special site: http://draftking.info/thisisme/

Draft King Twitter: https://twitter.com/DraftKing_BAND

Draft King Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DraftKing.official

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This Is Me. [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]