Songs that stay by your side before you even realize it—music that accompanies your everyday life.
24-year-old singer-songwriter asmi is a new-generation pop icon who sings about love troubles and the emotions we all carry in daily life, delivered with her one-of-a-kind, charming voice.

Her own song memory, as well as MAISONdes’ “Yowanehaki feat. Wanuka, asmi,” which won the 2021 TikTok Buzzword Awards Music Category Prize, created a huge viral sensation. In March 2022, her track PAKU won the TikTok 2022 First Half Trend Challenge Category Prize, earning her the title “the most-used voice on social media.”

In January 2023, she rejoined MAISONdes for “Aiwana Muchuu feat. asmi, Surii,” serving as the opening theme for the TV anime Urusei Yatsura. In April, as asmi feat. Chinozo, she performed the opening theme for the TV anime Pokémon. She has been involved in numerous anime theme songs.

In 2024, she released her major 1st album Ribbon in May, and in October, she performed the theme song “Kocchi Muite Hoi” for the TV Asahi drama Min-Ou R, also appearing in the drama itself.

In February 2025, she will perform both the theme song and insert song for the film Under the Big Onion, marking her first appearance in a movie as well as contributing music. Starting in April, she will provide the opening theme for the TV anime Days Pass, Meals Delight, and in May, she will embark on a six-venue tour, including Korea, titled asmi special live tour 2025 “Love Letter.” From July, she will perform the opening theme for the TV anime A Couple of Cuckoos.

NOMELON NOLEMON is a duo consisting of tsumiki and MIKIMARIA.

In August 2021, they made a striking debut with “INAZMA.” Their first album, “POP” was released in August 2022. In August 2023, coinciding with their second anniversary, they released their second album, “Rule,” and held a one-man live concert titled “Rule” at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA in October of the same year. In February 2024, they successfully completed the“Astro Flight Tour”, visiting 5 cities in Japan.

“SAYONARA MAYBE”, the lead song from their 2nd album, was widely used on TikTok and other social media platforms, becoming their biggest hit to date. Their subsequent release, “Dounika Nacchaisou!” was named one of the “NEXT SPIKES vol.2”, highlighting up-and-coming artists favored by listeners in their teens and twenties.

Furthermore, in October of last year, they secured their first-ever anime tie-in. “Suikou Setten” was the ending theme for the popular anime TV series“Ruroni Kenshin- Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story-Kyoto Disturbance.” Building on that momentum, in January 2025, their song “Midnight Reflection” was the insert song for the latest Gundam anime series, “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX.”

The group began anew as Sakurazaka46 in October 2020.

Their creativity and highly-disciplined dance performances have entranced a variety of creators, together with whom they now create new works and music.

Each time Sakurazaka46 releases new music, they continue to trend on social media and win first place in various rankings.

The group has also performed internationally, appearing at events such as Japan Expo Paris in 2023 and the Clockenflap Music & Art Festival in 2024. In 2025, they were appointed as ambassadors for AnimeJapan and completed their first U.S. performance in 2025 at Anime Expo, one of North America’s largest anime and Japanese culture events.

From this April, Sakurazaka46 embarked on a nationwide tour in Japan spanning five major cities over four months, drawing 260,000 attendees across 11 shows.

They are set to release their 13th single on October 29 (Wed) and will celebrate their 5th anniversary with a special “5th YEAR ANNIVERSARY LIVE” performance in April 2026.

Sakurazaka46 is a rare case of an idol group that has gained acclaim not only in Japan but overseas as well.

A four-member rock band consisting of YOSUKE (Vo), UZ (Gt & Programming), MOMIKEN (Ba), and KENTA (Dr).

Formed in 2005 with the original members, they have gained popularity since their major debut in 2010 through active releases and powerful live performances.

In 2023, YOSUKE joined as the new vocalist, establishing the current lineup.

They have created theme songs for numerous popular anime, including BLEACH, Mobile Suit Gundam, Gintama, and Haikyuu!!.

Their 2024 release “Orange,” the theme song for Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle movie, has surpassed 150 million streams!

This year marks the band’s 20th anniversary since their formation and the 15th anniversary since their debut.

Formed in 2011 around Junichi Sato (Keyboards, Chorus), fhána is a three-member band consisting of vocalist towana and kevin mitsunaga (Sampler, etc.).

They made their major debut in August 2013 with “Que Sera Sera”, the ending theme of the TV anime The Eccentric Family. The following year, they were selected by iTunes as one of the “NEW ARTISTS 2014,” recognized as a breakthrough act to watch. Their first album Outside of Melancholy reached No. 8 on the Oricon Weekly Chart.

Since then, they have performed theme songs for as many as 18 different anime titles, consistently delivering music that both complements the works’ worlds and showcases their rich musicality. Their 10th single, “Aozora no Rhapsody” (opening theme for Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid), has surpassed 56 million views on YouTube (as of February 2025). Furthermore, their latest single, “Ai no Supreme!” (opening theme for Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S), received widespread acclaim immediately upon release, surpassed 20 million views, and won multiple awards.

