{"id":857,"date":"2026-05-29T00:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/?p=857"},"modified":"2026-05-29T00:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:12:37","slug":"smpa-announces-debut-release-polaris-by-kenji-nojima-with-hideyuki-shima-out-june-5th-on-bandcamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/?p=857","title":{"rendered":"SMP&amp;A Announces Debut Release: &#8220;Polaris&#8221; by Kenji Nojima with Hideyuki Shima \u2014 Out June 5th on Bandcamp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670815\u65e5-06_56_31-1024x780.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-858\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3128205128205128;width:457px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670815\u65e5-06_56_31-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/smpa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670815\u65e5-06_56_31-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/smpa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670815\u65e5-06_56_31-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/smpa.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670815\u65e5-06_56_31.png 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shima Music Production &amp; Agency Oy (SMP&amp;A) is proud to announce the debut release of &#8220;Polaris,&#8221; the first single by the collaborative project Kenji Nojima with Hideyuki Shima, available on Bandcamp from June 5th, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project brings together Kenji Nojima \u2014 known for his roles as Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon, Nobuchika Ginoza in Psycho-Pass, Eiji Okumura in Banana Fish, Natsuya Kirishima in Free!, and Albedo in Genshin Impact \u2014 and Hideyuki Shima, composer, music producer and representative of SMP&amp;A, based in Vantaa, Finland. Produced remotely between Tokyo and Helsinki, &#8220;Polaris&#8221; is a soundscape that bridges the quiet beauty of Finland&#8217;s natural landscapes with the energy of Tokyo&#8217;s nightscape \u2014 a musical expression of the bond between Finland and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nojima contributed lyrics and jacket artwork to the release, extending his creative voice beyond his acclaimed career as a voice actor. The kantele, a Finnish folk instrument, is performed by Shima and features prominently in the arrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The release includes a karaoke version, a special booklet (available in Japanese and English), and high-resolution jacket artwork designed by Nojima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order now: <a href=\"https:\/\/kenjinojimawithhideyukishima.bandcamp.com\/album\/polaris\">https:\/\/kenjinojimawithhideyukishima.bandcamp.com\/album\/polaris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Polaris \u2013 Official Teaser | Kenji Nojima with Hideyuki Shima\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pGmb2KGeNkg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shima Music Production &amp; Agency Oy (SMP&amp;A) is proud to announce the debut release of &#8220;Polaris,&#038;# [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"vkexunit_cta_each_option":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=857"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864,"href":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857\/revisions\/864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smpa.fi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}