Japanese singer LiSA will perform the theme song for “Matching TRUE LOVE,” a psychological thriller film set for release in Japan on September 25, it was announced this week.
The song, titled “Sofilia,” is an original composition combining the Greek words for “you” and “philia,” meaning love. LiSA said the title reflects an answer to the “true love” explored in the film, adding, “I hope that Wakana and Tomu, who met under such unfortunate stars, can believe in the truth in their hearts.”
“Matching TRUE LOVE” is the sequel to the 2024 film “Matching,” both written and directed by Eisuke Uchida. The story follows a group of people whose pasts are exposed after they join a “matching tour” at a resort hotel on a southern island, triggering a deadly game. Actress Tao Tsuchiya stars as the protagonist Wakana, while Daisuke Sakuma (佐久間大介) of the boy band Snow Man plays Tomu.
A teaser trailer featuring a portion of “Sofilia” has already been released on YouTube ahead of the film’s theatrical debut.
Who is LiSA?
LiSA is a singer from Gifu Prefecture, born June 24. She rose to prominence in 2010 when she was cast as the singing voice of Yui, the vocalist of the fictional band Girls Dead Monster in the anime “Angel Beats!” She made her solo debut in 2011 with the mini-album “Letters to U” and has since held solo concerts at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan in both 2014 and 2015.
Her single “Gurenge (Red Lotus),” the opening theme for “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,” became a nationwide hit in 2019 and led to her first appearance on NHK’s “Kohaku Uta Gassen,” Japan’s annual New Year’s Eve music show. In 2020, she won the Grand Prix at the 62nd Japan Record Awards for “Homura,” the theme song of the “Demon Slayer” film. LiSA also sang “ReawakeR,” the 2025 opening theme for “Solo Leveling Season 2,” and marked her 14th anniversary as a solo artist with another Budokan concert in May 2025.
