MIKIMOTO has been releasing original "PASSIONOIR" videos for six consecutive weeks since the launch of the new collection, "PASSIONOIR," on September 22nd. The series finally concludes today, October 27th. There are six original videos in total, capturing the passion of six artists active in New York and Tokyo. The sixth and final video features actor Masaki Suda. All six videos are available on the special website.
Furthermore, we plan to release styling visuals and videos for "PASSIONOIR," also featuring Masaki Suda, in the future. Four different stylings will be featured, so please stay tuned for further updates. "PASSIONOIR" is a coined word combining PASSION and NOIR (black). It was born from the pursuit of further possibilities for pearls, uniting the pure beauty of pearls with the world of strength, mystery, and jet black. This is MIKIMOTO's first collection to be steeped in the world of "black," setting it apart from previous collections.
＜YouTube URL for "PRESENCE" starring Masaki Suda＞https://youtu.be/g7-pUqvxcZU
＜"PASSIONOIR" special website URL＞https://passionoir.mikimoto.com/
Original Movie No. 6 About the video "PRESENCE" starring Masaki Suda
[Original Movie Video Concept]
There are six videos in total, featuring artists active in New York and Tokyo with diverse backgrounds and charms. People have a wide variety of passions, and each one has a strong, heartfelt "passion" that exists in their own unique and free-flowing form. The video depicts the "passion" that resides in each artist's life, portraying their way of life through their individual styles and the "passion" that confronts them as artists.
[6th Video "PRESENCE" Overview]
Actor Masaki Suda appears in this sixth video.
The stage is a stage for expression. By capturing the streamlined atmosphere leading up to the stage and the scenes leading up to the spotlight, we have captured Suda's "passion" and presence, "PRESENCE." The "passion" that has been shared by the five previous performers is being conveyed. The final performer, Suda, will appear as an actor playing the role of a jazz and blues player.
―Comment in the video: (What does "PRESENCE" mean to Suda?)
"There are many ways of understanding presence, but if it's a piece that's full of life, like your life or the way you live it, I think it will have a very strong presence, and that's what we should aim for."
＜YouTube URL for "PRESENCE" starring Masaki Suda＞https://youtu.be/g7-pUqvxcZU
【Staff credits】
Agency: AEBA.STUDIO dev.images
Creative Director: Asako Aeba
Visual Director: Tomo Jidai
Photographer/Director: Sarai Mari
DP/Director: Takay
1st AD: Nagisa Kodama
Steadicam Operator: Taro Kimura
B-Cam: Yuki Suematsu
C-Cam: Ryota Yorifuji
Gaffer: Yuji Wada
Editor: Ryota Yorifuji
Music: Alexandre Varela
Stylist: Tetsuro Nagase
Groomer: Azuma
Production: Toboggan
Producer: Kishin Oyama
Production Manager: Hayato Kubo
【Details of item worn by Masaki Suda】
Talisman Glide Bracelet, Black South Sea Pearl, Silver (Japanned Noir) 627,000 yen
M Collection Pendant, Black South Sea Pearl, 18K White Gold (Japanned Noir) 550,000 yen
Necklace : Black South Sea Pearl and Silver (Japanned Noir) 473,000 yen
Ring Diamond and WGK18 (Japanned Noir) 396,000 yen
Necklace Black South Sea Pearl and Silver (Japanned Noir) 275,000 yen
Bracelet Black South Sea Pearl and Silver (Japanned Noir) 253,000 yen
Ear Cuff Black South Sea Pearl and Silver (Japanned Noir) 71,500 yen
*The other two rings will be released at a later date.
*Japanned Noir is a black color expressed by MIKIMOTO by applying black rhodium plating to precious metals.
Currently on sale first at the Ginza 4-Chome Flagship Store, Osaka Shinsaibashi Store, and New York Store.
Some products are also available for purchase from the MIKIMOTO online shop.
＜MIKIMOTO Online Shop URL＞https://www.mikimoto.com
About the Original Movie
The first five original movies are also now available on the special website.
