“Dance has been our utmost passion and strength since we were young kids,” says Suzuka, the group’s leader. But if you were to break it down to the essentials, the crux can be captured by three pillars: dance, sailor uniforms, and representatives of Japanese youth. It’s hard to quantify Atarashii Gakko!’s exact concept, purely because one risks oversimplifying or undermining their efforts. Their songs talk about the needless pressure of having to define what you’re meant to be at an age when you’re barely getting your assignments in on time, but also about how tall the handsome guy in their class is, or how unfortunate it is that they don’t have big boobs like another classmate. Other times - as in Japan Youth Trilogy - they rekindle the warmth of memories of childhood, when you pulled all-nighters before exams and fought with your friends over boys.
#Virtual sailor free series
Sometimes - as in Seishun Academy, their five-part web series - Atarashii Gakko! are our guides to Japanese etiquette and culture. The quartet - made up of Suzuka, Rin, Kanon, and Mizyu - debuted in 2017 with the single “ Dokubana.” With the aim to express themselves and live a “daring and fun-filled life while searching for freedom within the margins of society,” as their Spotify bio states, Atarashii Gakko! formed their unique concept against the backdrop of school life, the mise en scene for these sailor uniform clad firecrackers.
#Virtual sailor free full
You would think Zooming in from Japan on a weekday afternoon would be a casual affair, but there they are, dressed in their full school uniform regalia and accessories: Suzuka’s round glasses, Kanon’s sleek, straight hair, Rin’s wild curls, and Mizyu in her dual ponytails (which she often uses for her helicopter attack). The Atarashii Gakko! of the virtual world are a charming, captivating, endearing force to be reckoned with, and the reality isn’t much different.
If you follow Atarashii Gakko!’s TikTok page, you’ll know that headbanging is a crucial part of their world - as is stamina, which they use to carry each other on their shoulders while dancing to Cardi B’s “Up” in school uniforms. Her reasoning - curious, unrestrained, mischievous - arrives so completely out of left field it sends bubbling laughter coursing through the group. And then I can go on to the next concert and it’s already healed,” says Atarashii Gakko!’s Suzuka. “The best part about being young is that I can head bang all I want.
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