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duo founded in 2017 represented by

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. The group is composed of

N-buna N-buna (nabuna, ナブナ, stylized as n-buna) is a Japanese music producer and composer. He is a Vocaloid music producer and is the guitarist and songwriter for the band Yorushika. History N-buna was born in Gifu Prefecture in Japan. His fam ...

, a vocaloid music producer, and Suis, a female vocalist. They are known for their juxtaposition of "passionate" and "upbeat" production and instrumentation fused with heavier lyrical content, which often explore ideas such as love and human emotion and draw from works of literature including

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. The name "Yorushika" is taken from a lyric in their song : . The eye-designed logo mark is a motif of two moons facing each other and also serves as a clock hand, portraying the time "from 6:00 to night". The duo is extremely secretive, never publicly revealing their faces or holding many concerts. To date, Yorushika has only held three concerts, one in July 2017, one in August 2019, and another in January 2021.

History

Prior to the formation of Yorushika, N-buna already had a sizeable following on Niconico, a Japanese video hosting website, first releasing vocaloid music on the platform in 2012. His 2013 song reached first on the platform's daily vocaloid ranking. Additionally, he has produced two albums through U&R Records, a subsidiary of Niconico's owner

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, N-buna and Suis met through a common acquaintance; Suis was a longtime fan of N-buna's vocaloid work. Suis first appeared as a guest vocalist during N-buna's two solo concerts in Tokyo. N-buna reached out to Suis to form Yorushika as part of N-buna's effort to find a "more human" voice to use in his music, as opposed to vocaloid. Since then, the two have released three

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s and three full albums, all of which charted on both the

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and the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 Albums Chart. Yorushika's popularity grew explosively, with critics noting that the lyrics seemed to strike a chord with younger audiences. Additionally, the song also became popular in video app

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. As of November 2019, their faces and detailed profiles have not been disclosed as they want their audiences to listen to their music without "preconceptions". They have hosted live performances before, but the etiquette of concerts in Japan is a strict no-image policy until told otherwise. In 2020, they provided the theme song and ending song for the animated film '' A Whisker Away''. In 2021, Suis provided the ending theme to the Japanese version of the Disney film ''

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''. In 2022, they provided the theme song "Sayuumou" (左右盲) and "Chinokate" (チノカテ) for the Japanese TV drama "Renovation like Magic" (魔法のリノベ, ''Mahō no rinobe'').

Members

* n-buna (pronounced ''nabuna'') – music, arrangement * suis (pronounced ''su-i'') – vocals

Discography

Extended plays

Albums

Accolades

Videography

Music videos

References

External links

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