Sanari Becomes A Hero In Latest Single!

Japanese rapper and Music Corner alum Sanari is releasing his first physical single, “Hero”, May 30. It is currently available on all digital platforms! “Hero” is the artist’s first physical release since his album SICKSTEEN which came out in June 2019 and it has been chosen as the main theme song for the TV drama series Itoshi no Nira. The track is about the pain of romance from a world view and showcases all of the emotions which arise from it. This single also includes the unreleased track “I AM ME”, which has been a fan favorite at live performances and on YouTube.

“Hero” will come in two editions: a CD + DVD Limited edition and a CD-only standard edition. The CD + DVD Limited edition will include Sanari’s 1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」held at Mainabi BLITZ AKASAKA. Both CD editions will include three tracks. Grab your copies below, check out the track listing, and also watch the teaser for “Hero”!

Sanari/Hero

CD+DVD Limited edition

CD+DVD Limited edition

CD-only standard edition

Track Listing:

CD:

1. Hero

2. real

3. I AM ME

DVD:

CD-standard edition

1. Find Myself (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

2. タカラモノ (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

3. BLUE (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

4. Mayday (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

5. unknown～FREE STYLE～もっと (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

6. Dream (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

7. Memory (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

8. Life goes on (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

9. Pride (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

10. I AM ME (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

11. 悪戯 (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

12. キングダム (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

13. Prince (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

14. BRAND-NEW (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

15. Flow love (En) (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

16. SAILOR (En) (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

17. 嘘 (En) (1st LIVE TOUR「SICKSTEEN」追加公演 マイナビBLITZ赤坂 LIVE DVD)

Music Corner 30: Sanari

Sanari is an up-and-coming rapper who is only seventeen years old and signed with avex. He discovered YouTube while still in elementary school and started posting videos on the service. From the beginning Sanari’s passion has been music, with him taking the money he earned from YouTube to buy a computer so he could make video productions. When he entered junior high school he started doing freestyle rap with his friends. Back in June he dropped his very first album, Sicksteen, and the very next month he dropped a digital album, Homemade. In October Sanari went on his first national tour and teamed up with fellow avex unit lol for their song “Like That!! Pt 2”.

Sanari might be young but he has already managed to cultivate an amazing talent able to be used over a wide variety of music. In Sicksteen, songs range from your more mainstream J-pop to two songs that have a heavy rock influence on par with, say, Linkin Park. In the song “Brand-New” you get to hear Sanari’s great sense of cadence and flow followed by his solid vocal talent. Sanari is the total package and with him cultivating such success at such a young age it’s definitely exciting to see what his future holds. You can stay up-to-date with him on his official web page or check his Twitter feed.

Sanari announces first tour!

SICKSTEEN Tour Dates

October 19, 2019 (Saturday) Tokyo

October 22, 2019 (Tuesday) Osaka Prefecture

October 26, 2019 (Saturday) Hokkaido

November 2, 2019 (Saturday) Fukuoka Prefecture

November 8, 2019 (Saturday) Friday) Aichi Prefecture

November 17, 2019 (Sunday) Tokyo

Sixteen-year-old rapper Sanari is going on his very first national tour toward the end of the year. The official tour dates span from October 19 to November 17 and six different venues will be visited. The official title of the tour shares the name of Sanari’s very first album SICKSTEEN, which is set to be released June 5. The official list of all dates and locations will be listed here.

SICKSTEEN will be released in a single edition which will be CD-only and come with a total of eleven tracks. You can check out the full track listing along with the pre-order below.

Standard Edition

If you’ve never hear of Sanari you can check out his music video for “MAYDAY” in which you can hear Sanari’s very unique style of music.

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さなり「SICKSTEEN」

1 Prince

2 タカラモノ (Takaramono)

3 ただのスパイス (Tadanosupaisu)

4 嘘 (Uso)

5 Mayday

6 もっと (Motto)

7 Memory

8 悪戯 (Itazura)

9 キングダム (Kingudamu)

10 Never End

11 BRAND-NEW