[Pre-order] [7-inch Vinyl] Gota Nishidera / Atsuki Kokoro

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○ "Human" is a "human" cover album by Gota Nishidera (NONA REEVES) that tackles the deep city pop/new music of the 80s and 90s.

Following his 2023 solo cover album "Sunset Rain," this time too, the album has been produced with meticulous song selection, and the 7-inch single from it is a coupling of the classic "Atsukinokoro ni," which excited the whole of Japan when sung by Akira Kobayashi in 1985, and " Kittens in the Apple Forest," the ending theme of the 1983 NHK anime "Spoon Lady" sung by Mari Iijima.

"Atsuki Kokoro ni" is a masterpiece written by two of Japan's leading figures in the music and pop music industry, Aku Yuu (lyrics) and Ohtaki Eiichi (music), and will be sung from the Showa era through to the Heisei era and Reiwa era, and on to future generations.

When Nishidera Gota visited Taiwan for a solo performance, he happened to take part in a local karaoke competition where he sang this song and received rave reviews, which prompted him to record this soulful cover that symbolizes this album!

"Kittens in the Apple Forest" was written by the golden duo of Takashi Matsumoto and Kyohei Tsutsumi, and was the ending theme for the NHK anime "Spoon Lady," and was a familiar song to children at the time, sung by Mari Iijima.
This cover is full of respect for the original, which Nishidera Gota also talks about in his book "J-POP Marukajiri."

"Atsuki Kokoro ni" was first released as a commercial song for AGF Coffee's "Maxim" in 1985. The visuals for this song, created by Fukumi Keita, producer of the Nishidera Gota YouTube channel, pay homage to the worldview of the commercials of that time, with a design that is conscious of the atmosphere.

・Track list
Side-A: Passionate Heart
Side-B: Kittens in the Apple Forest

Artist: Gota Nishidera Title: Hot Heart Release Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
・Price: ¥2,420 (tax included) (¥2,200 (tax excluded))
・Product number: IMWVR-1099
・JAN:4580278270252