{"id":27360,"date":"2025-09-06T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/?p=27360"},"modified":"2025-09-12T16:47:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:47:01","slug":"%e3%81%ae%e3%82%93%e3%81%8cnhk-e%e3%83%86%e3%83%ac%e3%80%8e%e3%82%aa%e3%83%8f%ef%bc%81%e3%82%88%ef%bd%9e%e3%81%84%e3%81%a9%e3%82%93%e3%80%8f%e3%81%a7%e3%80%8c%e5%ad%90%e3%81%86%e3%81%95%e3%81%8e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/en\/27360\/","title":{"rendered":"NON Sings \u201cKo Usagi\u201d for the First Time on NHK E TV's \u201cOha! Yo-i Don\u201d! The Adventures of \u201cUsa-chan\u201d Born from a Picture Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcoup0s63tbi.cloudfront.net\/control-panel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/05214633\/S__85483540-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid d-block mx-auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, September 6, at 7:00 AM, NON will appear on NHK E TV's popular program \u201cOha! Yo-i Don\u201d and perform her new song \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-ja\/track\/2sWwfIx32DzzLlac3uIBQZ?si=969a63ef87824015\">Ko Usagi<\/a>\u201d for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>This song is a bonus track included on the 3rd full album \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-ja\/album\/4Q6adzBfIcPqdjWlXpGh8K?si=XU6grcqeRNClGTPB4Gh6mg\">Renarrate<\/a>\u2019, which was just released on September 3rd.<\/p>\n<p>In this broadcast, NON joins Koji (Koji Imada) and Big Brother Yoshi (Yoshihisa Kobayashi) for the \u201cAsa no kai\u201d and \u201cOhadon Taisou,\u201d brightening up the studio and getting everyone pumped up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0Official Website\uff1a<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhk.jp\/p\/ohayoidon\/ts\/RQ4VK65RJM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nhk.jp\/p\/ohayoidon\/ts\/RQ4VK65RJM\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcoup0s63tbi.cloudfront.net\/control-panel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02113434\/%E3%80%90%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8F%EF%BC%81%E3%82%88-%E3%81%84%E3%81%A9%E3%82%93%E3%80%91OP%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B4-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid d-block mx-auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cKo Usagi\u201d is included as a bonus track on the album \u2018Renarrate\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKo Usagi\u201d being unveiled for the first time, is included as a bonus track on NON's 3rd full album \u2018Renarrate\u2019.<br \/>\nThis song was co-written with guitarist Kei Higuchi, born from his proposal: \u201cI want to create a recording just for NON-chan and me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Below is an excerpt from the official \u201cRenarrate\u201d interview discussing \u201cKo Usagi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kei tossed it to me saying, \u201cI want to make a bonus track-style song\u201d and \u201cI want to create a track just with NON-chan and Higuchi Kei.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I thought it would be nice to have a lighthearted song like this on the album, so it ended up feeling like a playful track.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics are based on the bunny from my picture book (\u201cCute na Usachan. Hige no kai\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>It's a story about Usa-chan wanting to be cool and searching for ways to do it. I drew her feeling lost, or pacing around in the forest going \u201cthis won't work, that won't work,\u201d making it a song about cherishing what you love and aspire to.<\/p>\n<p>The ending is about accepting that you have both strengths and weaknesses, even if you've only shown your strong side.<\/p>\n<p>\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/27074\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u226bFull official interview for \u201cRenarrate\u201d is here\u300cRenarrate\u300d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics for \u201cKo Usagi\u201d are based on the character \u2018Usa-chan\u2019 from the picture book \u201cCute na Usa-chan. Hige no kai [Revised Edition],\u201d for which NON created the original concept and illustrations.