On the bayfm radio program “Tonight, Under the Sakura Tree” (every Wednesday from 24:00 to 24:30), broadcast on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
IZ*ONE’s Miyawaki Sakura introduced their third mini album, which was released on June 15th.
Miyawaki Sakura: Well, IZ*ONE finally made their comeback in Korea on June 15th.
The title of this mini album is… “Oneiric Diary”.
…In Japanese, it’s “Fantasy Diary”. “Oneiric Diary”…difficult (lol).
Such difficult English…but it seems that even English-speaking people have difficulty with it. This pronunciation.
It’s not because I can’t speak English, it’s just normally difficult (lol).
The concept of this album is “Fantasy Diary”, so…well, I can’t say anything for sure, so I’d be happy if you just listened to it vaguely. It’s like “IZONE coming out of…a fairy tale”. …And the concept is something like “Entering a fairy tale together with WIZONE and living a fantasy-like life…every day.”
I think it was last week? The week before last I said something like “Is fantasy the theme?” and you’re right. It was a great answer (laughs).
And the title song is “환상동화”… which translates to “Fantasy Fairy Tale” in Japanese.
The English title is “Secret Story of the Swan.”
This song… is almost the same concept as the previous one, but the title song is about “Entering a fairy tale together, and for WIZONE, IZONE will continue to dance here forever.”
For me, the songs this time are quite… a bit like “amusement park.” The feel of “fantasy” is a bit fantasy-like, and the album is composed of themes like “amusement park” or “land.” The jacket was also shot with a theme of “amusement park,” and “we coming out of a fairy tale.” I also tried taking some cute photos with stickers on my face.
I haven’t really gone for such a “cute” concept up until now… Up until now it was kind of… how should I put it? In Korean it’s “우아하게”. It was more of an “elegant” feel, but this jacket has a pretty cute feel to it. I also really like the “sparkly” feel that comes from using glitter.
Well, I haven’t seen it yet though (laughs).
Umm… sorry everyone. It’s still May 26th (the recording date).
I think you’re all living in June 17th, but I’m still living in May 26th, so… I’m not really sure what kind of packaging it will be or what kind of photos will be in it.
I’m speaking from a slightly guesswork perspective, so I’m sorry if I’m wrong (laughs).