Yorushika

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Yorushika
File:Yorushika Logo.jpg
Yorushika's logo
Background information
Origin Japan
Genres
Years active 2017 (2017)–present
Labels
Website yorushika.com
Members

Yorushika (ヨルシカ?) 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"; "yoru shika mō nemurezu ni" (夜しかもう眠れずに?, meaning "I can only sleep at night").[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.[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 "Tōmei Elegy" (透明エレジー?) reached first on the platform's daily vocaloid ranking.[6] Additionally, he has produced two albums through U&R records (ja)s, 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 "Just a Sunny Day for You" (ただ君に晴れ Tada Kimi ni Hare?) also became popular in video app TikTok.[10]

As of November 2019, their faces and detailed profiles have not been disclosed 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. [11]

In 2020, they provided the theme song "Ghost in a Flower" (花に亡霊 Hana ni Bōrei?), the insert song "Night Journey" (夜行 Yakō?), and the ending song "Liar" (嘘月 Uso Tsuki?, lit. Lying Moon), for the animated film A Whisker Away.[12][13]

In 2021, Suis provided the ending theme "Shōnen Jidai (Ano Natsu no Ruka Ver.)" (少年時代（あの夏のルカVer.）?) to the Japanese version of the Disney film Luca.[14]

In 2022, they provided the theme song "Left-Right Confusion" (左右盲 Sayūmō?) and The Fruits of the Earth (チノカテ Chinokate?) for the Japanese TV drama "Renovation like Magic" (魔法のリノベ Mahō no Rinobe?).[15]

In 2023, they provided the song "Setting Sun" (斜陽 Shayō?), the opening theme song for the first season of the anime series The Dangers in My Heart, and the song "Telepath" (テレパス Terepasu?), the opening theme song for the anime series Kaina of the Great Snow Sea.

In 2024, Yorushika provided the song "Sunny" (晴る Haru?),[16] the second opening theme song for the anime series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.

Members

  • n-buna (pronounced nabuna) – music, lyrics, guitar, arrangement
  • suis (pronounced su-i) – vocals

Supporting members

Discography

Albums

Title Album Details Chart positions
JPN[18] JPN
Hot Album		 TWN
East Asia Album
That's Why I Gave Up on Music (だから僕は音楽を辞めた Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta?) 5 5[19] —
Elma (エルマ Eruma?) 3 2[20] —
Plagiarism (盗作 Tōsaku?)
  • Released: July 29, 2020
  • Label: Universal J
 2 1[21] 3[22]
Magic Lantern (幻燈 Gentō?)
  • Released: April 5, 2023
  • Label: Polydor
 — 5[23] —

Extended plays

Title EP details Chart positions
Oricon Weekly
Albums Chart[18]		 Billboard Japan
Hot 100
The Summer Grass Is Getting in My Way (夏草が邪魔をする Natsukusa ga Jama wo Suru?)
  • Released: June 28, 2017
  • Label: U&R records
 32 35[24]
A Loser Doesn't Need an Encore (負け犬にアンコールはいらない Makeinu ni Ankoru wa Iranai?)
  • Released: May 9, 2018
  • Label: U&R records
 5 6[25]
Creation (創作 Sōsaku?)
  • Released: January 27, 2021
  • Label: Universal J[26]
 4 4

Singles

Year Single
2019 A Hole Opened Up in My Heart (心に穴が空いた Kokoro ni Ana ga Aita?)
2020 Night Journey (夜行 Yakō?)
2020 Ghost in a Flower (花に亡霊 Hana ni Bōrei?)
2020 Eat the Wind (風を食む Kaze wo Hamu?)
2021 Spring Thief (春泥棒 Haru Dorobō?)
2021 Matasaburō (又三郎?)
2021 The Old Man and the Sea (老人と海 Rōjin to Umi?)
2021 Howl at the Moon (月に吠える Tsuki ni Hoeru?)
2022 Bremen (ブレーメン Buremen?)
2022 Left-Right Confusion (左右盲 Sayūmō?)
2022 Chinokate (チノカテ?)
2023 Telepath (テレパス Terepasu?)
2023 Algernon (アルジャーノン?)
2023 451
2023 Setting Sun (斜陽 Shayō?)
2023 Moonbath (月光浴 Gekkōyoku?)
2024 Sunny (晴る Haru?)
2024 Rubato (ルバート?)
2024 Forget It (忘れてください Wasurete Kudasai?)

Accolades

Year Ceremony Award Nominated Work Result
2020 34th Japan Gold Disc Award[27] Best 5 New Artists Won
2020 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Japanese Act Nominated
2021 13th CD Shop Awards[28] Finalist Award Plagiarism (盗作 Tōsaku?) Won
Space Shower Music Awards[29] Best Pop Artist Nominated

Art books

Year Art books
2023 Magic Lantern (幻燈 Gentō?)

Videography

Music videos

Title Year Director
Fireworks Beneath My Shoes (靴の花火 Kutsu no Hanabi?) 2017 Second Origami
Say It. (言って。 Itte.?) Ootori
Semi-Transparent Boy (準透明少年 Jun Tōmei Shōnen?) 2018 Minakata Laboratory
Hitchcock (ヒッチコック Hitchikokku?) Ootori
Just a Sunny Day for You (ただ君に晴れ Tada Kimi ni Hare?) Popurika
The Clouds and the Ghost (雲と幽霊 Kumo to Yūrei?)
Deep Indigo (藍二乗 Ai Nijō?)
Parade (パレード Paredo?) 2019 Ootori
That's Why I Gave Up on Music (だから僕は音楽を辞めた Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta?) Popurika and Magotsuki
A Hole Opened Up in My Heart (心に穴が空いた Kokoro ni Ana ga Aita?) Kawasaki Kenji
Rain with Cappuccino (雨とカプチーノ Ame to Kapuchīno?) Popurika
Nautilus (ノーチラス Nochirasu?) Kohta Morie
Night Journey (夜行 Yakō?) 2020 Hiroshi Kamebuchi
Ghost in a Flower (花に亡霊 Hana ni Bōrei?) Popurika
Prostitution (春ひさぎ Haru Hisagi?) Takuya Katsumi
Thoughtcrime (思想犯 Shisōhan?) Rabbit MACHINE
Plagiarism (盗作 Tōsaku?) Tetsuya Nagato
Eat the Wind (風を食む Kaze wo Hamu?) Kyotaro Hayashi
Spring Thief (春泥棒 Haru Dorobō?) 2021 Kohta Morie
Matasaburō (又三郎?) Takuya Katsumi
Howl at the Moon (月に吠える Tsuki ni Hoeru?) Ryu Kato
Bremen (ブレーメン Buremen?) 2022 Rabbit MACHINE
Left-Right Confusion (左右盲 Sayūmō?) Kohta Morie
The Fruits of the Earth (チノカテ Chinokate?) Ryo Ichikawa
Telepath (テレパス Terepasu?) 2023 Rabbit MACHINE
Algernon (アルジャーノン Arujanon?) Takuro Oishi
Miyakōchi (都落ち?) Atsuyo Kanamori
Setting Sun (斜陽 Shayō?) Yutaro Kubo
The First Night (第一夜?) Ryu Kato
Moonbath (月光浴 Gekkōyoku?) Yutaro Kubo
Sunny (晴る Haru?) 2024 Kohta Morie
Forget it (忘れてください Wasurete Kudasai?) MimicryMeta

Live videos

Year Title
2021 Yorushika Live 「Zensei」 (ヨルシカ Live 「前世」?)
2022 Yorushika Live 「Gekkō」 (ヨルシカ Live 「月光」?)

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