After the Great East Japan Earthquake, the vocal group "Il Divo", who sang the earthquake reconstruction support song "Hana wa Saku" in English, responded to an interview with NHK 11 years before the earthquake.
Last year, he said that he would like to share the experience of losing one of the members in the new Corona and the feelings of those who lost close people in the earthquake, and deliver songs that will help the remaining people find hope for life.
"Il Divo" is a multinational vocal group that sang "Hana wa Saku", a song to support reconstruction after the earthquake, in English. Eleven years after the earthquake, we interviewed NHK.
Members talked about the fact that Carlos Marín, the leader of the group, died at the age of 53 after being infected with the new coronavirus last December.
David Miller from the United States said, "I didn't know what to do because of so much shock and sadness. After the earthquake, I got the courage to remember how Japanese people found hope and recovered from difficulties even though they were suffering. He said that the reconstruction of Japanese people is the driving force for their continued activities.
And while feeling that the sadness will not disappear even after 11 years for those who lost their close friends in the Great East Japan Earthquake, "You may realize its importance only after you lose it. An important companion. Because we have lost, we want to convey the emotions we can put into it through songs. "
Urs Bühler, who is from Switzerland, said that each person has a different way of dealing with sadness. You have to stay alive for as long as you can. It's important to find the light beyond, no matter how long and dark the tunnel, "he said.