Ai no Taiyo EP [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type B]

[Machine Translation] This is the second EP work to be released since "Amber Town, Shanghai Crab Morning"! The EP includes "Treasure Hunting," a song commemorating the 70th anniversary of Ekita Town, Saga Prefecture, "Inside Pocket," the theme song for the Netflix series "Rilakkuma to Amusement Park," "August is My Name," the theme song for the Amazon Original drama "More Than Words," and "Kyoto Music Expo 2022," which was released on October 9, 2022, the first time in three years, at Umekoji Park in Kyoto, Japan. This EP includes "Midsummer's Day" released on October 9, the day of "Kyoto Music Expo 2022" held at Umekoji Park in Kyoto for the first time in three years, "Ai no Taiyo", the theme song for the Netflix movie "Chihiro-san", and "Smile", a new song, for a total of six songs. The limited first edition includes Kururi's performance at Zepp Haneda for "Kururi Live Tour 2022" held on August 4, 2022, and "Kyoto Music Expo 2022" held at Umekoji Park in Kyoto on October 9, 2022, the first time in three years, as well as backstage footage of each performance. The DVD also includes footage from the backstage of each performance, totaling approximately two hours in length. The bonus CD includes the soundtrack CD of the Netflix movie "Chihiro-san" (17 songs in total) with Shigeru Kishida in charge of the music for the movie.

「琥珀色の街、上海蟹の朝」以来、2作目となるEP作品をリリース! 2022年に配信リリースされた、佐賀県江北町70周年記念楽曲の『宝探し』、Netflixシリーズ「リラックマと遊園地」主題歌『ポケットの中』、Amazon Originalドラマ『モアザンワーズ/ More Than Words』主題歌の『八月は僕の名前』、そして3年ぶりとなった京都梅小路公園での「京都音楽博覧会2022」開催日10月9日にリリースされた『真夏日』と、Netflix映画「ちひろさん」主題歌『愛の太陽』、さらに新曲となる「Smile」も加わった全6曲収録のEP作品。こちらの初回限定盤には、2022年8月4日に開催された「くるりライブツアー2022」のZepp Haneda公演と、2022年10月9日に3年ぶりに京都梅小路公園にて開催された「京都音楽博覧会2022」のくるりのステージが収録され、さらにそれぞれの公演のバックステージの様子も収められた、トータル約2時間に及ぶ大ボリュームのDVDが付属。さらに特典CDには、岸田繁が劇伴音楽を担当したNetflix映画「ちひろさん」のサウンドトラックCD(全17曲)を収録。