1st “FEEL”
・Performer: Skater BRANDON SCOTT JAMES (NEW YORK)
・Comments in the video:
“The PASSION I got is I can honestly say a feeling that you can obtain only from bless wet and tears.Feeling I get when I land a new trick or I am pushing down the road.Or when I feel a breeze through my shirt, is feeling that is unobtainable among any other sports that I’ve ever played. “
"My passion can only be described as the feeling you get from sweat and tears. That feeling when you nail a new trick, when you kick the road, and when the perfect wind blows on your shirt. It's a feeling I've never felt in any other sport."
＜"FEEL" YouTube URL＞https://youtu.be/8Wgf8fIW7ks
■2nd installment "CULTURE"
・Cast: Ceramic artist KEISUKE OKAZAKI (TOKYO)
・Comment in the video:
"The things I create leave my hands and become part of everyday life, taking root in the corners of our daily scenery."
＜"CULTURE" YouTube URL＞https://youtu.be/cDzxb1JRzLE
■3rd installment "LOVE"
・Cast: Boxer CHARLIE HIMMELSTEIN (NEW YORK)
・Comment in the video:
“If you don't pass down your knowledge, your knowledge dies with you. Pass your PASSION, down to the next generation. ”
"If you do not pass on the knowledge and talent you possess now to future generations, it will be gone with you. Please consider the importance of passing on your passion to future generations."
＜"LOVE" YouTube URL＞https://youtu.be/Qw_oGau5jjE
■4th installment "PLAY"
・Star: BMX athlete HARUHIKO OWA (TOKYO)
・Video comment:
"For me, BMX gives me unpredictable fun and excitement, and always leads me to the world I seek. It's an indispensable existence for me."
＜"PLAY" YouTube URL＞https://youtu.be/DRT6qf23JcE
■5th installment "PERFECTION"
・Starring: Chef FRANCO SAMPOGNA (NEW YORK)
・Comment in the video:
“Cooking is always a quest for perfection.”
"For us, cooking is about always striving for perfection in everything we do."
＜“PERFECTION” YouTube URL＞ https://youtu.be/WEk6zzSYvrs
About the new collection "PASSIONOIR"
Early stockists: Ginza 4-chome main store, Osaka Shinsaibashi store, New York store, online shop
＜"PASSIONOIR" special website URL＞https://passionoir.mikimoto.com/
【Concept】
Profile
Masaki Suda
Born on February 21, 1993 in Osaka Prefecture. Debuted in 2009 in "Kamen Rider W." He won the Newcomer Actor Award at the 37th Japan Academy Awards for his role in "Cannibalism" and the Best Actor Award at the 41st Japan Academy Awards for his role in "Ah, Wilderness." He swept all the film awards in 2017 for the same film, and is currently active in various fields as a talented young actor. He began his music career in 2017, debuting with the single "Mitamonai Keshiki" (A Scenery I've Never Seen Before), and his song "Sayonara Elegy" reached number one on LINE MUSIC's 2018 annual ranking. He is also attracting significant attention as a musical artist. Skater BRANDON SCOTT JAMES
A professional street skater from the Bronx, New York, he won the "2019 Bronx Skater of the Year" award at a young age in 2019. His skills and hard work have been recognized, and he is active worldwide.
Ceramic Artist KEISUKE OKAZAKI
Based in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, he creates pottery. His work is inspired by the curves of trees he sees while hiking and the shapes of natural objects. He mixes metals and pigments into slurry to adjust the color, then layers the paint while firing, polishing the surface one by one. He creates pottery that resembles ironware but is soft to the touch.
Boxer CHARLIE HIMMELSTEIN
He first came to prominence in 2009 at an underground boxing club called "Friday Night Throwdown," and went on to compete twice in "Golden Groves," the largest and most traditional amateur boxing tournament in the United States, and become the champion of "Underground Fights" held in New York. He gained attention in the American underground through boxing, and is now a model, entrepreneur, photographer, and actor, and his talents are limitless in expression.
