Ado's New Song 'Love Me Forever!' Appears in Rhythm Heaven Miracle Stars
The collaboration marks a rare instance of a major pop singer being directly recruited for a Rhythm Heaven game based on a personal creative connection rather than market trends, with the song's creation process shaped by Tsunku♂'s long-held admiration for Ado's vocal work.
Key Facts
- Ado's song 'Love Me Forever!' appears in the Nintendo Switch game 'Rhythm Heaven Miracle Stars,' released on July 2.
- The song began digital distribution on July 3 on platforms including Apple Music and Spotify.
- Tsunku♂, who wrote and composed the song, said the collaboration started about five years ago when he saw Ado's YouTube cover of 'Mechamote I LOVE YOU,' an opening theme he produced.
- Tsunku♂ spent six months to a year crafting the song to fit both Ado's voice and the Rhythm Heaven style, drawing inspiration from attending her live performance in Hawaii.
- The jacket illustration for the song was done by Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven team.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark, Inside.
Singer Ado's new song "Love Me Forever!" has been included as an in-game track in the Nintendo Switch title "Rhythm Heaven Miracle Stars," released on July 2. The song, written and composed by Tsunku♂, began digital distribution on July 3 on platforms including Apple Music and Spotify. Tsunku♂ revealed on note that the collaboration began about five years ago when he saw Ado's YouTube cover of "Mechamote I LOVE YOU," an opening theme he produced for the anime "Gokujo!! Mecha Mote Iinchou." He said he felt a connection to Ado's background through her choice of that song and, as a father of a daughter around Ado's age, felt moved. When producing the new Rhythm Heaven game, the team planned for vocal tracks but prioritized the feel of the game over fame, so Tsunku♂ asked Ado directly if she was interested. She accepted, and Tsunku♂ spent six months to a year crafting a song that fit both Ado's voice and the Rhythm Heaven style, drawing inspiration from attending her live performance in Hawaii. The jacket illustration was done by Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven team.
Tsunku♂ wrote on note that the collaboration was not driven by Ado's popularity or market trends. The trigger was a YouTube cover she uploaded about five years ago of "Mechamote I LOVE YOU," an opening theme he produced for the anime "Gokujo!! Mecha Mote Iinchou" as part of a collaboration with the manga magazine "Ciao." He said he felt a connection to her background through her choice of that song and, as a father of a daughter around Ado's age, felt moved.
When the "Rhythm Heaven Miracle Stars" team planned for vocal tracks, they prioritized the feel of the game over fame. Tsunku♂ asked Ado directly through staff if she was interested. She accepted, and the entire staff was moved. But then Tsunku♂ spent six months to a year crafting a song that fit both Ado's voice and the Rhythm Heaven style. The turning point came when he attended her live performance in Hawaii with his family. He said he saw how "Ado's voice should exist in this 2D world." He put into the song "the loneliness, conflict, and hopeful cries" of being a super-famous singer who does not show her face.
The song features a melody with a somewhat ethnic atmosphere combined with a beat sense characteristic of Rhythm Heaven. The jacket illustration was done by Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven team. Ado said in a comment that she also wants to play a lot in Rhythm Heaven soon.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.