8 Uppers: Difference between revisions

Yasuda, in the same interview, also added that " [...] Ska and Melodic Hardcore is Eight's weapon, I thought while writing it. ".<ref>Wink Up, Page 11, November 2010</ref>. When talking about working with Ken Yokoyama of Crazy Ken Band, many of the group's members showed slight apprehension to the aggressive, soulful, tone of the song. Yokoyama remarked with, " This has to be the hardest song. [...] I didn't believe I could sing it, but that Subaru would be great at it. When I first heard Ken's demo, I thought it was impossible [...] " .<ref>Wink Up, Page 8, November 2010</ref>.

Promotion for ''8 Uppers'' began with the release of "[[Wonderful World!!]]" and continued with "[[Life (Me no Mae no Mukou e)]]" with the included DVDs on the limited editions. The announcement of the interactive website, [https://www.club8.jp/ club eight] on the "Life (Me no Mae no Mukou e)" single was also added promotion for the movie. The group used "Animal Magic" as the lead single for the album in September and October 2010, emphasizing the fact that Ken Yokoyama of [[Crazy Ken Band]] wrote the song for them. A music video was released for the song and they performed it on the October 1st, 2010 episode of [[Music Station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/1032/index2.html|title=テレビ朝日 Music Station 出演者ラインナップ 2010年10月1日|language=Japanese|accessdate=6 May 2011}}</ref>. Subsequently, on October 11, 2010, the featured movie was in theaters for one day at Toho Cinemas nationwide leading up to the release of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.8uppers.com/|title=8 Uppers' official site}}{{verify source|date=May 2011}}</ref>.