{"id":97509,"date":"2024-08-23T15:07:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/08\/23\/chanmina-opens-up-about-ng-a-song-of-struggle-responsibility-interview-2\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T15:07:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:07:24","slug":"chanmina-opens-up-about-ng-a-song-of-struggle-responsibility-interview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/08\/23\/chanmina-opens-up-about-ng-a-song-of-struggle-responsibility-interview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CHANMINA Opens Up About \u2018NG,\u2019 A Song of Struggle &amp; Responsibility:\u00a0Interview\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cNo No Girls,\u201d the girls\u2019 group audition project organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/chanmina\/\">CHANMINA<\/a> and SKY-HI, leader of BMSG, will begin streaming on YouTube starting in October. In preparation for the launch, on Aug. 9, the audition project\u2019s theme song, \u201cNG,\u201d was released as a digital single. With its dope music and grounded lyrics, it\u2019s like a sister song to CHANMINA\u2019s iconic song \u201cBijin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCHANMINA created quite a stir with her announcement that she had married Korean rapper ASH ISLAND and was an expectant mother, moving on to a new stage in her life. <em>Billboard JAPAN<\/em> recently had the opportunity to talk with her about what went into the creation of this new song and the audition project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/chanmina-billboard-japan-women-in-music-interview-1235281299\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chanmina-cr-Takahiro-Otsuji-bb-japan-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Chanmina\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRapper Chanmina Talks Thinking in 3 Languages: Billboard Japan Women in Music\u00a0Interview\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t03\/07\/2023<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Congratulations on getting married! Is everything going well, health-wise?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThank you. I\u2019m doing great. I appreciate everyone\u2019s blessings. I\u2019m doing just fine!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Around when the music video for \u201c20\u201d came out, a lot of people were suspecting that something was up, and your announcement right after that about getting married and being pregnant with your first child came as quite a surprise.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tI thought about not mentioning anything about it, but I\u2019ve never been a fan of hiding my private life, and I\u2019ve always sung about my own life in my songs anyway.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3TyE9HAZm6A?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>I\u2019m interested to hear what you feel as you experience marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth. I\u2019m sure there are insights that you can only reach through those experiences.<\/strong> <strong>I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if your artistic output also changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tI think that\u2019ll probably happen. I can already feel it. For example, I\u2019ve gotten back that thorniness I used to have. I lose my temper easily. I think that\u2019s because the \u201cwomanly\u201d part of me is taking a bit of a break, in a way. I\u2019m not trying to be well-liked\u2013I\u2019m not hung up on other people\u2019s feelings. I feel like I\u2019m standing up and taking on the challenges I really need to as a person. That\u2019s why this song came out the way it did. It\u2019s been a while since I rapped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Yes, I wanted to talk about that.<\/strong> <strong>So the changes in your personal life are also affecting your music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tI think so. I actually tend to rap a lot lately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>When did you start working on \u201cNG\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tActually, I started working on it back when I was making \u201cBijin.\u201d I wrote about ten songs while I was perfecting \u201cBijin,\u201d and \u201cNG\u201d was one of them. While I didn\u2019t release it back then, I always liked it, so I kept it in my back pocket. It felt like a good match for this audition project, so I rewrote the lyrics, reworked the sound and the melody, and changed up the flow. Really, I finally finished the song by remaking it. It\u2019s not like somebody asked me to make a theme song, but I thought it would be better if the project had one, and that this would be a good fit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nji5Uotnl80?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Now that you mention it, it does feel very close in spirit to \u201cBijin.\u201d<\/strong> <strong>Why didn\u2019t you use this track originally for \u201cBijin\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe beat was too hard, and I felt like I couldn\u2019t fully handle it back then. It\u2019s very unique, but also very minimal, and it really felt kind of scary. Plus, there were a lot of other things I wanted to do at the time. For example, I wanted to put in a melodic section. Now, I\u2019m able to take on all those challenges, so I changed up a lot of parts, and this is how it turned out. JIGG, who I worked on the song with, was surprised at how the song evolved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>You said that you\u2019re able to take on those challenges now. Why is that? Does it have to do with the changes in your personal life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tI think so. I don\u2019t worry about the little things anymore. I\u2019m no longer focused on \u201cif I do this, then people will think about me that way.