<\/p>\n<p>This picture book tells the story of Usachan, who dreams of becoming cool, growing up while facing confusion and struggles. NON states that through the song \u201cKo Usagi,\u201d she depicts the importance of accepting all aspects of oneself\u2014both the moments of uncertainty and the strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p>The picture book is available for purchase at Non's original brand shop \u201cMike &amp; Karinto\u201d and on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>The adorable character \u201cUsa-chan\u201d and her partner crocodile \u201cKarinto\u201d also have LINE stickers available, so be sure to check them out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCute na Usa-chan. Hige no kai [Revised Edition],\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.asia\/d\/hZ457bI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nongoods.jp\/products\/cute02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchased at the \u201cMike &amp; Karinto\u201d shop<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcoup0s63tbi.cloudfront.net\/control-panel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/28143227\/4771110719.MAIN_-963x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid d-block mx-auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0LINE stickers now available!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First release:Cute na Usa-chan. Hige no kai <\/strong><span><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.line.me\/stickershop\/product\/23703842\/ja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase on LINE STORE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcoup0s63tbi.cloudfront.net\/control-panel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14013837\/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%81%AA%E3%81%86%E3%81%95%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E5%91%8A%E7%9F%A5%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid d-block mx-auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 2:Cute na Usa-chan. Hige no kai 2<\/strong><span><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.line.me\/stickershop\/product\/25797161\/ja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/store.line.me\/stickershop\/product\/23703842\/ja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase on<\/a> LINE STORE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcoup0s63tbi.cloudfront.net\/control-panel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20193758\/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%81%AA%E3%81%86%E3%81%95%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%932%E5%91%8A%E7%9F%A5%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid d-block mx-auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0<strong>NON 3rd Full Album \u201cRenarrate\u201d Product Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcoup0s63tbi.cloudfront.net\/control-panel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/03204853\/NON_Renarrate_tsujo_JKT1-1024x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid d-block mx-auto\" width=\"422\" height=\"416\" \/>\uff1cTrack List\uff1e<br \/>\n<\/strong><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Film no Hikari(Lyrics: NON \/ Music: NON \/ Arrangement: Takahiro Shibata)<br \/>\n2. Renarrate (Lyrics: NON \/ Music: Kei Higuchi \/ Arrangement: Kei Higuchi)<br \/>\n3. Yume no azi (Lyrics: NON \/ Music: Kei Higuchi \/ Arrangement: Kei Higuchi)<br \/>\n4. Climby (Lyrics: Ai Higuchi \/ Music: Kei Higuchi \/ Arrangement: Kei Higuchi)<br \/>\n5. Meiwaku na rinzin (Lyrics: NON \/ Music: NON \/ Arrangement: Takahiro Shibata)<br \/>\n6. Mizu wo (Lyrics: NON \/ Music: NON \/ Arrangement: Kei Higuchi)<br \/>\n7. Kirei na kutsu haite (Lyrics: Higuchi Kei \/ Music: Higuchi Kei \/ Arrangement: Higuchi Kei)<br \/>\n8. Haru yo Ukete tatsu (Lyrics: NON \/ Music: Higuchi Kei \/ Arrangement: Higuchi Kei)<br \/>\n9. Byoushin (Lyrics: NON \/ Music: NON \/ Arrangement: Higuchi Kei)<br \/>\n10. Nigai Kazitsu (Lyrics: NON \/ Music: NON \/ Arrangement: Kei Higuchi)<br \/>\n11. Orokamono no boku to kimi (Lyrics: NON \/ Music: NON \/ Arrangement: Kei Higuchi)<br \/>\n12.Ko Usagi(BONUS TRACK) (Lyrics: NON \/ Music: Kei Higuchi \/ Arrangement: Kei Higuchi)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\uff1cOverview\uff1e<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Release Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025<br \/>\nNumber of Tracks: 12<\/p>\n<p>\u30fbRegular Edition<br \/>\nFormat: CD (includes newly shot booklet)<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a53,300 (tax included) \/ KRCD-00013<\/p>\n<p>\u30fbNON Official Fan Club \u201cNON KNOCK\u201d Edition<br \/>\nFormat: Big Size Jacket CD<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a56,900 (tax included) \/ KRCD-00014<\/p>\n<p>Digital Download Here<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/linkco.re\/1ybv91Vb?lang=ja\">https:\/\/linkco.re\/1ybv91Vb?lang=ja<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOWER RECORDS<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tower.jp\/item\/6928728\">tower.jp\/item\/6928728<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amazon<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.asia\/d\/02De3KJ\">amzn.asia\/d\/02De3KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NON