THEME FOR NEW MONOGATARI ANIMATION SERIES MARKS FIRST TASTE OF NEW MUSIC THIS YEAR
J-POP SUPERSTARS RETURNING TO STATES FOR SHOWS AT LOLLAPALOOZA, RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL + MORE
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Story: Ralph Greco, Jr
Known for turning novels into music, global J-pop superstars YOASOBI return with “UNDEAD”—the theme song to a brand-new animation series from Monogatari. The song also marks the duo’s first new music of the year. Listen/share HERE.
The track will act as the opening theme for Off & Monster Season of the Bakemonogatari novel series written by Nisio Isin. The anime is available to stream exclusively on Crunchyroll beginning July 6, and will be available to viewers in North America.
YOASOBI recently made their successful Coachella debut and played to sold-out crowds in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Now, they are gearing up to return to the states for a sold-out performance at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on August 6, followed by Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway on August 8. They’ll also take the stage at Chicago’s beloved Lollapalooza music festival.
Their global smash hit song “Idol” was named the #1 Song of the Year in 2023 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. It smashed a multitude of records, amassing 22 consecutive weeks in the #1 spot. The song also broke the record for the fastest single to reach 100 million streams on the Billboard Japan chart and surged to #1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.
The duo also released their third English language EP, E-SIDE 3, which includes eight newly recorded songs—listen/share HERE.
Comprised of composer Ayase and vocalist ikura, YOASOBI are record-breaking international superstars in the making. Their first song, “Into The Night (Yoru ni Kakeru),” was released in November 2019, immediately attracting attention by achieving #1 on numerous streaming charts in Japan and appearing on viral charts in several countries. It was #1 on the 2020 Billboard JAPAN Combined Song Chart and Streaming Song Chart, and in January 2023 the total plays surpassed 900 million streams marking a first in Japan. YOASOBI gained international attention and reached #1 on the Spotify charts for the Japanese Artist Most Played Internationally in 2021. Their song “Monster (Kaibutsu)” was named one of the 10 Best Songs of 2021 by TIME.
YOASOBI’s TikTok LIVE performance achieved the highest ever viewership for a Japanese artist on the platform when it was streamed by more than 630k fans with simultaneous viewers surpassing 120k. Their first arena tour “YOASOBI ARENA TOUR 2023 ‘Denkosekka’” consisted of fourteen shows in seven cities with a total of 130k attendees as the duo continues to attract attention in all directions of their career.
YOASOBI LIVE
August 1-4—Lollapalooza—Chicago, IL
August 6—Radio City Music Hall—New York, NY
August 8—MGM Music Hall at Fenway—Boston, MA
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Ralph Greco, Jr. is the devilishly clever nom de plume of professional writer/musician Ralph Greco who lives in the wilds of suburban New Jersey. He is also a podcast co-host, but as everyone has a podcast these days, this fact is of very little consequence.Ralph can be reached by writing [email protected]
Ralph Greco, Jr. is the devilishly clever nom de plume of professional writer/musician Ralph Greco who lives in the wilds of suburban New Jersey. He is also a podcast co-host, but as everyone has a podcast these days, this fact is of very little consequence.Ralph can be reached by writing [email protected]
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