The song sees Rina discussing feeling displaced from Japan and wondering if this is how her parents felt when they were immigrants in London. It plays into the themes of familial trauma and legacy brought up by Dynasty. She said of the song: “I always hope that Tokyo will make me feel happier but it doesn’t, and the song is about how depression follows you around wherever you go.”
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The song sees Rina discussing feeling displaced from Japan and wondering if this is how her parents felt when they were immigrants in London. It play… read more
The song sees Rina discussing feeling displaced from Japan and wondering if this is how her parents felt when they were immigrants in London. It plays into the themes of familial trauma … read more
Rina Sawayama (born 16 August 1990 in Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese-British London-based singer, songwriter, producer, model, and actress. Born and raised in Japan until moving to the UK at the age of 5, Rina would go on to study politics at Cambridge University. At university, she decided to pursue both modeling and her love for singing. She would go on to experiment in a hip hop group before deciding to pursue her interest in R&B and pop music. Rina began collaborating with London-based producer Hoost and released her debut single ’Sleeping In Waking’ in 2013. In 2016, she wa… read more
Rina Sawayama (born 16 August 1990 in Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese-British London-based singer, songwriter, producer, model, and actress. Born and raised in Japan until moving to the UK at… read more
Rina Sawayama (born 16 August 1990 in Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese-British London-based singer, songwriter, producer, model, and actress. Born and raised in Japan until moving to the UK at the age of 5, Rina would go on to study polit… read more