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Yoasobi
Yoasobi is a Japanese pop duo formed in 2019. It consists of musician and record producer Ayase (music producer), Ayase and singer-songwriter Lilas Ikuta, under the moniker Ikura. With the slogan "novel into music", the duo originally released Yoasobi discography, songs based on selected Fiction, fictional stories posted on , a social media website for creative writing operated by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Sources later also come from various media such as stories written by professional authors, books, letters, messages, plays, etc. Rising to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, Yoasobi's debut single, "Yoru ni Kakeru", spent six non-consecutive weeks atop Billboard Japan Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 and topped its 2020 year-end chart, the first ever non-CD single to do so, as well as receiving the first ever diamond and double diamond certifications for streaming figure from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Three other songs were al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idol (Yoasobi Song)
is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their third EP, ''The Book 3'' (2023). It was released as a single on April 12, 2023, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, serving as the opening theme to the first season of the 2023 Japanese anime series ''Oshi no Ko''. Written by Ayase and based on Aka Akasaka's short story ''45510'', "Idol" is a combination of J-pop, hip-hop, rock, and video game music with complicated structure, and depicts the two-faced nature of a star in the Japanese idol industry. The lyrics delineate multiple different perspectives on the anime's central character, the idol Ai Hoshino, namely those of her fans, her fellow groupmates, and her own self. It additionally features shouts by B-boy group Real Akiba Boyz and gospel-like background vocals. "Idol" received positive reviews from music critics, with particular praise for its representation of the anime's central character. The song was a massive commercial success in Japan and worldwide. It reached the top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-Side
''E-Side'' is the debut English-language EP (second overall) by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on November 12, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The EP consists of eight tracks from the duo's songs in the English language, including their previous-release singles " Into the Night", "RGB", "Monster", and "Blue". Konnie Aoki is in charge of translating all tracks into English. Commercially, ''E-Side'' debuted at number 19 on the Oricon Combined Albums Chart and number nine on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums. Background Yoasobi released their first English-language song, titled " Into the Night" on July 2, 2021, which was translated from the duo's "Yoru ni Kakeru" by Konnie Aoki. It was peaked at number 44 on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, and number two on the Digital Singles Chart. Later, they also released "RGB" from "Sangenshoku" on July 16, "Monster" from "Kaibutsu" on July 30, and "Blue" from "Gunjō" on October 29, the same day as ''E-Side'' announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoasobi Discography
The discography of Japanese duo Yoasobi consists of seven extended plays (four Japanese and three English), 29 singles (12 of all were English version), two promotional singles, two video album, and 33 music videos (27 were additionally accompanied the English version). As of April 2025, Yoasobi has sold 3.3 million certified units, based on physical and digital sales combined, and earned 5.65 billion certified streams, according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Four of the duo's songs—"Yoru ni Kakeru", " Gunjō", " Kaibutsu", and "Idol"—received diamond certifications for surpassing 500 million streams or higher, the most among artists, tying with Mrs. Green Apple. Yoasobi made their debut in 2019 with the single "Yoru ni Kakeru". Going viral during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, the song became their first number one song on both the Oricon Combined Singles and ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 charts. The song stayed on the latter chart for six non-consecu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book 3
''The Book 3'' is the third Japanese-language EP (sixth overall) by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on October 4, 2023, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, one year and ten months after their second EP '' The Book 2'' (2021). Continuing with the "reading CD" concept as previous records, the EP spans electropop and synth-pop genres, comprising ten tracks, which were solely written and produced by one half of the duo Ayase. Eight singles preceded ''The Book 3'', including top-five anime opening theme songs: '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury''s " Shukufuku", ''Oshi no Ko''s " Idol", and '' Frieren: Beyond Journey's End''s " Yūsha". Commercially, ''The Book 3'' peaked at number two on both the Oricon Albums Chart and ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000 units. The EP won Finalist Award (Red) at the 16th CD Shop Awards. Background and release Yoasobi release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book 2
''The Book 2'' is the second Japanese-language EP (third overall) by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on December 1, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, eleven months after their debut EP '' The Book'' (2021). It consists of eight tracks, preceded by their all singles released in 2021, and included the new song " Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara". In support of the EP, the duo held their first face-to-face concert Nice to Meet You on December 4–5 at Nippon Budokan. Commercially, ''The Book 2'' debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart, and atop ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums and certified gold by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Background and release In 2021, Yoasobi released the debut EP '' The Book'', preceded by the singles released from 2019 to 2020. It peaked at number two on both Oricon Albums Chart, and ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums, and atop the Oricon Digital Albums Chart for five consecutive weeks. According to Oricon, the EP sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshi No Ko
