AI Transparency / KI-Transparenz

Transparency accompanies the creation of Katsubō Stories, yet it is neither the subject nor the centre of its stories. At the heart of Katsubō Stories are human-led narratives, created to be experienced through sound, memory, and imagination.

Transparenz begleitet die Entstehung von Katsubō Stories, doch sie ist weder Thema noch Mittelpunkt der Geschichten. Im Herzen von Katsubō Stories stehen menschlich geleitete Geschichten, geschaffen, um durch Klang, Erinnerung und Vorstellungskraft erlebt zu werden.

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Katsubō Stories 

Between sound and feeling — where music goes beyond words and emotion becomes sound.

Katsubō Stories is a poetic music and storytelling project where memory, distance, silence, and emotion become sound. Electronic textures, Korean-English vocals, Japanese-rooted imagery, and cinematic atmosphere flow into connected chapters, songs, podcasts, and visual fragments. Each song carries a moment: a glance, a train ride, a memory by the sea, a night that does not let go, or a feeling too quiet to be spoken.

Musik, die erzählt, was Worte nicht sagen können. In jeder Melodie liegt Erinnerung. In jeder Stille ist ein Herzschlag. Nicht nur über dich oder mich — sondern über die Momente dazwischen: über Wege, Fenster, Städte, Entfernung, Sehnsucht und Gedanken, die bleiben. Eine Welt aus Musik, Erinnerung und Poesie. Ein Raum für das, was in uns nachklingt.

Falling (빠져들다)

Katsubō Stories · Story 8

Story 8 begins on June 29, 2026, with “Longing (그리움의 시작)” — the first song in a monthly release sequence. Falling (빠져들다) follows Itsuke as distance, memory, and longing begin to pull him closer to what he cannot yet name. Read more

Story 8 begins on June 29, 2026, with “Longing (그리움의 시작)” — the first song in a monthly release sequence. Falling (빠져들다) follows Itsuke as distance, memory, and longing begin to pull him closer to what he cannot yet name. Between silence, cherry blossoms, and the echo of Etsurakami’s presence, the story moves from observation into emotional gravity.

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    Fragile (흔들려) 4:05
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Almost (스치고도 남은 밤)

Yume no Oto · Story 7 from Etsurakami’s Echoes

Released on May 29, 2026 — available through major streaming platforms. Story 7: A feeling appears and refuses to disappear. Through thoughts, traces, sleeplessness, stillness, and evening drift, Etsurakami moves toward Read more

Released on May 29, 2026 — available through major streaming platforms. Story 7: A feeling appears and refuses to disappear. Through thoughts, traces, sleeplessness, stillness, and evening drift, Etsurakami moves toward something almost within reach — close enough to change the night, yet still too fragile to be spoken. This chapter carries the softness of almost: a heart staying open, even as tiredness, memory, and dream begin to blur.

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    Thought (남겨진 생각의 결) 3:49
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    Trace (네 흔적이 머문 자리) 4:59
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    Wake (잠들지 못한 마음) 4:24
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The Shape of Silence (침묵의 형태)

Katsubō Stories · Story 7

Released on May 25, 2026 — available through major streaming platforms. Story 7: Itsuke’s quiet return moves through Seoul, Tokyo, Europe, and finally toward the sea. What begins as disorientation becomes presence — a search for stillness, memory, and a place within himself that cannot be forced.

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    Far Side of Silence (침묵의 저편) 4:22
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    Echo Between the Waves (y&m) (파도 사이의 메아리) 3:49
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    Where Waves Meet Memory (S) (파도와 기억이 만나는 곳) 2:49
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Episode 01: Story 1 – Stillness I (orig) (두 시선 사이의 정적 – 원본)

Episode 01 · Katsubō Stories

This episode tells the story behind Katsubō Stories · Story 1 – Stillness I (orig) (두 시선 사이의 정적 – 원본). Diese Folge erzählt die Geschichte hinter Katsubō Stories · Story 1 – Stillness I (orig) (두 시선 사이의 정적 – 원본).

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The next, almost final memory