BMX rider HARUHIKO OWA (Haruhiko Yamato)
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, 19 years old, in 2002. He has won many awards, including 3rd place in the 2020 All Japan Championships, 1st place in the 1st Chimera A-side Round, 3rd place in the 2nd Chimera A-side Round, 2nd place in the 2018 All Japan Championships, 2nd place in the 2018 Perugia Cup, 1st place in the 2017 CUBE JAM, 2nd place in the 2018 HIGASHISHISHIZUOKA JAM High Air Contest, and 3rd place in the HI-5 BMX JAM. "Having fun is the most important thing." He loves BMX with all his heart and plays with the belief that he wants to promote BMX itself.
Chef FRANCO SAMPOGNA
After honing his skills in France, Chef Franco Sampogna became the chef and owner of the contemporary restaurant Frevo in New York. The two-star contemporary restaurant Frevo combines traditional French cuisine with the charm and energy of New York, and expresses his own pursuit of perfection in everything from the space to the art-like dishes. In 2015, he placed second in the San Pellegrino International Young Chef Competition and was also named to Forbes 30 Under 30.
About MIKIMOTO
In 1893, MIKIMOTO's founder, Kokichi Mikimoto, became the first in the world to successfully cultivate pearls. Since then, for over a century, the company has provided high-quality jewelry with reliable quality, excellent design, and outstanding craftsmanship, thanks to an integrated system from production to sales that is unique in the world. .com/
English: Inheriting the vision of our founder, who always wanted to "adorn women all over the world with pearls," Mikimoto has opened stores in various locations as one of Japan's top jewelers, including its flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza 4-chome, as well as Paris's Place Vendôme, New York's Fifth Avenue, and London's New Bond Street. The company also has stores throughout Asia, including China, Singapore, and Thailand.
https://www.mikimoto.com
https://passionoir.mikimoto.com/
Click here for company press release details
Furthermore, we plan to release styling visuals and videos for "PASSIONOIR," also featuring Masaki Suda, in the future. Four different stylings will be featured, so please stay tuned for further updates. "PASSIONOIR" is a coined word combining PASSION and NOIR (black). It was born from the pursuit of further possibilities for pearls, uniting the pure beauty of pearls with the world of strength, mystery, and jet black. This is MIKIMOTO's first collection to be steeped in the world of "black," setting it apart from previous collections.
＜YouTube URL for "PRESENCE" starring Masaki Suda＞https://youtu.be/g7-pUqvxcZU
＜"PASSIONOIR" special website URL＞https://passionoir.mikimoto.com/
Original Movie No. 6 About the video "PRESENCE" starring Masaki Suda
[Original Movie Video Concept]
There are six videos in total, featuring artists active in New York and Tokyo with diverse backgrounds and charms. People have a wide variety of passions, and each one has a strong, heartfelt "passion" that exists in their own unique and free-flowing form. The video depicts the "passion" that resides in each artist's life, portraying their way of life through their individual styles and the "passion" that confronts them as artists.
[6th Video "PRESENCE" Overview]
Actor Masaki Suda appears in this sixth video.
The stage is a stage for expression. By capturing the streamlined atmosphere leading up to the stage and the scenes leading up to the spotlight, we have captured Suda's "passion" and presence, "PRESENCE." The "passion" that has been shared by the five previous performers is being conveyed. The final performer, Suda, will appear as an actor playing the role of a jazz and blues player.
―Comment in the video: (What does "PRESENCE" mean to Suda?)
"There are many ways of understanding presence, but if it's a piece that's full of life, like your life or the way you live it, I think it will have a very strong presence, and that's what we should aim for."