GOODS SHOP<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nongoods.jp\/products\/renarrate\">https:\/\/nongoods.jp\/products\/renarrate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u25a0\u201cRenarrate\u201d Tour Overview<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcoup0s63tbi.cloudfront.net\/control-panel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/12234226\/Renarrate_tour_poster_0711-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid d-block mx-auto\" width=\"588\" height=\"832\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>\u300cNON Renarrate Tour 2025<br \/>\nFukuoka Performance: 9\/12 (Fri) Doors Open 6:30 PM \/ Show Starts 7:00 PM (Venue: Fukuoka INSA) \u203bSOLD OUT\u203b<br \/>\nOsaka Performance: 9\/19 (Fri) Doors Open 6:30 PM \/ Show Starts 7:00 PM (Venue: Yogibo META VALLEY)<br \/>\nSendai Performance: 9\/21 (Sun) Doors Open 4:30 PM \/ Show Starts 5:00 PM (Venue: Sendai darwin)<br \/>\nTokyo Performance: 9\/23 (Tue, Holiday) Doors Open 4:15 PM \/ Show Starts 5:00 PM (Venue: Ebisu Garden Hall) \u203bSOLD OUT\u203b<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>Ticket Types (All Performances):<br \/>\n\u00a58,500 (tax included \/ 1 drink charge not included)<br \/>\nU25 Discount \u00a54,500 (tax included \/ 1 drink charge not included)<br \/>\n*Ebisu Garden Hall is reserved seating; other venues are general admission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>e+\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eplus.jp\/non\">https:\/\/eplus.jp\/non<\/a><br \/>\npia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.pia.jp\/pia\/artist\/artists.do?artistsCd=D5310018\">https:\/\/t.pia.jp\/pia\/artist\/artists.do?artistsCd=D5310018<\/a><br \/>\nLAWSON Ticket <a href=\"https:\/\/l-tike.com\/concert\/mevent\/?mid=395588\">https:\/\/l-tike.com\/concert\/mevent\/?mid=395588<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmcoup0s63tbi.cloudfront.net\/control-panel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/03214032\/41A58351-8E8C-422E-82D6-AAC61C1AF44B-1-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid d-block mx-auto\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Saturday, September 6, at 7:00 AM, NON will appear on NHK E TV's popular program \u201cOha! Yo-i Don\u201d and perform her new song \u201cKo Usagi\u201d for the first time. This song is a bonus track included on the 3rd full album \u2018Renarrate\u2019, which was just released on September 3rd. In this broadcast, NON joins Koji (Koji Imada) and Big Brother Yoshi (Yoshihisa Kobayashi) for the \u201cAsa no kai\u201d and \u201cOhadon Taisou,\u201d brightening up the studio and getting everyone pumped up. &nbsp; \u25a0Official Website\uff1ahttps:\/\/www.nhk.jp\/p\/ohayoidon\/ts\/RQ4VK65RJM\/ &nbsp; &nbsp; \u201cKo Usagi\u201d is included as a bonus track on the album \u2018Renarrate\u2019 \u201cKo Usagi\u201d being unveiled for the first time, is included as a bonus track on NON's 3rd full album \u2018Renarrate\u2019. This song was co-written with guitarist Kei Higuchi, born from his proposal: \u201cI want to create a recording just for NON-chan and me.\u201d Below is an excerpt from the official \u201cRenarrate\u201d interview discussing \u201cKo Usagi.\u201d \uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a Kei tossed it to me saying, \u201cI want to make a bonus track-style song\u201d and \u201cI want to create a track just with NON-chan and Higuchi Kei.\u201d I thought it would be nice to have a lighthearted song like this on the album, so it ended up feeling like a playful track. The lyrics are based on the bunny from my picture book (\u201cCute na Usachan. Hige no kai\u201d). It's a story about Usa-chan wanting to be cool and searching for ways to do it. I drew her feeling lost, or pacing around in the forest going \u201cthis won't work, that won't work,\u201d making it a song about cherishing what you love and aspire to. The ending is about accepting that you have both strengths and weaknesses, even if you've only shown your strong side. \uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a \u226bFull official interview for \u201cRenarrate\u201d is here\u300cRenarrate\u300d &nbsp; The lyrics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":27254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/?p=27253","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,20,21,4],"tags":[936,53,205,935,115],"class_list":["post-27360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musician","category-others-news","category-others","category-tv","tag-936","tag-line","tag-nhk-e","tag-935","tag-115","en-US"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27361,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27360\/revisions\/27361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}