Night Tempo features ≠ME's Nanaka Tomita on vocals for new song, lyrics by Asako Toki; Maki Goto and others to appear at birthday show
Night Tempo will digitally release "Night Fly (feat. Nanaka Tomita from ≠ME)" on Jan. 28.
This work is Night Tempo's first original song of the year, featuring Nanaka Tomita (≠ME) on vocals. Asako Toki, whom Night Tempo trusts through numerous collaborations, handled the lyrics. It will be the first advance single from an album currently in production, scheduled for release this autumn.
The collaboration came about after Night Tempo was impressed by Tomita's expressiveness when she sang Seiko Matsuda's "Hadashi no Kisetsu" (arranged by Night Tempo) on the NHK program "The Covers Matsuda Seiko Night! ~Debut 45th Anniversary Special~," broadcast last May. Night Tempo offered her a role in his own work, leading to the realization of this collaboration.
"Night Fly (feat. Nanaka Tomita from ≠ME)" is a cool and emotional song where a track fusing bossa nova and drum and bass matches lyrics depicting the sentiments of a mature woman. Tomita showcases a mature singing voice tinged with a hint of sorrow.
Along with the release information, the single's jacket and a new artist visual were released. The jacket was created by MIKURU YAMASHITA (BOXOP), who serves as VJ at Night Tempo's live shows. The artist visual is a newly drawn illustration by Shih-Fan Su, a Taiwanese illustrator based in Tokyo.
Furthermore, it has been announced that Tomita will make a guest appearance at Night Tempo's birthday live concert, "The Night Tempo Show 2026," to be held at Spotify O-EAST in Tokyo on Feb. 19. Maki Goto and avantgardey will also appear at the performance.
The Night Tempo Show 2026
Feb. 19, 2026 (Thu) Spotify O-EAST, Tokyo
OPEN 6 p.m. / START 7 p.m.
<Performers>
Night Tempo / Maki Goto / Nanaka Tomita (≠ME) / avantgardey
VJ: MIKURU YAMASHITA (BOXOP)
Source: Music Natalie
*This content has been translated from Japanese into English using machine translation. We apologize for any mistakes in the current version, and will update accordingly.