Inabakumori (styled as inabakumori,

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: 稲葉曇; born February 25, 1995) is a Japanese musician,

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producer and songwriter. His most notable works are ''Lost Umbrella'' (ロストアンブレラ) in 2018 and ''Lagtrain'' (ラグトレイン) in 2020.

Career

Inabakumori's account began publishing music in 2016, debuting with the song ''Secret Music'' (秘密音楽) using

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. However, he has claimed that MichouP (), an account that began producing music in 2011, is his alias. His content surged in popularity some time after the release of ''Lost Umbrella'' (ロストアンブレラ) in 2018, when the song was used widely on

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. He published his first album ''

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'' (アンチサイクロン) in 2019. The videos accompanying early songs featured his own art of Kaai Yuki until the release of "Lost Umbrella", when he collaborated with illustrator Nukunuku Nigirimeshi, with art featuring his character Osage-chan. Inabakumori has spoken about his respect for

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, with many of his songs being influenced by his works. On October 6, 2023, inabakumori released the song ''Electricity Forecast'' (電気予報) as a part of the crossover between

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and

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Discography

Albums

*''

'' is inabakumori's first album, released on November 17, 2019 during THE VOC@LOiD M@STER 45. *''Chimera'' is a collaboration album featuring 12 Vocal-Ps (

Producers) in which inabakumori collaborated on the song
Roleless Weapon
with Vocal-
Neru
released on October 15, 2021. *''

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'' is inabakumori's second album, released on March 23, 2022. * ''Project Voltage'' ''18 Types/Songs Collection'' is a compilation album to which inabakumori contributed the song �
Denki Yohou
�� and the remix �
Journey's Prequels, Journey's Traces (tabitabi Remix) feat. Hatsune Miku
��, released on November 13, 2024. * ''Personya Respect'' is an album by Nekomata Okayu, to which inabakumori contributed the track
Decogradation
, released on May 14, 2025.

Singles

Awards

His song "Relayouter" won first place in the TOP100 rankings at "The VOCALOID Collection ~2023 Summer~" (aka VocaColle), a ceremony hosted by online media site

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to celebrate Vocaloid music, held in August 2023. It also won first place in a Niconico VOCALOID TOP20 list from

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Inabakumori 1995 births Living people Vocaloid musicians Japanese musicians