is a Japanese manga series written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Young Jump'' from April 2020 to November 2024, with its chapters collected in 16 volumes. It follows a doctor and his recently deceased patient who were reborn as twins to a famous Japanese Japanese idol, pop idol and navigate the highs and lows of the country's entertainment industry as they grow up together through their lives. It has been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press and is simultaneously published by Shueisha on their ''Manga Plus'' platform. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Doga Kobo, aired its first 11-episode season from April to June 2023. A second 13-episode season aired from July to October 2024. A third season is set to premiere in 2026. In North America, Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series with an English dub, which premiered on its Hidive streaming platform in May 2023. By November 2024, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaibutsu
is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their second EP, ''The Book 2'' (2021). It was released as a single through Sony Music Entertainment Japan on January 6, 2021, the same date as the duo's debut EP, '' The Book''. As an opening theme for the second season of the anime television series ''Beastars'', "Kaibutsu" is about a carnivore trying to coexist with herbivores in a cruel world, based on ''Jibun no Mune ni Jibun no Mimi o Oshi Atete'', written by the anime's writer Paru Itagaki. Commercially, "Kaibutsu" peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100, and number 87 on the Global 200. The double A-side CD single with " Yasashii Suisei", released on March 24, debuted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart. The song earned four wins for both download and streaming categories of Song of the Year (Japan) and Best 5 Songs at the 36th Japan Gold Disc Award, and received diamond streaming certification from Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It was featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-Side 3
''E-Side 3'' is the third English-language EP (seventh overall) by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on April 12, 2024, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The EP consists of eight tracks from the duo's songs recorded in the English language, including four preceding singles: " Idol", " The Brave", " Biri-Biri", and "Adventure". Background and release Yoasobi released their first two English-language extended plays '' E-Side'' and '' E-Side 2'', which consists of the duo's Japanese songs re-recorded in English. the both EPs reached top ten on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums. From May 2023 to February 2024, the duo released four English-language singles: " Idol", an opening theme for the anime series ''Oshi no Ko'' (2023); " Biri-Biri", a collaboration for the first anniversary of role-playing video games ''Pokémon Scarlet'' and ''Violet''; " The Brave" ("Yūsha"), the first opening theme for the anime series '' Frieren: Beyond Journey's End'' (2023–2024); and "Adve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoru Ni Kakeru
is the debut single by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut EP, '' The Book'' (2021). Its music video was first uploaded via YouTube on November 16, 2019, before being officially released on December 15, 2019 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on Mayo Hoshino's short story, , which was published on the creative writing social media Monogatary.com. The song won Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan and landed Yoasobi a position as one of the Best 5 New Artists at the 35th Japan Gold Disc Award. The song and story depicts a man who is fascinated by a personification of death, Thanatos, who sent him a message "goodbye" and he tries to stop his girlfriend from suicide by jumping from height. The Hatsune Miku covered version of the song was included on member Ayase's EPs ''Ghost City Tokyo'' (2019), and '' Mikunoyoasobi'' (2021). The English version translated by Konnie Aoki, titled "Into the Night", was released on July 2, 2021, as Yoasobi's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-Side 2
''E-Side 2'' is the second English-language EP and fourth overall by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on November 18, 2022, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The EP consists of eight tracks from the duo's songs in the English language which are not included in their first English-language EP '' E-Side'', preceded by two singles–" The Swallow", and " The Blessing"–released in the same month. Background and release Yoasobi released their first English-language EP, titled '' E-Side'', on November 12, 2021, containing eight tracks original in Japanese translated to English, preceded by four singles–" Into the Night" ("Yoru ni Kakeru"), "RGB" ("Sangenshoku"), "Monster" ("Kaibutsu"), and "Blue" ("Gunjō"). The EP peaked at number 19 on the Oricon Combined Albums Chart, and number nine on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums, earned 9,100 downloads as of January 2022. On November 4, 2022, Yoasobi released the English version of '' Hirogare! Irotoridori''s theme " Tsubame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunjō (song)
is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi, featuring an uncredited chorus by cover group :ja:ぷらそにか, Plusonica, from their debut EP, ''The Book (Yoasobi EP), The Book'' (2021). It was released as a Single (music), single through Sony Music Entertainment Japan on September 1, 2020. Inspired by Tsubasa Yamaguchi's manga ''Blue Period (manga), Blue Period'' and based on a story text ''Ao o Mikata ni'', the song is described as "a cheering song that inspires listeners by immersing themselves in what they like and expressing what they see." The music video was uploaded on December 1, and surpassed 100 million views on May 30, 2022. The English version, titled "Blue", was released on October 29, 2021. "Gunjō" was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) after surpassing 500 million streams in the country, the duo's second song after "Yoru ni Kakeru". Live performances Yoasobi performed "Gunjō" for the first time as a full group, including band member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book (Yoasobi EP)
''The Book'' is the debut EP by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on January 6, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, the same date with their single " Kaibutsu", accompanied the second season of ''Beastars''. A concept of "reading CD" with binder package, the EP consists of all singles released from 2019 to 2020, including other track " Encore". The track-by-track cover EP '' Mikunoyoasobi'' by Ayase with Vocaloid voicebank Hatsune Miku, was released on the same day exclusively at Tower Records Japan. Commercial performance ''The Book'' debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart, behind SixTones's ''1ST'', selling 72,238 copies in its first week. and 146,745 copies as of 2021. It topped Oricon Digital Albums Chart for five consecutive weeks and the year-end chart with 100,656 downloads in 2021 alone, becoming the only album to reach this milestone in the year. For ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums, ''The Book'' entered at number two with 74,601 CD copies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
