Hitsujibungaku Let Their Voices Be Heard With New Single “Koe” – Listen
The new single from the Japanese indie rock band serves as the theme song for the 2025 J-drama 119: Emergency Call.
Hitsujibungaku: courtesy of @hitsujibungaku
Hitsujibungaku: courtesy of @hitsujibungaku
Hitsujibungaku are back with new music.
On January 20, 2025 (Monday), the Japanese indie rockers came out with a new single via F.C.L.S., entitled “Koe.” With its hopeful tone and theme, the song explores finding courage and using one’s voice as a defiant outcry against the world’s familiar darkness.
On January 27, 2025 (Monday), the band premiered an accompanying music videoMusic VideoA short film that accompanies a song, combining performance, storytelling, and visual style to promote the music. Music videos shape an artist's image, can drive viral success and fan theories,Go to Music Video Glossary for the song, which you can watch below:
First announced on January 17, 2025 (Friday), “Koe” is the band’s first release of 2025 and the follow-up to August 2024’s “Burning” — the ending theme song for season 2 of the popular Oshi no Ko animé. Similarly, “Koe” serves as the theme song for Fuji TV’s 119: Emergency Call — a J-drama which “brings to life the reality faced by fire dispatchers” who are “the first responders connecting people to help with a single call.”
Last July 2024, Hitsujibungaku made their long-awaited arrival to the Philippines by holding a show at Eastside Events Place in Marikina City as part of their 2024 Asia tour. They were notably joined by Miku Onuki — drummer of fellow J-rock act the peggies — who was filling in for Hitsujibungaku drummer Hiroa Fukuda.
Listen to Hitsujibungaku’s “Koe” below: