Introduction

I’m Konno from the OKUDAYA CONNECT, Operations Team.
Last time, I shared Mikazuki Rock (by Spitz), the first album I ever felt was truly “great” as a whole.

Outside of music, I spent most of my student years reading manga and
playing games—though these days, I hardly have time for either.

Since I didn’t have much money back then, I often looked for second-hand games that I could enjoy for a long time.

I tried all kinds of titles, but I especially loved simulation games like
Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Nobunaga’s Ambition, which let me play at a slow and steady pace.

An Unexpected Discovery through Winning Eleven

This happened when I was a college student, while playing Winning Eleven 2010 (also known as Pro Evolution Soccer 2010).

This happened when I was a college student, while playing Winning Eleven 2010 (also known as Pro Evolution Soccer 2010).

The Winning Eleven 20210 game featured real songs by actual artists as background music.
At first, I was completely absorbed in the gameplay, but then one

particular track hit me so hard that I forgot about playing altogether.
With blaring sirens and those strange “pooon, pooon, pooon!” sounds—
that song was Atlantis to Interzone.

Album: Myths of the Near Future
Artist: Klaxons

“I didn’t really understand it, but it had a great groove and sounded so cool!”
The very next day, I rushed to the CD shop.

Personally, I felt the synthesizer gave it just the right balance of dance and rock.
(I’m not sure if that’s the right genre label, though.)

Another track from Winning Eleven, Gravity’s Rainbow, had that same appeal—
the bass had a gritty, distorted edge that sounded really good.

The whole album was so good that I couldn’t stop listening to it on repeat.

Inspired by the album, we even formed a cover band for a campus live
performance.
It was challenging—especially the chorus parts— but both the rehearsals
and the actual show were incredibly fun.
(We performed Atlantis to Interzone, Gravity’s Rainbow, and Magick.)

Music weaves itself into our daily lives in so many ways, but even when you think,
“Hey, this is great!”, it’s often hard to figure out what the song actually is.
That’s why, whenever I did manage to catch the details,
I would look it up right away and try to track it down.
(That’s actually how I discovered Enya, too.)
I’ve been slacking off a bit lately, but I still want to keep my passion for music alive.

Now, back to the theme—
What’s an album you were once hooked on?
And what first drew you to it?

We look forward to hearing your stories and contributions!

Date of Contribution: October 2025
Author: Daiki Konno
Development Department
Okudaya Giken Co., Ltd.