Solo project by 将/Shou
On September 18th 2023, Shou created Verde/, announcing that the project would truly take off as of December 10th 2023. Leading up to that date however, he dropped hints and teasers for Verde/, until finally releasing his first digital single, The Wanderer/, and opening his new Fanclub, Room Evergreen, on December 10th 2023.
Verde/ Project Accounts: Lit Link List | Twitter | YouTube | Room Evergreen (FC) | Tunecore | TikTok .
Support Members:
– YO (from 摩天楼オペラ) on bass
– Yusuke (from 摩天楼オペラ) on guitar
– Yuya Ishii on drums
– KEN’ICHI on drums
– Hiromi Gotoh on electric violin
★ Use the tag #Verde_Shou on social media when posting about Verde/!
★ Make sure to join the FC Room Evergreen for exclusive content not linked to here!
Releases
The Wanderer/ (2023.12.10)
Digital single released as an MV on Youtube. Tora played guitar on this track and also directed the MV.
– Linkcore
– Concept Movie 1
– Concept Movie 2
– Teaser Video
– Full MV (lyrics in video description)
Hope/ (2024.02.14)
Digital single released as an MV on Youtube, featured Verde/’s support members in the MV, composed in collaboration with Yusuke.
Go to [ this ] page for a deep-dive of the song including lyric translation, facts, relevant links, and interview translation.
Stars/ (2024.04.19)
Digital single released as an animated MV on Youtube, featured an accompanying dance tutorial for lives on X
– Linkcore
– Cover Art
– Concept Art
– Full MV (lyrics in video description)
– Live Dance Tutorial
– Animation Video Credits
Lunaris/ (2024.05.02)
Digital single released as an MV on Youtube, composed in collaboration with [ kei ] who is also featured in the MV
– Linkcore
– Full MV (lyrics in video description)
– Cover Art
– Concept Art
– Artist Photos
– Concept Image 1
– Concept Image 2
– Behind the scenes
– Haruna Mogaki styling
– Cover of 夢幻 by HYDE (2024.08.17)
Kafka/ (2024.08.23)
First physical single, released as a CD at the 2024.08.23 Verde/ Oneman Live, guitar and arrangement by Yusuke, bass by YO
– Cover Art
– Short MV
– Concept Art
– Concept Image
– Another Cut
– 夏の夜Ver.
Red/ (2024.10.06)
Digital single released as an MV on Youtube, Guitar REC, arrangement and programming by Yusuke
– Full MV (lyrics in video description)
– MV Behind the Scenes
– Cover Art
– Yusuke behind the scenes post
– Shou behind the scenes post
– Styling by Haruna Mogaki
V/ (2024.11.06)
First Verde/ full-length album, lyrics & compositions by Shou, several arrangements by Yusuke (full details to come). For the album art, Typo & Graphic Design is by Saki Kuriyama
Design ＆ Art Direction is by Shou. An MV was released on the Verde/ official Youtube just ahead of the album release for Deus/.
– Streaming Links
– Cover Art
– Release Details Posters
– Promo Photo
– Deus/ MV Behind the scenes photo 1
– Deus/ MV Behind the scenes photo 2
V/ was released in two versions: a regular CD edition and a limited CD+Bluray+Booklet version.
V/ CD Track List
oo1. Red/
oo2. Kafka/
oo3. Lunaris/
oo4. Hope/
oo5. Deus/
oo6. Vengeance/
oo7. Stars/
oo8. Lily/
oo9. The Wanderer/
o1o. Overture/
V/ Bluray Track List (limited only)
oo1. The Wanderer/(Music Video)
oo2. Hope/(Music Video)
oo3. Lunaris/(Music Video)
oo4. Stars/(Music Video)
oo5. Red/(Music Video)
oo6. Kafka/(from Verde/ 1st ONE-MAN-SHOW「可不可」)
Publications
Print
– 2024.02.16 ROCK AND READ vol 111, p.140-155 (interview)
– 2024.02.17 With Rock vol 014, front cover to p.46 (interview) (Behind the scenes video)
– 2024.05.03 Ephemeral (zine, preview)
– 2024.08 Visunavi vol. 002, p. 15-18 (interview, free magazine)
– 2024.10.25 ROCK AND READ vol. 115 (live report) (preview)
– 2024.11.17 With Rock vol 018, front cover to p.? (interview) (Behind the scenes video)
Digital
– 2023.09.18 Announcement for Verde/ (Shou’s Youtube Account)
– 2023.11.25 Special Talk Session with [ kei ] (Shou’s Youtube Account)
– 2023.12.10 Barks Interview with Shou
– 2023.12.10 Barks news article about Verde/
– 2023.12.10 Spice news article about Verde/
– 2023.12.10 Musicman news article about The Wanderer (with lyrics)
– 2023.12.10 Jame-World news article about The Wanderer/ (Suomi)
– 2024.01.02 Barks The Wanderer/ self-liner notes by Shou
