Sandara Park Joins Major Japanese Entertainment Figure to Expand 'rePRISM' Project [Official]

*This content was translated by AI.

Hajime Taniguchi, a veteran of the Japanese music industry, has joined singer Sandara Park's 'rePRISM' project.

Her agency ARADNAS announced on the 21st that "Following the recent release of her single album 'REPRISM,' Sandara Park is preparing for full-scale new music activities by working on a follow-up mini-album in Japan, along with band-based performances and local promotions tailored to the Japanese market. In this effort, Hajime Taniguchi, who has accumulated experience in the Japanese music business, copyright management, and global strategy, joins the 'rePRISM' project to contribute his expertise."

Taniguchi previously handled international business, business strategy, intellectual property rights, and music publishing at Sony Music and Avex. He later served as CEO of Avex Music Publishing, president of the Japan Music Publishers Association, and director of JASRAC, building extensive expertise across the Japanese music industry.

Through this collaboration, he will serve as an official advisor to ARADNAS, participating in the 'rePRISM' project—which is expanding into a mini-album—and Sandara Park's overall music activities in Japan. Starting from this foundation, he plans to gradually broaden his scope and role, eventually becoming more deeply involved in all of ARADNAS's projects.

'rePRISM' is not merely about repeating Sandara Park's familiar image to the public; it is a project that showcases her current music and reveals new aspects of her as an artist that have not been fully highlighted before. The recently released single includes a band-sound reinterpretation of her existing solo track "FESTIVAL" and a new song titled "Nail," which Sandara Park wrote lyrics for and co-composed.

Regarding the background of his project involvement, Taniguchi stated, "When I first heard 'Nail,' I felt that behind the familiar name, there was still a voice that had not been fully revealed." He added, "Although she is already an artist with high recognition, what caught my attention was not her past fame but the direction of the music she is currently creating."

It is also reported that Taniguchi deeply resonated with Sandara Park's process of directly turning her own story into music, closely exchanging ideas with her creative team to build new directions. He highly praised her approach of not resting on already achieved accomplishments but steadily building a new repertoire and musical portfolio starting with live performances alongside local Japanese bands.

Taniguchi plans to expand his role across Sandara Park's entire music activities in Japan by collaborating with local partners, exploring joint initiatives with local media, magazines, and creative partners linked to her music endeavors.

<© STARNEWS. All rights reserved. No reproduction or redistribution allowed.>

*This content was translated by AI.