"Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi na" (夢の浮世に咲いてみな,Try to Bloom in a Dream about the Floating World) is asingle by the Japaneseidol groupMomoiro Clover Z and American rock bandKiss, credited to "Momoiro Clover Z vs. Kiss". It was released physically in Japan on January 28, 2015.[1]
Part of the title isUkiyo-e which refers to the "Floating World"–style of Japanese classical art.
Before the collaboration, the members of Kiss watched the concert videos of Momoiro Clover Z. Later,Paul Stanley gave his impressions in an interview:
Spectacular show! Great choreography! Music like we never heard before. We said, "this is something we can do!" Somebody said, "Kiss, why are you doing it?" "Because we can!" It's two worlds getting together, doing something unbelievable. Music power rocks the world.[2]
The music video features live action and animated footage of both bands. Momoiro Clover Z are dressed as female ninjas who travel in afloating world. There, they encounter Kiss, who empower them with black samurai armor. The video ends withKanako Momota and Paul Stanley shaking hands.