Leader Junichi Sato had previously debuted in 2006 with his band FLEET as vocalist. Since forming fhána, he has also been active as a composer, arranger, and producer for other artists. As of 2024, he has provided or performed more than 30 theme songs for TV anime, dramas, and theatrical animations. His work has been honored with numerous accolades, including the Heisei Anisong Grand Prix (Composition Award), the Reiwa 2nd Anisong Grand Prix (Arrangement Award), and at the Reiwa 3rd Anisong Grand Prix he won both the Work Award, Arrangement Award, and the User Voting Award.

Vocalist towana made her solo debut in July 2022 with “Veil”, the ending theme for the TV drama Risou no Kareshi. kevin mitsunaga has expanded his activities as well, performing at various events as a DJ.

Known for their strong live performances, fhána regularly holds solo tours across Japan and actively participates in overseas events. Since 2020, they have also embraced the digital era by hosting numerous online concerts. They have appeared at the world’s largest anisong festival, Animelo Summer Live, for seven consecutive years. While rooted in the anisong scene, they have also crossed into mainstream music festivals such as ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL and COUNTDOWN JAPAN, earning respect across genres and borders.

In 2023, fhána entered a new chapter with a restructured lineup, successfully celebrating their 10th anniversary with a concert at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (Shibuya Public Hall). Continuing their momentum into 2024 and beyond, they launched an Asia tour covering Korea, Taiwan, and Tokyo, followed by a China tour across Shanghai and Guangzhou, while also releasing their 5th album The Look of Life.

HIMEHINA is a virtual unit consisting of Tanaka Hime, whose high-tone vocals sound like she’s crying out her emotions, and Suzuki Hina, whose gentle singing voice blends with Hime’s to create beautiful harmonies.

As virtual artists, they focus mainly on music activities such as singing and dancing, while also posting a wide variety of content on YouTube, including game livestreams and variety videos.

They are especially well-known for their high-quality music videos and live performances. Their YouTube channel has over 1 million subscribers, and their total video views have surpassed 500 million.

In July 2025, they released their 4th album Bubblin. The album features 17 tracks, including unreleased songs such as “Ai Tsutsumi Dance Hall,” “LADY CRAZY,” and “Kisu Kitsune,” as well as “V,” which reached 1 million views within just 5 days of its music video release.

An artist from Utashinai City, Hokkaido, known as “the smallest city in Japan.” Born on July 12.

While still in high school, she began her full-fledged musical career after posting singing performances online. She made a striking debut when she was selected as the vocalist for both the image song and the theme song of the film Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Memory Snow. Since then, she has performed not only for other Re:Zero works, but also for numerous TV anime and commercials, including Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka, Astra Lost in Space, Police in a Pod, and Spy Classroom.

In 2024, marking the 5th anniversary of her debut, she joined NEW WORLD LINE, led by Junichi Sato of fhána, a three-member band with worldwide support across genres and borders, particularly in the anisong scene. Her first release under this new affiliation, “The Other Side of the Door”, was a fresh pop tune for which nonoc herself wrote the lyrics—an apt song to open a new chapter in her career as she relocated her base from her native Hokkaido to Tokyo.

Since moving to Tokyo, she has appeared in many events both in Japan and overseas, including in Canada, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, and Cambodia. At the same time, she has actively pursued projects tied to her Hokkaido roots: in 2023, she performed the Hokkaido Electric Power Group’s commercial song “365 Days of Tomorrow”, and in 2025 she was appointed as a PR Ambassador for Utashinai City, Hokkaido.

Shouta Aoi is active across a wide range of fields, including voice acting, music, and stage performance.

He made his voice acting debut in 2011, gaining attention as Ai Mikaze in the Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ series. With his exceptional expressive ability and a one-of-a-kind voice, he has appeared in numerous anime and video game titles.

As a musical artist, he made his debut in 2013 with the mini-album Blue Bird.

His impressive vocal range, especially his signature high tones, and his dynamic live performances have earned him critical acclaim. In 2016, he held his first solo concert at the prestigious Nippon Budokan.

The following year, he embarked on a major tour that included a landmark performance at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, drawing a crowd of 10,000. His 2019 tour brought him to five venues nationwide, with a total audience of 22,000.

In April 2025, Shouta Aoi starred as a lead in the musical Dream High, further expanding his career as an actor. His free-spirited style and undeniable presence continue to drive his dynamic work across a range of creative fields.

Yoko Takahashi made her debut as a solo artist in 1991 with “P.S. I miss you”, which won her New Artist of the year award in both the Japan Record Awards and the Japan Cable Awards. Her best known songs, “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis”, the theme song for “Neon Genesis Evangelion” released in 1995, and “Soul’s Refrain”, the theme song for “Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Movie Death & Rebirth” released in 1997, continues to do well to this day. This talented singer boasts a total of 1.75 million copies sold, 7 million downloads, and over 400 million streams throughout, for these two songs.

