Ame no Shiro/KESHIGOMU MAGIC

[Machine Translation] The idol group "MAPA" (read: Mappa), led by Emi Koshoji, is releasing a new single. Yasuko Omori, who has remained unchanged since their debut, wrote the lyrics and composed the music for this single, which was arranged by Sugarbeans, as in the previous single. This is the first single since the new members joined the band, and the lyrics, which Yasuko Omori could only express in her own words, and the innovative arrangement by sugarbeans, who says, "To MAPA challenging to the next stage," will showcase a new MAPA. The music for this album was also produced with a live band performance by "Shitenno Band," featuring Hiroomi Shitara on guitar, Manabu Chigasaki on bass, Tomohiro Jangae on drums, and Sugarbeans on piano and synthesizer. The choreography for "KESHI GOMU MAGIC" was performed by Ayane Fujisaki, aka Pinky, formerly of DENPA GUMMY.INC, and the song shows a new side of the idol. The new costumes for the new album were created by fashion brand AMNI, which has been in charge of costume production since the group's debut. The new costumes were designed with the image of the lord of a castle on the back with the MAPA logo motif on the back, and the six members' indefatigable charms were combined into the costumes.

古正寺恵巳が率いるアイドルグループ"MAPA" (読み: マッパ)が、発売するニューシングル。今作はデビュー時から不変の大森靖子が作詞・作曲を担当し音楽面をプロデュース、前作に引き続きsugarbeansがアレンジを行った。新メンバー加入後初のシングルとなる本作は、大森靖子だから言語化できた心を綴り下ろした詞と、「ネクストステージへ挑むMAPAへ」と語るsugarbeansの革新的なアレンジで新たなMAPAを魅せていく。今作もギター設楽博臣、ベース千ヶ崎学、ドラム張替智広、そしてピアノ・シンセサイザー奏者としてsugarbeansも参加している「四天王バンド」による生バンド演奏での楽曲制作となった。「KESHI GOMU MAGIC」の振付にはピンキーこと元でんぱ組.incの藤咲彩音を迎え、アイドルとしての新たな一面を見せてくれる楽曲となった。そして今作に伴う新衣装は、デビュー時から衣装制作を担当し続けているファッションブランド「AMNI」によって制作。城の主をイメージしたという背中にMAPAのロゴモチーフを背負ったデザインは、不撓不屈な6人の魅力を詰め合わせた衣装となった。6人体制のMAPAが繰り広げる最高に狂った夏が始まる。