Yorushika Explained

Yorushika
Origin:Japan
Years Active:–present
Current Members:

is a Japanese rock duo founded in 2017 represented by Universal Music Japan. The group is composed of N-buna, a vocaloid music producer, and Suis, a female vocalist. They are known for their juxtaposition of "passionate" and "upbeat" production and instrumentation fused with heavier lyrical content, which often explore ideas such as love and human emotion and draw from works of literature including Masuji Ibuse and Jules Verne.[1] [2] The name "Yorushika" is taken from a lyric in their song "The Clouds and the Ghost"; .[3] The eye-designed logo mark is a motif of two moons facing each other and also serves as a clock hand, portraying the time "from 6:00 to night".[4]

The duo is extremely secretive, never publicly revealing their faces. N-buna stated that he doesn't want the creator to take precedence over the work.[5]

History

Prior to the formation of Yorushika, N-buna already had a sizeable following on Niconico, a Japanese video hosting website, first releasing vocaloid music on the platform in 2012. His 2013 song reached first on the platform's daily vocaloid ranking.[6] Additionally, he has produced two albums through, a subsidiary of Niconico's owner Dwango.[7] [8]

According to an interview with Natalie, N-buna and Suis met through a common acquaintance; Suis was a longtime fan of N-buna's vocaloid work. Suis first appeared as a guest vocalist during N-buna's two solo concerts in Tokyo.[3] [9] N-buna reached out to Suis to form Yorushika as part of N-buna's effort to find a "more human" voice to use in his music, as opposed to vocaloid.[1] Since then, the two have released three extended plays and three full albums, all of which charted on both the Oricon Albums Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100 Albums Chart. Yorushika's popularity grew explosively, with critics noting that the lyrics seemed to strike a chord with younger audiences.[1] Additionally, the song also became popular in video app TikTok.[10]

As of May 2023, their faces and detailed profiles have not been disclosed,[11] as they want their audiences to listen to their music without "preconceptions". They have hosted live performances before, but the etiquette of concerts in Japan is a strict no-image policy until told otherwise.[12] In their live performances, such as this one on their official YouTube channel, they often use backlighting on stage to obscure their faces, further maintaining their anonymity.[13]

In 2020, they provided the theme song, the insert song, and the ending song, for the animated film A Whisker Away.[14] [15]

In 2021, Suis provided the ending theme to the Japanese version of the Disney film Luca.[16]

In 2022, they provided the theme song for the movie Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight and for the Japanese TV drama .[17]

In 2023, they provided the song, the opening theme song for the first season of the anime series The Dangers in My Heart, and the song, the opening theme song for the anime series Kaina of the Great Snow Sea.

In 2024, Yorushika provided the song,[18] the second opening theme song for the anime series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Yorushika also participated in a tribute album for the band Creep_Hyp, where they covered the song,[19] They also provided the song,[20] as the ending theme song for the anime series which started airing on October 5, 2024. Additionally, they have released the song titled .[21] which serves as the theme song for the movie , directed by Michihito Fujii.

Members

Supporting members

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum DetailsChart positions
JPNJPN
Hot Album		TWN
East Asia Album
  • Released: April 10, 2019
  • Label:
55[23] —
  • Released: August 28, 2019
  • Label: Universal J
32[24] —
  • Released: July 29, 2020
  • Label: Universal J
21[25] 3[26]
  • Released: April 5, 2023
  • Label: Polydor
—5[27] —

Extended plays

TitleEP detailsChart positions
Oricon Weekly
Albums Chart[28] 		Billboard Japan
Hot 100
  • Released: June 28, 2017
  • Label: U&R records
32 35[29]
  • Released: May 9, 2018
  • Label: U&R records
56[30]
  • Released: January 27, 2021
  • Label: Universal J[31]
44

Singles

!Year!Single!Album Connection
2019
2020
2020
2020
2021
2021
2021
2021
2022
2022
2022
2023N/A
2023
2023451
2023N/A
2023
2024
2024
2024
2024I were reborn, my voice would be slightly like this|もしも生まれ変わったならそっとこんな声になって|Moshimo umarekawattanara sotto Konna koe ni natte}}|-|2024||style="text-align: center;font-style: italic;" rowspan="2"|N/A|-|2024||}

