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Japanese Popstar Ado Is Recruiting Idols

Ado will be a producer for a new idol unit. The recruitment begins next week, according to Ado’s official X/Twitter. The audition song will be One Piece Film: Red smash-hit “Tot Musica.” She also revealed a new illustration for the recruitment, created by artist ORIHARA.
I, Ado, will become the producer for an idol group. We will be recruiting members for it. Details and the start of recruitment will be next week. The set song is “Tot Musica”,” she wrote.

Official recruitment illustration

Ado’s “Tot Musica” was produced by Hiroyuki Sawano, and featured in the One Piece Film: Red movie, which has grossed over ¥19mn as of January 2023. Ado recently announced her first world tour, “WISH,” which first starts in February 2024 and ends in April.

“Tot Musica” music video

The Japanese singer Ado was born on 24 October 2002. She’s currently signed with Virgin Music, and Geffen Records to release music in the United States. Aside from One Piece Film: Red, Ado’s most recent anime collaboration comes in Spy x Family season 2’s opening theme, “Kura Kura,” which exceeded 2mn views in 3 days. “Kura Kura” was directed by Masaaki Yuasa.

The musical credits for Ado’s “Tot Musica” as given by the song’s official YouTube:

  • Lyrics: cAnON
  • Music & Arrangement: Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Drums: Makoto Fujisaki
  • Bass: Toshino Tanabe
  • Guitars: Hiroshi Iimuro
  • Chorus: Hiroshi Iimuro, KOHTA YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki Sawano, cAnON., Akiko, Rie
  • Piano, Keyboards & All Other Instruments: Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Recording, Mixing Engineer & Pro Tools Operator: Mitsunori Aizawa (SIGN SOUND)
  • Assistant Engineer: Keita Sasagawa (HeartBeat.RECORDING STUDIO)
  • Recorded at HeartBeat.RECORDING STUDIO
  • Vocal Edit: Naoki Itai
  • Mixed at LAB recorders, SIGN SOUND
  • Director/Illustrator: WOOMA

Source: Official X
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Chike Nwaenie

Chike Nwaenie was born and raised in South London, United Kingdom, currently working as a Senior Writer at CBR and a news writer at Anime Corner. His introduction to manga might have been Budokai Tenkaichi on PS2. Forever grateful to the world of fiction, he hopes his future novel is the first step in showing some gratitude.

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