Junichi Abe, designer of "kolor," and Ichiro Yamaguchi of Sakanaction have been friends for several years. In the past, the two have held talks in Sakanaction's magazine "NFMG 002" and on Yamaguchi's NHK-FM special program "Night Fishing Radio," among others, but this time they will be working together on the "SAKANAQUARIUM 2020 "834.194 Light" tour, which has been canceled or postponed due to a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). The two have been working together for the first time to produce goods for the "SAKANAQUARIUM 2020 "834.194 Hikari"" tour, which has been canceled and postponed due to the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
This time, the collaboration T-shirt, which was scheduled to be released as tour goods, is now available at the official online store of Sakanaction, "sakanaction / NF Store." limited to a lottery.
kolor x sakanaction GRAPHIC TEE WHITE ¥10,000 in TAX
kolor x sakanaction GRAPHIC TEE BLACK ¥10,000 in TAX
In an age when it is becoming increasingly difficult to see the connections between cultures, Yamaguchi, who has continued to disseminate "non-music related culture" through his project "NF," launched in 2015, and Abe, who is also an expert on music, resonated with each other and launched this project.
The graphics are created by using some of Sakanaction's song titles and lyrics and passing them through the "Color" filter to create a single graphic.
Ichiro Yamaguchi, who uses Illustrator to draw lyrics in different font sizes and fonts, and "Color," which pursues balance and imbalance. Both artists' "uniqueness" is fully demonstrated in this piece.
Applications will open tomorrow, Thursday the 28th, at 12:00 pm. It is not on a first-come, first-served basis , but please don't forget to apply.
kolor x sakanaction GRAPHIC TEE
Application period: May 28 (Thu) 12:00 - June 3 (Wed) 23:59
Announcement of results: June 10 (Wed.), 12:00 p.m. (tentative)
Delivery period: Scheduled to ship sequentially between June 15 (Mon.) and 19 (Fri.)
Note: Only one entry of each color per person is allowed. Winning will be limited to one (1) copy of either color. Delivery time is subject to change without notice. . This product will not be sold at kolor directly-managed stores.
Sacanaction's official online store "sakanaction / NF Store"