KIBOU (feat. 18scott)

BANNY BUGS, president of CCS records, releases a new single [KIBOU] which is the second part of his new solo project and his first collaboration with his ally 18scott. BANNY BUGS, who is active as a producer/track maker/MC and presides over CCS records, a company based in Fukuoka that continues to transmit a variety of expressions, has released the second SG "KIBOU" towards a new chapter. This work is a continuation of the previous work "DIE FOR YOU", and focuses on freestyle diary-like lyric structure and flow construction, and through simple word choice, he conveys the existence of friends and colleagues who are hard to change. This is a work expressed as KIBOU for . It is also worth noting that this album features 18scott, a Tokyo-based rapper from Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, who is a close friend of BANNY BUGS, as his first guest appearance under the solo name of BANNY BUGS. 18scott's unique rhythmic flow is pleasant against this fantastic beat, and the lyric in which 18scott sublimated the word KIBOU for BANNY BUGS in his own way is also impressive. Continuing from the previous work, the engineering team used mee mee mee, who is a beat producer for many artists such as Tokyo-based singer Kouichi Arakawa, as mixer and arranger, and mastered by JUBEE, Rave Racers, Yohji Igarashi, etc. MAITO OTA was in charge. In terms of visuals, the jacket features a photo taken by BANNY BUGS during his time in LA at the end of last year. Nina Florence, who previously directed videos for MadeinTYO and vividboooy, was in charge of the music video for the first time. The scenes in Fukuoka were shot by Ryuwa Miyahara, and the scenes with 18scott were shot in Tokyo by Jazz Lachish and Nina Florence. Nina Florence was in charge of video composition and editing based on each scene. In addition, friends from both their lives in Fukuoka and Tokyo appeared as extras, expressing the song's title, KIBOU. Additionally, as the overall art director, Saxon, who has worked on apparel brands such as ``Classic Of Windows'' and ``HELIX'' and is also a model, was brought in to unify the overall worldview in terms of visuals. BANNY BUGS Based in Fukuoka, he presides over the general collective "CCS records.", which engages in a wide range of activities nationwide, including music, apparel, art, graphics, video, installation, wardrobe, hair styling, production, etc., and is an MC, truck maker, and He is also active as a solo producer. He is also the director of the fashion community orange juice OREO.