The October issue of TV Bros. featuring Aimer is on sale now. Have you all had a chance to pick it up? Let me introduce you to the contents of the special feature delivered in full color over 48 pages!
In this long interview, we have excerpts discussing her new album ‘Jealousy towards Cats’, the joint tour ‘Love Call 2’, and the upcoming tour ‘Dolphin Apartment’, which is set to start soon.
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“TV Bros. October 2024 Special Issue on Aimer”
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Welcome back, Aimer! The October issue of TV Bros. is a special feature on Aimer with 48 color pages to celebrate the release of ‘Jealousy towards Cats’!
“I call it the ‘Nyah Album’, but it might not be widely accepted (laughs)”
Aimer has completed her album ‘Jealousy towards Cats’. She reflected on major topics that occurred during the period since her last work, discussed the recently concluded joint tour, the upcoming tour ‘Dolphin Apartment’ starting at the end of September, and talked about the album.
Interview & Text by: Kaori Komatsu
── I’d like to talk about your new album ‘Jealousy towards Cats’, focusing on the new songs. You refer to it as the “Nyah Album”.
That’s right. I’ve done a few interviews about the album, but this is the first time I’ve been able to talk about that (laughs). The song ‘Jealousy towards Cats’ was originally meant to be included in the album, but I couldn’t think of a good album title, so I started to think that ‘Jealousy towards Cats’ might be a good idea. I like the combination of kanji and katakana, and I like cats, so that’s how I decided on it.
── What kind of album do you think it has become?
Like before, I didn’t have a specific concept in mind. I gathered the songs that I thought were “good” at that time from the demo tracks. Since many of the songs were written for tie-ins, I thought it would be okay if the new songs I included were a bit darker.
── In the middle section, there are songs like ‘Flame Day’, ‘Imposter’, and ‘I Hate Mornings’, which focus on playful relationships.
It just happened to line up that way.
── ‘Imposter’ has a warm touch, but it portrays a woman who recognizes herself as a piece of trash for sleeping with someone she doesn’t even like while drunk.
I really enjoy writing songs like this. I can write them endlessly. Among the three songs ‘Flame Day’, ‘Imposter’, and ‘I Hate Mornings’, I think ‘Imposter’ is the most like me. It’s a song about the regret of having been with someone I didn’t like, but I often come home totally drunk and find my house a mess in the morning. During those times, I tend to think things like, “There was a me yesterday who wasn’t really me” or “A piece of trash that wasn’t me existed.” I make excuses when I see unwashed dishes piled up, saying, “I didn’t do this” (laughs).
── So ‘Imposter’ reflects that side of you (laughs). Transitioning from ‘Imposter’, ‘I Hate Mornings’ sounds like a song about a woman who is infatuated with a trashy guy.
In addition to the pattern where the man is trash, I think there’s also a possibility that the woman is misunderstood. A friend of mine said, “I hate mornings because I’m not good at sleeping and end up facing the morning without being able to fall asleep,” and I thought “I Hate Mornings” is such a great phrase, so I built the story from the title.
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