Hello, I'm somunia.

We have formed a music unit called "LanPage". The members are somunia, gaburyu, and Yaca.

Some of you may already know that gaburyu and Yaca have been producing music together as a team for some time, and we have released several works together. I wanted to share with you the significance of why our music production team became a unit, as well as what will happen to my personal music activities.

Leading up to the formation of the unit:

The first song we released as a team was "Psykhe" in December 2021. At that time, I was struggling a lot with my own activities. I was absorbing various influences, my likes and interests were changing, and my way of thinking was evolving. I reflected on what I truly wanted to challenge, express, and the kind of music I wanted to create.

The answer I came up with was that I wanted to try making music with gaburyu and Yaca as a music production team. I really liked the music they created, and I felt that with these two, we could create the music I wanted to make.

After releasing two singles, I wanted to create an album that could serve as a sort of business card, indicating the kind of music I wanted to pursue. I aimed to release it at M3 in the spring of 2023, but I ended up forgetting to pay the participation fee for M3 (too careless), which led to a certain opportunity.

Unable to participate in M3, I suddenly wanted to distribute CDs nationwide, so I reached out to various people. Through this process, various connections and timing aligned, and I was able to place CDs in the Tower Records' "Towercl" section, a corner for unreleased works. As discussions progressed, it was suggested that it wasn't too late to pursue nationwide distribution of the album once somunia's presence was established in CD shops. Therefore, we temporarily halted album production and quickly made a single, which was released last summer as "Goodbye Kiss".

This production served as a good opportunity to consider the future of the team. We were able to understand each other's values, perspectives on music, and what we wanted to do in the future.

In fact, since the start of team production, I have been in a state of tension. I felt a strong determination to do my best since I had involved the two. However, I ended up overburdened with responsibility for what was released as somunia, and I was spinning my wheels. This situation was detrimental to both of them and resulted in a production environment where each of our strengths couldn't shine.

To improve this situation and continue making music with the three of us, we decided to formalize the team structure into a unit. When thinking about the best relationship, we concluded that working together as a unit, where the three of us support each other equally rather than under the somunia name, would allow gaburyu and Yaca's strengths to be fully utilized, and it would also be beneficial mentally.

Names are strange things; simply by changing that, some of the problems we faced were resolved. Regarding the point Yaca mentioned on social media about the change due to becoming a unit – that the decision-making power for songs has shifted to gaburyu and Yaca – I'll touch upon that. As mentioned earlier, I was deeply involved in music production in a state of tension and ended up confusing the two.

However, becoming a unit allowed me to entrust myself to them in a positive sense, and as a result, we were able to produce very good creative work. In that sense, the decision-making authority shifted to gaburyu and Yaca. It's not that I'm just going along with whatever they say or that I have no will. I still write lyrics as usual, and sometimes we even argue fiercely during recordings, haha.

The album planned for release this summer by the unit incorporates what we were producing as the somunia music production team. Therefore, I'm overseeing the album's concept and world view as the producer. In the future, we'll continue making works, leveraging each other's strengths while mixing in ideas from all three of us.

In short, "We're more suited for a unit!" is what it comes down to.

Regarding future activities:

This is a turning point, so somunia's activities will not disappear.

It won't be solely unit activities.

We'll branch out, with somunia engaging in activities as somunia, and the unit engaging in unit activities. However, the existence of the somunia music production team will cease, and music created with the two will primarily be unit works. The frequency of unit activities will depend on the circumstances at the time, so there's no specific plan.

As for somunia's activities, I want to challenge myself in a different direction from what we do as a unit. I'm already in talks with a track maker I want to collaborate with, so I'd be happy if you could wait for the release date.

My first musical endeavor is to work with gaburyu and Yaca in the unit activities. My second musical endeavor is to work solo as before, or rather, even harder than before. I'm quite ambitious, so I want to fulfill everything I want to do! I believe I've come up with a good answer for that.

And there's a goal in my solo activities.

That is, to write lyrics and compose my own music. Actually, recently, with the help of staff, I prepared a guitar in my room. I want to face what I've been giving up on for so long and tackle it properly. I'd be grateful if you could also watch over this patiently.

Thank you very much for your continued support.

About this EP and my singing voice:

On April 28th, we released a new EP.

After the XFD preview, we received a lot of reactions, which made us very happy. I read each one carefully. Among them, the most common feedback was about my "singing voice." I debated whether to address this issue, but I will take this opportunity to talk about it.

First, I'm not changing my singing voice between solo and unit performances. And I'm not abandoning my past singing style either. I choose the expression that best fits each song, whether I want to sing softly or strongly, depending on the song.

Until now, I've been more concerned with being "somunia" than honing my own style. This had a negative impact, causing me trouble during live performances, hitting a wall during recordings, and increasing my worries.

Wanting to change that about myself, I've been working on voice training for the past year or two. I feel that my range of expression has gradually expanded. However, honestly, I'm still somewhat wild and haven't fully mastered it yet. The EP we released this time is still rough as an assessment of my vocal abilities, and it's frustrating, it's a work in progress. But I've felt the growth in areas where I used to struggle, and I've left behind the best of my current singing for you all.

My goal is to further refine both the beloved whispery expression and the new ones I've acquired, merge them together, and enhance my expressive abilities. While I think it's difficult for things to remain exactly the same as before in music, I want to extend my unique qualities and continue improving day by day. There may still be rough edges, but I would appreciate your continued support and understanding.

Thank you for loving somunia's creations and songs. Therefore, there may be things that you may not like. I'm not asking you to support everything unconditionally. However, it would be very sad to deny someone else's "liking." So, I ask that you refrain from doing so. I also pledge not to deny the "liking" you feel.

Thank you for reading until the end.

I hope to continue delivering my thoughts and expressions through music and works to you all.

somunia