BUMP OF CHICKEN song to be Japanese ending theme for Disney & Pixar's latest film 'Hoshitsunagi no Elio'
BUMP OF CHICKEN's song "Ribbon" has been chosen as the Japanese ending theme for Disney & Pixar's latest film "Hoshitsunagi no Elio," set for theatrical release on Aug. 1.

"Hoshitsunagi no Elio" is a fantasy adventure story about Elio, a lonely boy who loves space, finding his "true place and important connections" on a distant planet. The Japanese voice cast includes Eito Kawahara, Nana Seino, Oozora Sato, Kayo Noro, Naomi Watanabe, and Nakatani (Mayurika).

"Ribbon," the Japanese ending theme, is a song BUMP OF CHICKEN digitally released in 2017, the year they celebrated their 20th anniversary. Formed by childhood friends from kindergarten, BUMP OF CHICKEN sings about the "bonds = connections" they've built, retying them many times even when they seemed about to come undone. Upon the song being chosen as the ending theme, the members commented, "Disney & Pixar have released numerous masterpieces to the world, and we've loved them from long ago to this day, so when we received the offer, all of us were overjoyed with surprise and excitement. We want to tell our past selves, who enthusiastically discussed how amazing and fun 'Toy Story' was when it first came out."
The Japanese version trailer featuring "Ribbon" is currently available on YouTube.
BUMP OF CHICKEN Comment
Thank you for choosing our song "Ribbon" as the Japanese ending theme for "Hoshitsunagi no Elio" this time.
Disney & Pixar have released numerous masterpieces to the world, and we've loved them from long ago to this day, so when we received the offer, all of us were overjoyed with surprise and excitement.
We want to tell our past selves, who enthusiastically discussed how amazing and fun "Toy Story" was when it first came out.
We had the chance to watch "Hoshitsunagi no Elio" a bit early, and we laughed and cried many times. After the screening, we all shared our impressions and how moved we were.
We are truly happy from the bottom of our hearts to be involved with such a wonderful work from Disney & Pixar, whom we love dearly.
We definitely want to go see it again when it's released.
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.