This is a tribute album to CreepHyp

Accolades

Year Ceremony Award Nominated Work Result
2020 34th Japan Gold Disc Award[32] Best 5 New Artists
2021 13th CD Shop Awards[33] Finalist Award
Space Shower Music Awards[34] Best Pop Artist

Art books

!Year!Art books
2023

Videography

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
2017Second Origami
Ootori
2018Minakata Laboratory
Ootori
Popurika
2019Ootori
Popurika and Magotsuki
Kawasaki Kenji
Popurika
Kohta Morie
2020Hiroshi Kamebuchi
Popurika
Takuya Katsumi
Rabbit MACHINE
Tetsuya Nagato
Kyotaro Hayashi
2021Kohta Morie
Matasaburō Takuya Katsumi
Ryu Kato
2022Rabbit MACHINE
Kohta Morie
Ryo Ichikawa
2023Rabbit MACHINE
Takuro Oishi
Miyakōchi Atsuyo Kanamori
Yutaro Kubo
Ryu Kato
Yutaro Kubo
2024Kohta Morie
MimicryMeta
Ryu Kato
Tetsuya Nagato (Creative Director)
Yasuhiko Shimizu (Director)

The music video is a video recording the production process of a collage with the theme of "sun", created by Tetsuya Nagato[35]

Live videos

!Year!Title
2021
2022
2024

The Tsuki to Neko no Dansu live performance has been made available for free on YouTube.[36]

Live Performance

Year!style="min-width:10%;"
TitleLocation
2017Shinjuku Blaze (Tokyo)
2019TSUTAYA O-EAST (Tokyo)
Big Cat (Osaka)
Bottom Line (Aichi)
2019Studio Coast (Tokyo)
2021 Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (Tokyo)
2021Sapporo Kanamoto Hall (Hokkaido)
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall (Miyagi)
Nagoya International Congress Center (Aichi)
Orix Theater (Osaka)
Fukuoka Civic Hall (Fukuoka)
Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo)
2022Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka)
Nagoya International Congress Center (Aichi)
Tokyo Garden Theater (Tokyo)
2023Osaka Castle Hall (Osaka)
Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)
2023Sendai Sun Plaza Hall (Miyagi)
Nagoya International Congress Center (Aichi)
Festival Hall (Osaka)
Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo)
Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru (Hokkaido)
Fukuoka Sunpalace (Fukuoka)
Okinawa Convention Center Theater Building (Okinawa)
2024TOKYO ARIAKE ARENA (Tokyo)
2024Aichi SKY EXPO (Aichi)
Osaka Castle Hall (Osaka)
Kanagawa Pia Arena MM (Kanagawa)

This performance is a paid livestream event, due to the covid-19 pandemic.

