Classic and popular songs by Akai Koen

person of moistureakai kouen

It’s a track included on the mini-album “Toumei na no ka Kuro na no ka” (“Is It Transparent or Is It Black?”).

In the quiet intro, you can hear sounds like being underwater.

With a structure characteristic of Akai Ko-en, including irregular time signatures, its appeal lies in the swift shifts in sound that feel like the scenery changes in an instant.

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A track included on their second album, “Mouretsu Rhythmique.” Its melody has a vaguely nostalgic feel, and combined with the shuffle beat, just listening to it brings back childhood memories and lifts my spirits.

It’s a song I want to listen to when I’m feeling down.

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Saitō Ayumu

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luxuryakai kouen

It’s the ninth track on the 2013 album “Park Debut.” It’s a piano-led pop song that features a recorder in the latter half.

While the tune is breezy and even a bit cute, it’s tinged with a touch of poignancy.

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Saitō Ayumu

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TOKYO HARBORakai kouen

akaikouen TOKYO-HARBOR-(feat-KREVA)

This is a track included on the full album “Mouretsu Rhythmic,” released on September 24, 2014.

In collaboration with the rapper KREVA, the song uses slightly vintage phrasing that creates a pleasantly off-kilter feel.

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Akai Koen – “Hitsujiya-san” Karaoke DAM Limited-Time Clip Teaser

This is “Hitsuji-ya-san,” made for Karaoke DAM’s “Ima Dake Clip.” It’s a song characterized by a peculiar melody.

Many of you are probably wondering, “What on earth is a hitsuji-ya-san?” but since the lyrics say “put me to sleep,” you can just barely make sense of it.

It also feels like the song skillfully expresses the unpleasant sensations you get when you’re sleepy after pulling an all-nighter.

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night after night

This is a track included on the 2012 album “Innocence in the Laundry.” I find the beat in the chorus—where the sense of speed suddenly stops—very interesting.

By the way, the sound of the Caribbean instrument, the steelpan, appears in the intro.

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Saitō Ayumu

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Number Sixakai kouen

Akaikoen “Number Six”

This is a track included on the 2012 album “Laundry de Ketsubaku” (Innocence in the Laundry).

At first it might seem like an easy-to-listen pop melody, but there’s an unstable, peculiar atmosphere drifting through it that conveys the band’s distinctive musicality.