JAPAN’S FASTEST RISING ACT J-POP SUPERSTAR DUO YOASOBI UNVEIL NEW SONG “THE SWALLOW (FEAT. MIDORIES)”

MORE NEW MUSIC IS IMMINENT

November 4, 2022—Today, one of Japan’s fastest rising J-Pop acts, YOASOBI, unveil a new song “The Swallow (feat. Midories);” listen/share HERE. The original Japanese version of “Tsubame” was released late last year. Further new music and news from the band is imminent.

YOSASBI continue to go from strength to strength in the short window since their conception, being awarded the highly coveted “Artist of the Year” award at MTV’s Video Music Awards in Japan last year.

They have topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, reached #1 on the Billboard Japan Top Artists Chart and accumulated over 2.7 billion streams across releases.

The original Japanese version of “Into The Night” is ranked #1 on Spotify Japan’s “Most Streamed Songs in Japan in the Last Five Years” category, and the breakthrough hit has now surpassed 700 million streams.

This new music follows “好きだ [Sukida]” which was released earlier this year as part of their ongoing collaboration with Naoki Award-winning authors Rio Shimamoto, Mizuki Tsujimura, Miyuki Miyabe and Eto Mori. “好きだ [Sukida]” is based on Mori’s original novel, Hikari No Tane (Seed of Light) A Story to Read When You First Profess Your Love, which tells the story of a high school student professing her love to her childhood best friend.

Comprised of composer Ayase and vocalist ikura, the duo is known for turning novels into music. Last year, YOASOBI released their first ever English language album E-Side, as well as a Japanese album THE BOOK 2—The sophomore album includes seven tracks release throughout the year, plus one song which has previously only been performed live.