\u201d That\u2019s why the process of making \u201cNG\u201d was a rather fast one. I still can\u2019t really explain the changes that happened in me very well, but what I can say is that I\u2019m in fact changing. It\u2019s like\u2026I\u2019ve become more solid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Maybe it\u2019s part of getting ready for motherhood.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMaybe. Until recently, I was more a \u201cgirl,\u201d but now I\u2019ve become more of a \u201cwoman\u201d\u2014more of an adult. I don\u2019t focus so much on the little details. I\u2019ve got bigger things to deal with now. So maybe that\u2019s enabled me to focus on what I really need to do. \u201cBijin\u201d was a struggle to write, but \u201cNG\u201d wasn\u2019t at all. I knew what I wanted to say, so the whole song-writing process went more smoothly compared to the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>The lyrics in the first half are about your experience with having your beauty denied.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tI left those lyrics as-is from when I originally wrote them. \u201cBijin\u201d alone wasn\u2019t enough to finish the fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>One of the things that gives the song such a distinctive CHANMINA feel is that it\u2019s opposed to prejudice based on looks, but it doesn\u2019t deny femininity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tI think you should be able to enjoy femininity. I think that beauty is the state of achieving your aesthetic ideals. So, of course, beauty will be different from person to person. For someone striving for femininity, that will be beauty. For someone who isn\u2019t, then there will be some other kind of beauty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>And then in the second half of the song, you\u2019re singing about human nature and attitude.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tI don\u2019t think true beauty is skin deep, but instead is achieved when outer beauty is paired with inner beauty. One of the lyrics is \u201cYour \u2018No\u2019s didn\u2019t kill me.\u201d That\u2019s about the responsibility that comes with being a person who lived on, without dying because of beauty. It has a strong sense of doing what you can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>The pronouns in the songs are also interesting. \u201cBijin\u201d ends with you using \u201cwe,\u201d which made quite an impression, but \u201cNG\u201d ends with you using \u201cI.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThat\u2019s another expression of that sense of responsibility. It\u2019s the responsibility shown in saying \u201cI\u2019ll take the lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>I see.<\/strong> <strong>While the song is sung in the first person, with the lyrics sung from the position of \u201cI,\u201d I feel like it will resonate with anyone who has been told \u201cNo.\u201d It will feel like \u201cour song.\u201d<\/strong> <strong>So even though you don\u2019t use the word \u201cwe,\u201d it expresses that collective \u201cwe.\u201d<\/strong> <strong>On a wordsmanship level, it may even surpass \u201cBijin.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThank you. I feel like my lyrical skills are improving, little by little. For example, while the content of this song is hard, I don\u2019t use the f-word even once. That\u2019s something I\u2019ve been trying to focus on in general.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>So, I hear that this is your first interview since you announced your marriage and pregnancy.<\/strong> <strong>Is there anything you\u2019d like to say to our readers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tI never expected for people to celebrate the news so much. There are so many people who have told me that they\u2019re so happy, that it\u2019s like they\u2019re the ones who are getting married and becoming a mother. I\u2019m so grateful for all the wishes, and I feel a profound sense of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>That just shows how much people are placing their hopes on you.<\/strong> <strong>You have to take good care of yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tI am. This isn\u2019t just my own body anymore. I didn\u2019t just feel that because of the baby inside me, but because of everyone\u2019s reactions. I\u2019m happy to have sung about my own life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Right, you\u2019re a part of everyone\u2019s lives, now.<\/strong> <strong>You\u2019ve got to live a long, happy life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThank you. I\u2019ll do my best!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u2014<em>This interview by Sotaro Yamada first appeared on Billboard Japan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/chanmina-interview-ng-song-1235759992\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNo No Girls,\u201d the girls\u2019 group audition project organized by CHANMINA and SKY-HI, leader of BMSG, will begin streaming on YouTube starting in October. In preparation for the launch, on Aug. 9, the audition project\u2019s theme song, \u201cNG,\u201d was released as a digital single. 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