"Dororo" and "Kaihōku" (解放区, Liberation Zone) are songs by Japaneserock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Both songs were released as a double A-side and become their 26th single on 15 May 2019.[1] "Dororo" was used as second opening theme for 2019 remake anime, Dororo.[2] "Kaihōku" was used as official support song of Fujieda MYFC and was broadcast at the stadium in a match against AC Nagano Parceiro.[3] Prior to the single release, "Dororo" was available for digital download on iTunes.[4]
Music video
The music video for "Dororo" was directed by Hiroteru Matsuda.[5] The video presented in disturbing theme with a strange creature wanders inside building and Masafumi Gotoh sing with water effect in different scenes. The video itself is about "a strange creature that lives in a human heart".[6]
The music video for "Kaihōku" was directed by Masaki Ōkita.[7] They shot the music video on 23 April 2019 and recruited 200 fans as extras.[8] The video starts with Gotoh sleeping on a moving couch, then waking up to sing the song. Other band members enter the building with many shoes and papers spread around. In a different scene, everyone looks sad and in despair. But during Gotoh's poetry, the door opens and they start to go out. The video ends with band and fans are singing together cheerfully and moving on.
