I’m still...

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“Bokuwa Imademo…(I’m still...)”

Songwriting,vocal: Katsufumi Haryu(recorded in the 1980s)

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“MIDORI” Art Director: Haryu’s original song in his 20s. Version with Harada’s keyboard inserted. Takahashi plays bass guitar.

The lyrics are like this...
“At that time, we were dreaming. We didn’t even notice when it was flowing. We may no longer play like boys, but we still have to live. As we drift, we search for our dreams. We stumble. But let’s move forward. And I’m still thinking about you.”

Harada's design school classmates and band members continue to collaborate with Harada on his work. Each Harada film is credited with the band name ''Session Take One''.
Miki, the vocalist of "Session Take One", went missing decades ago.
Takahashi has released songs on Nico video.

（For example, this is a song written and composed by Harada and arranged by Takahashi. https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm27722939）

And,Haryu still sings at live music venues and on the streets.

(Haryu singing at a live house in Tokyo on December 29, 2023. Photo: Hiroshi Harada)

After graduating from design school, Haryu worked as a reporter for a music magazine through the introduction of Harada's cousin, Naosumi Harada. About five years later, he started working in animation art. It was during this period that Mr. Haryu became involved with ''MIDORI'' and ''AKIRA''.
Meanwhile, Harada graduated from design school and got a job at a commercial animation company. At the same time, he was involved in political activities, civic movements, and labor union movements, while also becoming devoted to the experimental theater of Shuji Terayama and others.
Harada quit his job at an anime company after five years and worked part-time at Fuji Television's news center for five years while creating "MIDORI".
The live house where Mr. Haryu performed today was located near the Fuji TV station that Harada attended 40 years ago. Moreover, at that time, J・A・Seazer lived right next to it. Harada and Seazer met for the first time at a nearby coffee shop, and the two had their first MIDORI meeting. That was 40 years ago. (However, that coffee shop no longer exists. The addresses of Seazer and Fuji TV have also changed now.)
Nearby is Seirin Kogeisha, which is the actual successor to Seirindo (and still exists today).
Harada visited the area for the first time in 40 years and was deeply moved.
The townscape had completely changed.
In Japan, bookstores have closed one after another due to the advent of IT, but Harada was surprised to find that the bookstore in front of the station that existed 40 years ago was still alive and well.

Mr. Haryu's ''I'm still...'' and Mr. Miki's ''Child's heart'' are nostalgic songs for Harada, who were created during those times.