TK did an interview about his new album “Sainou”, and a couple questions were related to the song collab he did with Ishida (see here for more info), so I decided to translate those parts. Original article can be found here.

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Regarding the lyrics of “Sainou ~Sui Side~”, how did you interact with the lyricist Ishida Sui? Some parts seem like they can extend to Tokyo Ghoul’s world view, but did you have any discussions with him about that?

I originally wrote the lyrics for Tokyo Ghoul and handed it over to Sui-san, telling him, “Please rewrite it as you see fit.” And so he wrote the lyrics with the image of Sigure*. It wasn’t like I made a request to him, but more like we were sending love letters to each other (laughs).

T/N: He mentioned 時雨 (shigure) which means “late autumn rainfall”, but after listening to the song I think TK actually meant that Ishida wrote the lyrics based on Ling Tosite Sigure’s (凛として時雨) style.

The word “Sainou” is also the title of the album, and the collection of songs in the album is linked to the idea of “multicoloured/diverse talents”, but was it deliberately given that title based on the overall picture? Or did it just happen to be a title suitable for the album? I’d also like to know more about the subtitle “Sui Side.”

The title can also mean “I have no talent within myself.” Of course, that’s not something for anyone to decide, but there’s something that emerges from the fact that there’s someone there who can guide you to an answer that’s attractive to you, and this album is like a collection of that. As for “Sui Side”, the aim is for people to enjoy the contrast between it and the “TK Side”, which will be released later in the future. It’s rare to have two sets of lyrics for the same song, and even if a second set exists, it’s unlikely for it to be ever released. But strangely enough it feels like a continuation of the story.