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Music Video: Magic by Cuushe, animated by Yoko Kuno

Yoko Kuno’s ethereal animation

Mayuko Hitotsuyanagi, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer of the Japanese Dream Pop scene. She is from Kyoto and based in Tokyo. One half of the duo Neon Cloud along with Geskia, Cushee has also an amazing catalog of solo work, like 2020's “”.

Director and film maker of the Tokyo visual design studio Tangram is behind the beautiful video in which he matches the visual footage he took when he was traveling in Tibet with artist 's ethereal animation.

In an interview with Dennis Martin on Trend & Chaos, Cuushe said:
“The lyrics were inspired by a love affair of my friend, but I think there are things that everyone is trapped in, such as human relationships, places to live and values, various things that could be good or bad. I'm writing about the hope that you can always break that trap or escape from them by raising your voice”.

About the author

Adriana Rosati

On paper I am an Italian living in London, in reality I was born and bread in a popcorn bucket. I've loved cinema since I was a little child and I’ve always had a passion and interest for Asian (especially Japanese) pop culture, food and traditions, but on the cinema side, my big, first love is Hong Kong Cinema. Then - by a sort of osmosis - I have expanded my love and appreciation to the cinematography of other Asian countries. I like action, heroic bloodshed, wu-xia, Shaw Bros (even if it’s not my specialty), Anime, and also more auteur-ish movies. Anything that is good, really, but I am allergic to rom-com (unless it’s a HK rom-com, possibly featuring Andy Lau in his 20s)"

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