STORY
"The Bell That Binds Summer" is a mystical Japanese-inspired J-pop song about a childhood promise and a reunion on the night of a summer festival.
On the first morning after the rainy season, the narrator returns to an old shrine after many years. When a bell tied with an indigo cord rings, a nostalgic Japanese summer slowly awakens: water-sprinkled stone paths, morning glories, the chorus of cicadas, watermelon on the veranda, ramune soda, shaved ice, colorful yukata, glowing lanterns, and fireworks.
Beyond the crowd, a familiar voice calls out. Then, in the hands of the two who had been apart, the chime of their matching bells rings together once again.
Blending koto, shamisen, shinobue flute, suzu bells, and taiko with the refreshing rhythm of modern J-pop, the song carries the clear freshness of a cool summer breeze and the rising emotion of the moment of reunion.
Enjoy this fantasy tale of a single summer that ties back together time that had come undone.