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ALI is a boundary-pushing project centered around its vocalist LEO, a multicultural artist whose roots span Japan, Spain, the UK, and the Philippines. Based in Shibuya, Tokyo, the group lives by the motto “Long Live Music,” blending the rhythms of funk, soul, jazz, and Latin music with the raw energy of hip-hop, rock, and ska to create a truly genre-crossing sound.

They first made waves with their independently released 2019 single “Wild Side,” which served as the opening theme for the anime BEASTARS. Following this release, they skyrocketed to mainstream success with their first major-label track “LOST IN PARADISE feat. AKLO,” which was chosen to be the ending theme for the global hit anime JUJUTSU KAISEN. MLB star Shohei Ohtani used the song as his walk-up song during his time with the Los Angeles Angels, shining even more light on the band and their work.

In 2022, ALI contributed “NEVER SAY GOODBYE feat. Mummy-D” as the opening theme for the anime Golden Kamuy, and in 2024, their songs “Professionalism feat. Hannya” and “BEYOND feat. MaRI” were used as opening and ending themes for the anime The Fable. Most recently, in 2025, their song “CASANOVA POSSE” was chosen as the opening for the first part of the fourth season of the anime Dr. STONE.

With a strong international presence, ALI regularly tours countries like Brazil, China, and South Korea, electrifying audiences at major festivals and live venues. Their powerful performances and cross-cultural sound continue to defy conventions, break barriers, and unite fans across the globe.

An elite in the world of Vocaloid, HachioujiP mainly releases Vocaloid songs influenced by EDM, and also produces tracks for other vocalists. He is likewise active as a DJ, performing in clubs and at large festivals in Japan such as ‘ROCK IN JAPAN FES’, as well as in Asia, Europe, and North and South America.

In 2016, he was in charge of the theme song for HATSUNE MIKU EXPO. He also released a Vocaloid best album ‘Eight – THE BEST OF Hachioji P-’, which was the culmination of all his doujin activities. HachioujiP also accompanied Hatsune Miku on her North American tour, performing in New York and Chicago.

In 28 August 2019, he released a Vocaloid mini-album ‘GRAPHIX’. The song ‘Gimme x Gimme’, a collaboration with Giga was included in the album, became a hit with over 30 million video views. On 31 August 2022, he released her first album in three years, ‘HIDEOUT’

A virtual dark singer who dreams of expressing the world through her songs and creations.

With her powerful and fragile voice, she weaves new stories of darkness and light on the canvas of “Isekaijoucho”.

She is a unique creator who creates works and expresses herself not only as a singer, but also in many other ways such as an illustrator, a narrator, or a voice actor.

May’n made her major debut at 15 years old in 2005. Her works span multiple genres of
music, including pop, rock, dance, and R&B, displaying her skills as a talented singer.

Her top-charting music has been featured in many anime, dramas, movies, and video games. She held five solo performances at Nippon Budokan and Yokohama Arena.

May’n actively performs overseas. She has completed a world tour and solo performances in 16 cities around the world. She has also headlined overseas festivals in 9 cities spread over 7 countries.

She especially achieves great popularity in the Greater China region, she has received the award for 3 consecutive years at the WEIBO Account Festival in Japan, organized by SNS service “Weibo” in China.

She was also the first Japanese award winner at the ASIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019 held in Shenzhen, China.

In recent years, she has also appeared in musical productions, engaging in a wide range of activities.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of her debut as an artist, and tickets for the May’n 20th Anniversary Concert held on May 9 and 10 at Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall sold out on the same day.

To commemorate her 20th anniversary, she will release a best album, TWENTY//NEXT, on August 13, 2025. In October, she will hold her first symphonic concert in nine years, and starting in March 2026, she will embark on a Tokyo–Nagoya–Osaka tour titled The BEST of May’n. Her momentum toward this milestone year shows no signs of slowing.

With her overwhelming vocal ability and soaring high-tone voice, she continues to captivate audiences both in Japan and overseas.

The group was formed in 2013 with KOM_I as the lead vocalist.

The members include KOM_I (lead vocalist), Kenmochi Hidefumi (music),and Dir.F (other contributions), although only KOM_I has been publicly visible. On September 6, 2021, KOM_I departed from the group, and Utaha was introduced as the second lead vocalist, marking the commencement of activities under a new structure.

In February 2022, the music video for “Edison” was released and quickly went viral, especially on social media. It has since garnered over 65 million views and surpassed 100 million cumulative streams. In March 2024, under the new lineup with Utaha, the group successfully held their first solo concert at Nippon Budokan titled “METEOR SHOWER.”

In April 2025, they released the opening theme “Summertime Ghost” for the TV anime Kowloon Generic Romance. This was followed by the releases of “Chateaubriand” in May and “Monster Island” in July. Their 4th EP, Kawaijoshi (可愛女子), is set to be released on September 24.