It has been announced that rock singer Eikichi Yazawa will be performing the theme song for the TV Asahi drama "Borderless: Wide-Area Mobile Investigation Team" (Wednesdays at 9 PM), which starts on April 8th. He wrote a new song titled "BORDER" specifically for the drama.
The lyrics were written by Yukinojo Mori. The song is described as a mature rock and roll number featuring a piercing guitar riff. The audio will be unveiled in the first episode, which airs on the 8th.
Yazawa commented, "When I heard the concept for the program, I thought of a world view based on minor chords... and I wrote it with that in mind. Please give it a listen."
Nobuyuki Hattori, General Producer at TV Asahi, commented, "Another face of this drama is the investigation headquarters, nicknamed 'Ichibanboshi,' which speeds around in a truck. When I imagined Ichibanboshi driving all over Japan solving cases, the only music that came to mind was by Eikichi Yazawa. I don't know of any other artist in Japan, or even the world, who suits a speeding truck better than Yazawa. When I received a call from the label saying, 'We'll take on the theme song,' I was so moved that I trembled."
He addressed the audience, saying, "I had the chance to hear it ahead of everyone else, and it's truly a rock and roll number for adults. It has a comfortable groove and groove like high-quality velvet, and I'm not exaggerating when I say I listened to it all night while driving around Tokyo. The scenery passing by the car window and 'BORDER' go together so well... I can't wait for everyone to hear it and share this feeling with you."
The drama is a new police drama that will start in TV Asahi's traditional "Wednesday 9pm" time slot, familiar from shows like "Aibou," "Tokuso9," and "Keiji 7-nin." Written by Ryoichi Kimizuka, who also wrote the "Odoru Daisousasen" and "Kyojo" series (both on Fuji TV), it is a completely original work that depicts the exploits of seven detectives with troubled pasts in a mobile investigation unit, a "speeding investigation headquarters in a truck" that the National Police Agency has decided to operate on a trial basis. Tao Tsuchiya and Shori Sato of the popular group "timelesz" will co-star, with Eiji Yokota, Kotaro Tanaka, Yuuka, Kinya Kitaoji, and Yoshihiko Inohara also appearing.
