Yoasobi

Yoasobi (stylized in all-caps) is a Japanese music duo composed of vocaloid music producer Ayase and vocalist Ikura. The group has released three music videos, all of which are based on short stories posted on Monogatary, a website operated by Sony Music Japan.

Yoasobi
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2019 (2019)–present
Websitewww.yoasobi-music.jp
Members
  • Ayase (composer)
  • Ikura (vocals)

History

Both members of Yoasobi had active music careers prior to forming the group. Ayase gained a following on the video hosting site Niconico since his first upload on 24 December 2018, a song titled Sentensei Assault Girl (先天性アサルトガール). On 23 November 2019, he released an EP, Yūrei Tōkyō (幽霊東京), which reached third on iTunes' album chart.[1][2] Ikuta, performing under the name Rira Ikuta (幾田りら), had already released two EPs: Rerise in 2017 and Jukebox in 2019.[3]

The first song released by the duo was "Yoru ni Kakeru", based on Mayo Hoshino's short story "Thanatos no Yūwaku" hosted on Monogatary. The music video was released first on 16 November 2019, where it broke 10 million views in five months on YouTube as well as being popular on TikTok.[4] It was subsequently released as a single on 15 December 2019, where it topped the popularity charts on both Spotify and Line Music.[5] More than five months after its release, the single would simultaneously top the Oricon Singles Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100 on 1 June 2020.[6][7]

Following the success of their first release, on 18 January 2020, Yoasobi released their second single, "Ano Yume o Nazotte", this time based on Sōta Ishiki's "Yume no Shizuku to Hoshi no Hana".[8] On 20 April 2020, Yoasobi released a teaser for their third single, "Halzion", which is based on Shunki Hashizume's "Soredemo, Happy End". "Halzion" marked the first time that Yoasobi collaborated with a professional novelist, whereas the first two were amateur writers. The single was released as a promotional project by Suntory to advertise their new energy drink named Zone.[9] The single was official released on 11 May 2020.[10]

Discography
Number Release date Title Source material Chart positions
Author Title Oricon Weekly
Singles Chart		 Billboard Japan
Hot 100
1st 15 December 2019 "Yoru ni Kakeru" (夜に駆ける) Mayo Hoshino (星野舞夜) "Thanatos no Yūwaku" (タナトスの誘惑) 1[6] 1[7]
2nd 18 January 2020 "Ano Yume o Nazotte" (あの夢をなぞって) Sōta Ishiki (いしき蒼太) "Yume no Shizuku to Hoshi no Hana" (夢の雫と星の花) 29[6] 65[7]
3rd 11 May 2020 "Halzion" (ハルジオン) Shunki Hashizume (橋爪駿輝) "Soredemo, Happy End" (それでも、ハッピーエンド) 7[6] 10[7]

References
  1. "YOASOBI、「あの夢をなぞって」が「とくダネ！」6月度お天気コーナーのマンスリー・ソングに決定" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. CD Journal. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "人気ボカロP『Ayase』が１周年を記念して "幽霊東京" のセルフカヴァーを公開". Coshitan (in Japanese). 24 December 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "幾田りら、2ndミニ・アルバムの全国流通開始　収録曲「ロマンスの約束」MVも公開" (in Japanese). CD Journal. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "YOASOBI、デビュー曲「夜に駆ける」MVが1,000万回再生突破" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」がついに月間ランキング・BGMランキング1位に！「LINE MUSIC」4月の月間ランキングを発表" (in Japanese). Music.jp. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "週間　合算シングルランキング　2020年06月01日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. "Hot 100 [2020/06/01 付け]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. "YOASOBI、第2弾楽曲「あの夢をなぞって」配信" (in Japanese). Barks. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. "YOASOBI、コラボ企画『IMMERSIVE SONG PROJECT』に書き下ろした新曲「ハルジオン」リリース決定" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  10. "YOASOBI「ハルジオン」原作者・橋爪駿輝が語る、音楽と文学の融合「文章が別の形へ昇華されていくのはエキサイティング」" (in Japanese). Real Sound. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

Official website (in Japanese)

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