＜YouTube URL for "PRESENCE" starring Masaki Suda＞https://youtu.be/g7-pUqvxcZU
【Staff credits】
Agency: AEBA.STUDIO dev.images
Creative Director: Asako Aeba
Visual Director: Tomo Jidai
Photographer/Director: Sarai Mari
DP/Director: Takay
1st AD: Nagisa Kodama
Steadicam Operator: Taro Kimura
B-Cam: Yuki Suematsu
C-Cam: Ryota Yorifuji
Gaffer: Yuji Wada
Editor: Ryota Yorifuji
Music: Alexandre Varela
Stylist: Tetsuro Nagase
Groomer: Azuma
Production: Toboggan
Producer: Kishin Oyama
Production Manager: Hayato Kubo
【Details of item worn by Masaki Suda】
Talisman Glide Bracelet, Black South Sea Pearl, Silver (Japanned Noir) 627,000 yen
M Collection Pendant, Black South Sea Pearl, 18K White Gold (Japanned Noir) 550,000 yen
Necklace : Black South Sea Pearl and Silver (Japanned Noir) 473,000 yen
Ring Diamond and WGK18 (Japanned Noir) 396,000 yen
Necklace Black South Sea Pearl and Silver (Japanned Noir) 275,000 yen
Bracelet Black South Sea Pearl and Silver (Japanned Noir) 253,000 yen
Ear Cuff Black South Sea Pearl and Silver (Japanned Noir) 71,500 yen
*The other two rings will be released at a later date.
*Japanned Noir is a black color expressed by MIKIMOTO by applying black rhodium plating to precious metals.
Currently on sale first at the Ginza 4-Chome Flagship Store, Osaka Shinsaibashi Store, and New York Store.
Some products are also available for purchase from the MIKIMOTO online shop.
＜MIKIMOTO Online Shop URL＞https://www.mikimoto.com
About the Original Movie
The first five original movies are also now available on the special website.
1st “FEEL”
・Performer: Skater BRANDON SCOTT JAMES (NEW YORK)
・Comments in the video:
“The PASSION I got is I can honestly say a feeling that you can obtain only from bless wet and tears.Feeling I get when I land a new trick or I am pushing down the road.Or when I feel a breeze through my shirt, is feeling that is unobtainable among any other sports that I’ve ever played. “
"My passion can only be described as the feeling you get from sweat and tears. That feeling when you nail a new trick, when you kick the road, and when the perfect wind blows on your shirt. It's a feeling I've never felt in any other sport."
＜"FEEL" YouTube URL＞https://youtu.be/8Wgf8fIW7ks
■2nd installment "CULTURE"
・Cast: Ceramic artist KEISUKE OKAZAKI (TOKYO)
・Comment in the video:
"The things I create leave my hands and become part of everyday life, taking root in the corners of our daily scenery."
＜"CULTURE" YouTube URL＞https://youtu.be/cDzxb1JRzLE
■3rd installment "LOVE"
・Cast: Boxer CHARLIE HIMMELSTEIN (NEW YORK)
・Comment in the video:
“If you don't pass down your knowledge, your knowledge dies with you. Pass your PASSION, down to the next generation. ”
"If you do not pass on the knowledge and talent you possess now to future generations, it will be gone with you. Please consider the importance of passing on your passion to future generations."
＜"LOVE" YouTube URL＞https://youtu.be/Qw_oGau5jjE
■4th installment "PLAY"
・Star: BMX athlete HARUHIKO OWA (TOKYO)
・Video comment:
"For me, BMX gives me unpredictable fun and excitement, and always leads me to the world I seek. It's an indispensable existence for me."
＜"PLAY" YouTube URL＞https://youtu.be/DRT6qf23JcE
■5th installment "PERFECTION"
・Starring: Chef FRANCO SAMPOGNA (NEW YORK)
・Comment in the video:
“Cooking is always a quest for perfection.”
"For us, cooking is about always striving for perfection in everything we do."
