The song “BETTING” of the unit “Shingo Katori x SEVENTEEN”, which actor and singer Shingo Katori collaborated with the Korean 13-member group SEVENTEEN, will be broadcast on Kantere and Fuji TV starting on the 16th. It will be used as the theme song for Tsuyoshi Kusanagi’s drama “Trap no Senso”, and will be released for the first time in the first episode of the drama.
To summarize the information, Katori and SEVENTEEN met last summer and hit it off while deepening their exchanges. This collaboration has been decided. The melody is a fusion of the world view of jazz that Katori showed in her latest album “Tokyo SNG” and a danceable track unique to SEVENTEEN. The lyrics are reminiscent of the content of the drama, and it is said that it is a completely original Japanese song.
The drama “Trap War” is the third in the “War Series” following “Money War” (2015) and “Lie War” (2017). In a revenge play by a weak man against a powerful man, the secretary of a legislature whose beloved family was hurt uses all his ingenuity to set a vivid “trap” and bring down an evil politician, making it a delightful entertainment work.
“SEVENTEEN has the power to mobilize enough to hold performances at the three major domes in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo from November to December last year. It seems that SMAP’s fan base, which has been in the past, will also be able to attract them, and their popularity and name recognition in Japan will surely increase.” (entertainment reporter)
The music video for the title song “HOT” from SEVENTEEN’s 4th full-length album “Face the Sun” released in May 2018 surpassed 100 million views on YouTube on the 14th. This is the 5th song that has surpassed 100 million views, and “BETTING” will be released digitally at midnight on the 17th.
