Music : LIVE/EVIL

LIVE/EVIL - Sawano Hiroyuki

(OST from '魔王'(Mao))

This song is an original sound track from Japanese TV drama '魔王'. The drama is a remake of the Korean drama '魔王'. As you make a guess by the title '魔王' meaning the Devil, It is a kind of mystery drama.

Look at the title 'LIVE/EVIL'. Did you notice the arrangement of the letters? If you read LIVE bottom up, it becomes EVIL. It can be understood in many ways. To live is an evil thing, or, in order to live, we choose to be evil. It's up to you. In fact, 'Mao' is not a drama that gets one correct answer.

The main story is about two men who are obsessed with an inerasable accident in the past. One is revenged on another with a cruel well-knit plot . What makes the drama special is that it becomes more and more uncertain to determine who is good and who is bad. To kill and to be killed, which one is sad? Why is it getting sadder as the plan for revenge makes progress?

I think that this piece of music expresses grief, despair and compassion that penetrate through the drama. Whenever I listen to it, the scenes in the drama flit through my mind. Sometimes it reminds me of the scary scenes, so I can't go to bed. However, I like this music as much as the drama. I hope you guys enjoy it, too!

I haven't watched the Korean one yet. I heard that the Korean one is much better than the Japanese one in many ways such as music and direction. I want to watch the Korean one, someday.