When you first research the name “ YOASOBI '' hundreds upon hundreds of links pop up, all ranging from how fast YOASOBI’s growth is, to how popular they’re getting, and of course, their songs.
One of YOASOBI’s song, “Idol” is one of the fastest songs, if not THE ABSOLUTE FASTEST, song to ever be on the 400 million streams league on the Oricon Charts. YOASOBI is a duet of Lilas Ikuta, the vocalist and Ayase , the composer. As quoted by google, “ Five months after its release, the song ascended to number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for the first time, and spent a total of six weeks atop the chart of which three weeks were consecutive. “, showing how popular YOASOBI was able to get in a short amount of time. YOASOBI has also worked on and is known for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022), 【Oshi No Ko】 (2023) and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023). YOASOBI’s work on the anime【Oshi No Ko】added excellent music with the amazing animation of 【Oshi No Ko】made many people truly enjoy the anime. As you can see YOASOBI is not just known as a superduo vocaloid and jpop, but also has been working on some popular shows. YOASOBI went viral with their first debut single, “ “Yoru ni Kakeru” during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019. Yoru ni Kakeru’s breathtaking vocals gave YOASOBI their first viral moment since their debut. Their singer, Ikura said “ it’s really about expressing what the song needs me to express “, about the song. YOASOBI is an example of how you can come from nothing to rise up to the top, think of this as something you can use to motivate yourself when feeling down.
Lilas Ikuta
Ayase
