Kenshi Yonezu Archives

Ado, LiSA, Kenshi Yonezu, Fujii Kaze among MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 nominees

May 17, 2026

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN has revealed the full list of nominees for the categories set to be awarded at the Grand Ceremony taking place on Saturday, June 13, at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO.This year marks its second insta...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2025

Jorge M.

Mar 2, 2026

Anime, Entertainment

In 2025, the anime music world offered fans a great diversity of opening and ending songs, highlighted by a resurgence of rock-oriented sounds. We saw the rise of metal icons like Ave Mujica, who left fans brea...

Kenshi Yonezu launches “2025 WORLD TOUR / JUNK” with debut shows in Asia, Europe, U.S.!

Bri

Oct 12, 2024

Tour and event

The hit Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu announced "KENSHI YONEZU 2025 WORLD TOUR / JUNK", which is set to include first-time performances in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Ticket sale dates vary ...

Kenshi Yonezu’s sixth album “LOST CORNER” gets international releases

Erica

Jul 23, 2024

Releases

Global Jpop artist Kenshi Yonezu is set to release his sixth studio album, LOST CORNER digitally worldwide on Wednesday, August 21. The album gets a physical release in North America, Europe, and the UK on Augu...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2022

NBT

Jan 21, 2023

Anime, Entertainment, Music Video

The year of 2022 in anime music really ended on a high note, thanks to a particular anime that not only delivered in terms of visuals, but also in the auditory department.If you weren't able to guess which ...

YouTube Music Weekend vol.5 joined by 65 artists: SiM, MIYAVI, WagakkiBand, and more

NBT and Peertje

Apr 30, 2022

Online Concert

YouTube Music Weekend is about to hit off vol.5 in its series, and this time, a total of 65 artists and groups are to join the online streaming event! Over the course of three days, May 6-8, the streams will pr...

Kenshi Yonezu’s “Lemon” hits 500 million views on YouTube

NBT

Dec 17, 2019

Entertainment, Vocaloid/Virtual singer

Kenshi Yonezu (米津玄師) who began his musical career under the name "Hachi" (ハチ) has over the years released an incredible amount of hit songs, appearing in commercials, drama series, anime, and much more. Regardl...

Kenshi Yonezu belts out a ballad in “Uma to Shika”

G Andrew White

Sep 12, 2019

Music Video, Releases

Kenshi Yonezu's music video for Uma to Shika released on September 2 and it has garnered over 10 million views on YouTube in a week. At the start, we see the Tokyo skyline on a cloudy day. As Kenshi sings into ...

Kenshi Yonezu calls for the sea in “Umi no Yuurei”

edoh+

May 30, 2019

Music Video

The music video for Kenshi Yonezu's Umi no Yuurei (海の幽霊) delves deep into the serene world of the ocean which will send tingling sensations across your skin for the full four minutes. Each frame is a work of ar...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2018

NBT

Dec 17, 2018

Entertainment

It is the time of the year where we once again take a look at all the great music contributions. This time around we have done it slightly differently. Instead of solely using sales numbers to determine the ord...

Kenshi Yonezu channels enka vibes on “Flamingo”

edoh+

Oct 23, 2018

Music Video, Releases

Yes, you read that correctly. Kenshi Yonezu's latest track, Flamingo, calls on the power of the old gods and features enka-sque singing as he staggers endlessly through a carpark. You'll notice similar dancing ...

Kenshi Yonezu’s melancholic “Lemon” video has us feeling saudade

edoh+

Mar 15, 2018

Music Video, Releases

The latest single, Lemon, by Kenshi Yonezu, named after sour citrus, have been stirring up sharp and bitter feelings since it's release yesterday, on March 14. The music video, which has been cropped into a squ...

Winners of SPACE SHOWER Music Awards 2018

edoh+

Mar 4, 2018

Entertainment, Videos

Held in Yokohama on March 1, this year's SPACE SHOWER Music Awards was once again the platform for both new and established Japanese and international artists to battle it out. We'll be summing up the winners o...

Top 20 anime opening and ending songs 2017

NBT

Dec 24, 2017

Anime, Doujin, Music Video

There was a huge amount of superb anime music to choose from this year! Although it was really hard to narrow it down to a somewhat small list, we still think we did a good job getting the top 20 best Jrock ani...