On the bayfm radio program “Tonight, Under Sakura’s Tree” (every Wednesday from 24:00 to 24:30) broadcast on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.
Sakura Miyawaki: Well, I’d like to introduce what songs are included in IZ*ONE’s 4th mini album “One-reeler/Act IV”.
Thoughts put into Panorama
First of all, the song “Panorama” is the title, the lead song of this album, and a panorama is a panoramic photo, right? A panoramic photo is when you can capture a very wide place in one photo.
Well, it’s not like a revolving lantern, but we call that kind of thing a panorama, and the thoughts put into this song are like looking back on our activities as IZONE so far, which is the theme of this song. So I want you to remember all of these moments. So, the song has the meaning of showing us the path IZONE has walked up to now, and the dance choreography includes moves from “La Vie en Rose” to “Secret Story of the Swan,” so I personally think it’s a song that shows the culmination of IZ*ONE.
The lyrics of the chorus go, “Like stars in the dark, we can feel each other no matter where we are.”
It also has to do with the current situation. Because of COVID, we can’t meet our fans, and I think the lyrics express the feeling that no matter where we are, we are IZ*ONE, so I really like the lyrics of the chorus, and I personally think it’s great.
Miyawaki Sakura’s favorite part in Panorama
In particular, my favorite part in the song is the part where I hold Wonyoung’s shoulders and do a little jumping choreography, and it’s quite difficult to keep my center of gravity there because it’s quite shaky, but yeah, I really like it.
When we were recording that song, we were told to “try to be as cute, young, and fresh as a fairy as possible.”
“I can’t make my voice any cuter or more fairy-like? What can I say? (laughs)!” I brightened my voice so much.
My voice is already low, isn’t it? It’s about this much.
I sang this in a really bright voice (laughs).
I think my fans think that it’s a little different from the voice I’ve sung so far, but I was asked to express it in that way, so I tried my best.
But it was OK after I sang it three times.
When I sang it the first time, there was a lot of applause and they were like, “Amazing!” They were like, “This is it!”
I said, “I’ve already recorded most of this, but let’s sing it two more times at the end!” and it really was finished in three times.
But it turned out well, so I was surprised, and I got a lot of praise, so I hope you’ll listen to that part too.