＜“PERFECTION” YouTube URL＞ https://youtu.be/WEk6zzSYvrs
About the new collection "PASSIONOIR"
Early stockists: Ginza 4-chome main store, Osaka Shinsaibashi store, New York store, online shop
＜"PASSIONOIR" special website URL＞https://passionoir.mikimoto.com/
【Concept】
"PASSIONOIR"
The ultimate black, infinite passion
A black that radiates the brilliance of passion
A burning passion hidden deep in the heart
that will never waver
A deep belief.
A treasure that continues to sparkle, my own.
Black is a color that allows various colors to overlap.
It possesses a wide variety of rich nuances.
It overwrites old common sense.
Its brilliance is new every time you wear it.
PASSIONOIR, its beauty is you.
Profile
Masaki Suda
Born on February 21, 1993 in Osaka Prefecture. Debuted in 2009 in "Kamen Rider W." He won the Newcomer Actor Award at the 37th Japan Academy Awards for his role in "Cannibalism" and the Best Actor Award at the 41st Japan Academy Awards for his role in "Ah, Wilderness." He swept all the film awards in 2017 for the same film, and is currently active in various fields as a talented young actor. He began his music career in 2017, debuting with the single "Mitamonai Keshiki" (A Scenery I've Never Seen Before), and his song "Sayonara Elegy" reached number one on LINE MUSIC's 2018 annual ranking. He is also attracting significant attention as a musical artist. Skater BRANDON SCOTT JAMES
A professional street skater from the Bronx, New York, he won the "2019 Bronx Skater of the Year" award at a young age in 2019. His skills and hard work have been recognized, and he is active worldwide.
Ceramic Artist KEISUKE OKAZAKI
Based in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, he creates pottery. His work is inspired by the curves of trees he sees while hiking and the shapes of natural objects. He mixes metals and pigments into slurry to adjust the color, then layers the paint while firing, polishing the surface one by one. He creates pottery that resembles ironware but is soft to the touch.
Boxer CHARLIE HIMMELSTEIN
He first came to prominence in 2009 at an underground boxing club called "Friday Night Throwdown," and went on to compete twice in "Golden Groves," the largest and most traditional amateur boxing tournament in the United States, and become the champion of "Underground Fights" held in New York. He gained attention in the American underground through boxing, and is now a model, entrepreneur, photographer, and actor, and his talents are limitless in expression.
BMX rider HARUHIKO OWA (Haruhiko Yamato)
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, 19 years old, in 2002. He has won many awards, including 3rd place in the 2020 All Japan Championships, 1st place in the 1st Chimera A-side Round, 3rd place in the 2nd Chimera A-side Round, 2nd place in the 2018 All Japan Championships, 2nd place in the 2018 Perugia Cup, 1st place in the 2017 CUBE JAM, 2nd place in the 2018 HIGASHISHISHIZUOKA JAM High Air Contest, and 3rd place in the HI-5 BMX JAM. "Having fun is the most important thing." He loves BMX with all his heart and plays with the belief that he wants to promote BMX itself.
Chef FRANCO SAMPOGNA
After honing his skills in France, Chef Franco Sampogna became the chef and owner of the contemporary restaurant Frevo in New York. The two-star contemporary restaurant Frevo combines traditional French cuisine with the charm and energy of New York, and expresses his own pursuit of perfection in everything from the space to the art-like dishes. In 2015, he placed second in the San Pellegrino International Young Chef Competition and was also named to Forbes 30 Under 30.
About MIKIMOTO
In 1893, MIKIMOTO's founder, Kokichi Mikimoto, became the first in the world to successfully cultivate pearls. Since then, for over a century, the company has provided high-quality jewelry with reliable quality, excellent design, and outstanding craftsmanship, thanks to an integrated system from production to sales that is unique in the world. .com/
English: Inheriting the vision of our founder, who always wanted to "adorn women all over the world with pearls," Mikimoto has opened stores in various locations as one of Japan's top jewelers, including its flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza 4-chome, as well as Paris's Place Vendôme, New York's Fifth Avenue, and London's New Bond Street. The company also has stores throughout Asia, including China, Singapore, and Thailand.
Click here for company press release details
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