This live performance is currently ongoing

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 天野史彬 . ヨルシカインタビュー 自分を滅却し、芸術に人生を捧げた2人の決断 . Cinra.net . November 7, 2019 . ja . August 28, 2019.
  2. Web site: St. Michel . Patrick . Yorushika offers a subversive meditation on artistic passion on "That's Why I Gave Up On Music" . OTAQUEST . November 7, 2019 . en . April 12, 2019.
  3. Web site: 風間大洋 . ヨルシカ . . November 7, 2019 . ja.
  4. Web site: ヨルシカ「夏草が邪魔をする」インタビュー｜気鋭ボカロP・n-bunaが新たに挑む"バンド"という表現手段 - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー . 風間大洋 Kazama Taiyo . 2017-06-28 . natalie.mu . Natasha Inc.'s Music Natalie Editorial Department . ja . 2024-04-25 . 「雲と幽霊」の2番に「夜しかもう眠れずに」っていう歌詞があるんですけど、以前から「夜しか眠れない」っていう言葉が頭の中にあって、だからこの曲にもこういう歌詞を付けたんです。そのフレーズが好きで、語感もすごくよかったしそこから取りました。.
  5. Web site: ヨルシカ「負け犬にアンコールはいらない」インタビュー. 風間大洋 Kazama Taiyo . 2018-05-09 . . September 19, 2024 . ja.
  6. Web site: 人気若手ボカロP、ナブナが初のフル アルバムをリリース . okmusic . November 7, 2019 . ja . May 12, 2015.
  7. Web site: 人気若手ボカロP"ナブナ"、初の全国流通盤となる新作アルバムの発売決定！ . UtaTen . November 7, 2019 . ja . May 13, 2015.
  8. Web site: 「ウミユリ海底譚」で知られるn-buna、童話をモチーフにしたフルアルバム発表 . . November 7, 2019 . ja . April 26, 2016.
  9. Web site: n-bunaがバンド編成で初ライブ「1人だと思ってたけど支えられてた」 . . November 7, 2019 . ja . August 17, 2016.
  10. Web site: TikTokで使用されている人気の楽曲の原曲はこちら！(邦楽編) . . November 7, 2019 . ja . November 20, 2018.
  11. Web site: Faceless Japanese Artist. Vogue. 2024-09-20.
  12. Web site: ヨルシカの顔出しはライブ待ち。ちなみにサポートメンバーは超人気バンドの元ドラマー！ レコメンロック. www.rockband-recommended.tokyo. ja. 2020-02-09.
  13. Web site: ヨルシカ - LIVE「斜陽 . 2024-09-13. 2024-09-26.
  14. Web site: A Whisker Away Anime Film's Video Reveals Yorushika Ending Song. Anime News Network. June 12, 2020. June 12, 2020.
  15. J-Pop Duo Yorushika's 'Usotsuki' Featured in Netflix's New Animated 'A Whisker Away': Watch Video . Billboard . 23 April 2024 . 17 June 2020.
  16. Web site: 2021-06-28. Yoshika suis reveals the reason why he doesn't show up. 'The joy of living that I felt by breathing into the work. 2021-07-01. Richhippos. en-GB.
  17. Web site: 2022-08-22 . ドラマ『魔法のリノベ』主題歌「チノカテ」、8月29日デジタルリリース決定！ . 2022-09-29 . ヨルシカ . ja.
  18. Web site: ヨルシカ「晴る」CM SPOT（A type） . YouTube . 5 January 2024 . 23 February 2024.
  19. Web site: Yu, Sansan. Youtube. 27 August 2024. 20 September 2024.
  20. Web site: アニメ『チ。 ―地球の運動について―』本PV . Youtube . 5 September 2024 . 19 September 2024.
  21. Web site: 2024-09-24 . 新曲「太陽」が映画「正体」の主題歌に決定 . 2024-09-25 . ヨルシカ . ja.
  22. Web site: ヨルシカ Biography . yorushika . ja . 2024-04-26 . サポートメンバー：下鶴光康（Guitar）、キタニタツヤ（Bass）、Masack（Drums）、平畑徹也（Piano).
  23. Web site: Hot Albums 2019/04/22 付け . . November 6, 2019 . ja.
  24. Web site: Hot Albums 2019/09/09 付け . . November 6, 2019 . ja.
  25. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums Charts. 2020-08-07. Billboard JAPAN. ja.
  26. Web site: Taiwan G-music Chart. 2020-08-08. g-music.
  27. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums Charts . 2023-05-02 . Billboard JAPAN . ja.
  28. Web site: ヨルシカ . . November 7, 2019 . ja.
  29. Web site: Hot Albums 2017/07/10 付け . . November 6, 2019 . ja.
  30. Web site: Hot Albums 2018/05/21 付け . . November 6, 2019 . ja.
  31. Web site: 2020-12-09. 【12/9追記】ヨルシカEP『創作』2021年1月27日発売決定. 2021-01-29. ヨルシカ. ja.
  32. Web site: The 34th Japan Gold Disc Award . golddisc.jp . . February 28, 2020.
  33. Web site: The 13th CD Shop Awards 2021 Announces Its Nominees for 2020 . 8 January 2021 .
  34. Web site: Space Shower MVA nominees .
  35. Web site: 新曲「太陽」MVを11/22に公開決定。世界観を伝えるエキシビジョンを原宿にて開催。. yorushika.com. November 22, 2024. ja. November 15, 2024.
  36. Web site: ヨルシカ LIVE「月と猫のダンス」Blu-ray & DVDの発売が決定、Youtubeへの全編公開も。（9/12更新）. yorushika.com. September 19, 2024. ja. September 12, 2024.

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