| Daoko | |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
| Label: | Low High Who? Production (2012–15) Toy's Factory (2015–2020) teftef (2021–present) |
| Native Name: | だをこ, ダヲコ |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
is a Japanese singer and rapper born in Tokyo.[1] She started her career when one of her uploaded videos on Nico Nico Douga received attention at the age of 15 in 2012.[2] [3]
The name Daoko (ダヲコ) was originally her web nickname.[4]
Her first tour began on 15 January 2016 at Tsutaya O-East, Tokyo, Japan.[5] [6] Daoko was nominated for Next Break Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2015.[7] [8]
She had caught the attention of multiple Japanese artists such as m-flo which lead to the collaboration of the two artists to produce her single "IRONY" in 2013 and was appointed as the theme song of the movie Eagle Talon – Beautiful Elliere Deodorant Plus (鷹の爪~美しきエリエール消臭プラス~).
Daoko released her first album, Hyper Girl, on 5 December 2012 through Low High Who? Production.[9] [10] She received a large amount of attention for her vocal work in the music video "ME!ME!ME!" composed by TeddyLoid on 21 November 2014.[11] Daoko left Low High Who? Production after releasing her album Dimension on 4 February 2015 and subsequently shut down her blog.[12] In 2017, she and Kenshi Yonezu performed the song "Uchiage Hanabi", which was used as the theme song to the anime film Fireworks.[13]
In 2018, Daoko attended 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. She performed at Cosplay Mania in the Philippines in 2023.[14]
| Album details | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [15] | ||
| Hyper Girl: Mukōgawa no Onna no Ko (HYPERGIRL-向こう側の女の子-) |
| — |
| Gravity |
| 200 |
| Dimension |
| 207 |
| Daoko |
| 50 |
| Thank You Blue |
| 13 |
| Shiteki Ryoko (私的旅行) |
| 19 |
| DAOKO×Dragalia Lost (DAOKO×ドラガリアロスト) |
| 12 |
| anima |
| 25 |
| Album details | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [16] | ||
| Daoko Live Unplugged in Sogetsu Hall (Daoko Live Unplugged in 草月ホール) |
| — |
| Album details | |
| Shoki Shōjō (初期症状) |
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|---|---|
| Ututu |
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| Kirei Goto[17] (きれいごと) |
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| Charm Point (チャームポイント) |
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| the light of other days |
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| MAD EP |
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| Year | Peak | Certifications | Sales | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [18] | JPN Hot [19] | ||||||
| "ShibuyaK" | 2015 | 23 | 17 | Thank You Blue | |||
| "Samishii Kamisama" (さみしいかみさま) | — | ||||||
| "Moshimo Bokura ga Game no Shuyaku de" (もしも僕らがGAMEの主役で) | 2016 | 29 | 53 | ||||
| "Daisuki" with TeddyLoid (ダイスキ) | — | ||||||
| "Bang | " | — | |||||
| "Uchiage Hanabi" with Kenshi Yonezu (打上花火) | 2017 | 9 | 1 |
| |||
| "Step Up Love" with Yasuyuki Okamura (ステップアップLOVE) | 8 | 10 |
| ||||
| "Escape" with Yohji Igarashi | 2022 | — | — | ||||
| Release date | Title |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2017 | "Kakurenbo" (Japanese: かくれんぼ) |
| 15 April 2017 | "Haikei Goodbye Sayõnara"[21] (Japanese: 拝啓グッバイさようなら) |
| 2 August 2017 | "Forever Friends" |
| 18 October 2017 | "Step Up LOVE" with Yasuyuki Okamura (Japanese: ステップアップLOVE) |
| 20 December 2017 | "Charm Point" (Japanese: チャームポイント) |
| 25 September 2018 | "Owaranai Sekai de" (Japanese: 終わらない世界で) |
| 17 November 2018 | "Bokura no Network" with Nakata Yasutaka (Japanese: ぼくらのネットワーク) |
| 24 April 2019 | "Drama" with Takeshi Kobayashi (Japanese: ドラマ) |
| 3 July 2019 | "Senkyaku Banrai" with MIYAVI (Japanese: 千客万来) |
| 30 September 2019 | "Hajimemashite no Kimochi wo" (Japanese: はじめましての気持ちを) |
| 9 October 2019 | "Anniversary" |
| 15 January 2020 | "Otogi no Machi" (Japanese: 御伽の街) |
| 25 March 2020 | "Ocharaketa yo" (Japanese: おちゃらけたよ) |
| 29 September 2021 | "groggy ghost" with TAAR |
| 26 January 2022 | "Affordance" with GuruConnect |
| 2015 | 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Next Break Artist | ||
| 2018 | Space Shower Music Awards[24] | Song of the Year | "Uchiage Hanabi" | |
| Best Breakthrough Artist | Herself | |||
| MTV Europe Music Award | Best Japanese Act | |||
| 2019 | Space Shower Music Awards[25] | Best Female Artist | ||