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<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong> A new line from BG Brand has arrived for actress Keiko Toda's live tour. We spoke with dancer Go Ueki, who designed the collection, about the tour, the new items, and BG Brand's activities.
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Ueki: "I focused on a fake print that looks like a draped scarf for the main design. I love scarves and have many, and this print is actually based on one of my own scarves. The pattern is zebra. I think it has a cool finish that's true to the BG Brand."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Ueki: "For the back print, we used the usual 'I♡BG' logo. The lettering was double-printed for a sharper color. The pink '♡' adds a pop of color. This placement is easy for anyone to wear, right? (laughs)"
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Toda: "It looks great on its own, but I think the design really shines when layered with shirts or outerwear, allowing for more styling options. It's nice to wear under a jacket to casually dress down an outfit. Plain is boring, but overly flashy can look childish. This T-shirt, with its chic colors and just the right amount of flair, is perfect for those times."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Ueki: "We've kept the print on the brim of the cap from the previous design, but this time we made it a white cap. BG Brand items are often monochrome, so we kept the cap monochrome to make it easy to coordinate."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong> With everyone from Love Junkies.<br />Ueki: "While our unchanging theme is to support Love Junkies, this year, with the earthquake, we were reminded that what we create reaches people. Just drawing pictures doesn't make anything happen, but when it takes shape and reaches someone, bringing them joy, it connects to supporting others. Recently, I've strongly felt that nothing is truly wasted."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong> With everyone from Love Junkies.<br />Toda: "Creating clothes and merchandise is something I've always wanted to do, and it's wonderful that it connects to supporting Love Junkies. However, the earthquake prompted me to think about why I'm doing this. It was a year of consciously thinking about the meaning of doing things 'deliberately,' and that I am doing them 'deliberately.'"
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Toda: "During the earthquake, I think everyone cried at their own powerlessness. Seeing people suffer right in front of you, unable to help in any way. But you don't need to start from scratch; if someone raises their hand, you can grab onto it and cooperate. In fact, I'm jumping on board with various support activities (laughs)."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Ueki: "Looking back at the items we've made, it's like a diary. Each one has a theme and a message, and it brings back memories of those times, including our feelings and circumstances. I'm looking forward to seeing how things will change in the future."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong> At the Nagoya performance.<br />Toda: "The live shows are usually held at the end of the year, but this year they were moved up due to a theater commitment. Since Go couldn't participate in the Tokyo performance, we brought back the daily guest segment for the Tokyo shows, something we hadn't done since the first live performance."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong> With actor Katsumi Takahashi.<br />Toda: "For the first live show, Katsumi Takahashi and actor Yasufumi Terawaki and I performed together as 'Team Dorikamu.' This time, Terawaki's schedule didn't align, so Katsumi and I revisited Ayaka x Kobukuro's 'WINDING ROAD' as a duo."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong> With talent Sayaka Aoki.<br />Toda: "Sayaka performed a piano and vocal rendition. Many of you may have seen her on TV, but she's a skilled pianist and even holds her own concerts."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong> With director Koki Mitani.<br />Toda: "Koki Mitani juggled his schedule as part of the promotional activities for the movie 'A Ghost of a Chance' (laughs). Actor Toshiyuki Nishida made a surprise appearance and performed an impromptu song, 'Keiko, Full Tank,' which delighted the audience."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Toda: "This time, we also went to Sendai for the first time. Someone I had met at a shelter I visited previously came to the show, and I was truly moved to see them again."<br />Ueki: "I really wanted to go to Sendai, so I pleaded with my manager to adjust the schedule somehow (laughs). It was memorable to hear words like 'Thank you for coming,' which were different from the usual."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Toda: "In Tokyo, we sang with the guest performers, and in Nagoya and Sendai, Go and I sang 'Ue o Muite Arukou' together. In Sendai, it was quite symbolic, sung at the very end of the live show."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Ueki: "Singing 'Ue o Muite Arukou' at the end in Sendai made me incredibly nervous (laughs)! We sang it during the encore, and to go from a high-energy moment into an a cappella performance... I thought, 'How can they do that?!' (laughs). Well, my 'sister' is good at that sort of thing."<br />Toda: "Don't lie, I'm not good at it (laughs)!"
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Ueki: "For both singing and dancing, there are aspects where sheer effort isn't enough. Even if you've heard the music many times, when you can express what you feel in that moment, what's born in that space, it becomes incredibly cool, whether in dance or song. I felt that watching 'sister's' live performance."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Toda: "Although I get nervous, I think my passion is expressed very directly within me. Katsumi Takahashi and Sayaka Aoki even told me, 'We rarely see you looking that happy.' When people close to you say that, it makes you happy, and you start to think maybe it's true."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Toda: "We couldn't perform it in Tokyo this time, but in Nagoya and Sendai, we sang a new unit song."<br />Ueki: "We wanted to create a song that perfectly matched our tastes, so we based it on hip-hop and R&B, incorporating cool, sexy, and grand imagery. It's such a great song that it makes you want to give it your all."
<strong>New Arrivals from BG Brand! Keiko Toda x Go Ueki Interview</strong><br />Toda: "The song is called 'Dancing on the earth.' Dance not only refers to the act of dancing but also has an active image of 'living,' and the song conveys the grand theme that everyone is living on this earth. This is our second original song, and I hope someday we can release a collection of our unit songs."
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