– 2024.01.26 With Rock vol 014 Behind the Scenes Video
– 2024.02.14 Vif Music news article about Hope/
– 2024.02.14 Barks news article about Hope/
– 2024.02.14 Visunavi news article about Hope/
– 2024.02.15 DE COLUM news article about Hope/
– 2024.02.15 Barks Hope/ self-liner notes by Shou
– 2024.02.17 Special Talk Session with RUKA (Shou’s Youtube Account)
– 2024.02.16 Barks news article about conversation with RUKA
– 2024.02.17 VROCKHK news article about Hope/
– 2024.02.23 Shou’s vlog Kouenji 1 (Shou’s Youtube Account)
– 2024.02.25 Shou’s vlog Kouenji 2 (Shou’s Youtube Account)
– 2024.03.16 Vif Music news article
– 2024.03.16 Visunavi news article
– 2024.03.16 Barks news article
– 2024.05.02 Vif Music news article about Lunaris/
– 2024.05.02 Visunavi news article about Lunaris/
– 2024.05.02 Barks news article about Lunaris/
– 2024.05.11 Jame-World Interview with Shou (EN)
– 2024.06.05 Jame-World Interview avec Shou (FR)
– 2024.06.08 Special Talk Session with SHIN (Shou’s Youtube Account)
– 2024.08.03 Visunavi Interview with Shou
– 2024.08.04 Instagram Q&A with Shou (Shou’s Youtube Account)
– 2024.08.10 Shou’s vlog Koedo (Shou’s Youtube Account)
– 2024.08.12 Visunavi news article about DEZERT PARTY vol 16
– 2024.08.21 Visunavi Interview with Verde/
– 2024.08.23 Vif Music news article about V/ and Wanderlust Tour
– 2024.08.23 Visunavi news article about V/ and Wanderlust Tour
– 2024.08.24 DE COLUM news article about V/ and Wanderlust Tour
Lives/Events
– 2023/12/25 Livestream with SHIN
– 2024.02.16 Beat Shuffle on air interview, article
– 2024.03.16 1st Showcase Live [0 Evergreen] (Supernova Kawasaki), feat. [ kei ] (goods, rehearsal 1, rehearsal 2, message from Shou, rehearsal 3, message, venue, setlist, Shou post-live 1, Shou post-live 2, Shou post-live 3, Yusuke post-live, YO post-live, post-live, [ kei ] post-live 1, [ kei ] post-live 2, video clip of live)
– 2024.03.16 ART GALLERY A Mindscape/ (video)- 2024.03.17 FC After Party (acoustic live feat. Shou, Yusuke | Shou post-live, Yusuke post-live, Photo by YO)
– 2024.03.23 BugLug G.A.G. Tour (OSAKA MUSE) Guest Vocal (Group photo/setlist, Shou post-live, Shou and Issei, live clip, comment video, Shou behind the scenes)
– SHIN × Verde/ 2MAN TOUR
「双龍-Twin Dragons-」 (goods, video clip)
2024.05.11(Sat) 名古屋E.L.L. (Verde/ post-live, Shou post-live, Yuya Ishii post-live, YO post-live 1, YO post-live 2, Yusuke post-live, Behind the scenes video)
2024.05.12(Sun) 梅田TRAD (Shou post-live, SHIN post-live, Yuya Ishii post-live 1, Yuya ishii post-live 2, YO post-live 1, YO post-live 2, Yusuke post-live 1, Yusuke post-live 2, Verde/ post-live)
2024.05.18(Sat) 恵比寿LIQUIDROOM sold out! (Verde/ post-live, Shou post-live 1, Shou post-live 2, YO post-live, Yuya Ishii post-live 1, Yuya Ishii post-live 2, Yusuke post-live)
– 2024.07.05 FC LIMITED BIRTHDAY 2024 (DAIKANYAMA UNIT) (goods, message, Verde/ post-live, Shou post-live 1, Shou post-live 2, Shou post-live 3, Shou post-live 4, Shou post-live 5, YO post-live, Yusuke post-live)
– 2024.08.23 Verde/ 1st ONE-MAN SHOW 「可不可」 (LIQUIDROOM EBISU) (goods, venue, rehearsal 1, live prep, live lead-up 1, live lead-up 2, live lead-up 3, live lead-up 4, pre-live comment video, sound check, Verde/ post-live, Verde/ stage visual video, Shou post-live 1, Shou post-live 2, Shou post-live 3, Yuya Ishii post-live1 , Yuya Ishii post-live 2, Yusuke post-live 1, Yusuke post-live 2, YO post-live, Shuuichi Yamauchi post-live 1, Shuuichi Yamauchi post-live 2, Hiromi Gotoh post-live, Behind the scenes clip, live scenes clip)
– 2024.08.24 DEZERT Presents SUMMER PARTY ZOO 2024 ～帰って来たM.A.D～ (Zepp Haneda)
– 2024.08.24 Midnight PARTY ZOO (Shinjuku Loft) (setlist by Shou)
– 2024.09.28,29 EVERGREEN TRIP (with Tora, FC only)
– 2024.10.07 Vkei tte shitteru Radio interview
– 2024.10.19 Room Evergreen Party feat. Shou & YO
– 2024.11.02 DEZERT PARTY Vol.16 (恵比寿LIQUIDROOM)
– Verde/ Hybrid Tour 2024〝Wanderlust/〟
2024.11.15 福岡DRUM Be-1 w/武瑠
2024.11.17 京都FAN J
2024.11.23 郡山HIPSHOT JAPAN w/HIROTO
2024.11.24 宇都宮HEAVEN’S ROCK VJ-4
2024.12.1 横浜Bronth. w/[ kei ]
TOUR FINAL 2024.12.7 新宿ReNY
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