The Genre-Less, Borderless, Collaborative Fusion of ALI

──There are some uncertainties about what will happen to this pandemic, but what kind of vision does ALI have in 2021?

Leo: I’m thinking of releasing a mini-album with everything I’ve packed in 2020 at the end of January next year. It’s an album with the theme of “funk = unity”, and I think it will symbolize well with our current time.

In February, I intend to have a first release party at Shibuya Quattro, go to Billboard, and also perform in Osaka. I’m thinking of a single in the summer, and at the end of the year releasing my first 1st album as a 2-disc set (laughs).

I want to record again featuring rappers for the songs that we’ve made last year and create something that has a remix vibe to it. Right now, I’m about to die from overwork just because of that (laughs).

──As a listener, I’m looking forward to following your ongoing journey. I think everyone is tired of enduring the current situation of waiting till for things to get back to how it was they were.

Leo: Yeah, I think everyone is frustrated with the situation. I’m really lucky that even though we are a new band in the major music scene, we still were able to be the top on the subscription charts and a huge number of people listened to us. All that is left for us to do is to deliver great songs to many people as much as possible.

── 2021 seems to be a leap year.

Leo: That’s right. At the same time, I’m fighting my own pressure to collaborate with Snoop. I have ambitions to work with Dr. Dre and Pharrell Williams eventually, so I just need to continue to work until I fulfill that.

──It feels great to hear such big dreams from you. Nowadays, one person can make music on a PC or smartphone, but I think it’s very nice to play music with a large number of people, mixing genres, nationalities, and cultures like ALI.

Leo: ALI is a miracle gathering because different types of people gathered together to play music. Right now, it’s still difficult for people to come to live performances due to the pandemic but when the day comes when this is no longer an issue, things are going to get wild.

I’m really looking forward to it. Anyway, I want everyone to live safely and get out of this struggle together. I hope I can meet a lot of people next year.

Translation Advisor: Carver Wilcox Text Rewriting: Yukie Liao Teramachi

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