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| "Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)" | ||||
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| Single by Alan | ||||
| from the album Voice of Earth | ||||
| Released | July 2, 2008 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop | |||
| Length | 25:48 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kikuchi Kazuhito, Onuki Taeko | |||
| Producer(s) | Sakamoto Ryuichi | |||
| Alan singles chronology | ||||
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| Voice of Earth track listing | ||||
16 tracks
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"Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)" (懐かしい未来; stylized as ～longing future～) is a Japanese-language song by Chinese singer Alan, from her debut studio album Voice of Earth (2009). The song was produced by Sakamoto Ryuichi, composed by Kikuchi Kazuhito, [1] and its instrumental features Alan playing the erhu. "Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)" was released as a single on July 2, 2008, peaking at number nineteen on the Oricon charts. [2] The song is the first in Alan's five consecutive monthly singles representing five traditional elements, in which "Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)" represents earth in the Japanese Godai and the Tibetan Bön.
Alan Dawazhuoma, professionally known as Alan, is a female Tibetan Chinese singer active in both the Chinese and Japanese music industries. She is of Tibetan ethnicity.
Voice of Earth is Chinese singer Alan's debut Japanese-language album released by Avex Trax. The album contains the eight singles alan has released from 2007 to 2009. The album was released on March 4, 2009 in Japan.
Kazuhito KikuchiKikuchi Kazuhito is a Japanese composer. From 2001 to 2005 he was a member of the J-pop duo Breath.
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"Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)" was used as the theme song for the NHK eco project, Save the Future, [1] which was aired for three days around World Environment Day. The special was aired on all NHK channels and on the web to raise awareness of environmental issues, prior to the 34th G8 Summit hosted by Japan. It was also used as the theme song for Boku no Shima/Kanojo no Sango (僕の島/彼女のサンゴ; My Island/Her Corals), a TV movie featured in the special.
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized acronym in Japanese, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on the 5th of June every year, and is the United Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment. First held in 1974, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. WED has grown to become a global platform for public outreach, with participation from over 143 countries annually. Each year, WED has a new theme that major corporations, NGOs, communities, governments and celebrities worldwide adopt to advocate environmental causes.
A choir version of "Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)" was sung by the Suginami Children's Choir and included on the single as "Gasshou [Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)]" (合唱).
