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Ayase (music producer)

Ayase (born April 4, 1994) is a Japanese musician and record producer. He is best known as a Vocaloid producer and composer for Yoasobi, a musical duo composed of himself and vocalist Ikura. He was also a vocalist of the rock band Davinci until its disbandment in 2020.

Early life

Ayase was born on April 4, 1994, in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[1] At the age around 3 or 4, he received his first piano lessons by his grandmother who was a music teacher. When he started elementary school, he received professional piano lessons at a music school. In his later grade school years, he also learned how to play acoustic guitar after he was given an acoustic guitar as a Christmas present. The first song he learned to play on guitar was originally written by Ringo Sheena. His early musical influences were Exile, Sukima Switch, Kobukuro,[2] Radwimps,[3] and Aiko.[4][5]He also stated that he was influenced by several rock and metal bands, such as Maximum the Hormone, Coldrain, Crossfaith, SiM, Slipknot and Bring Me the Horizon before he found the band.[6]

Career

Davinci

When he was 16, Ayase formed his rock band named Davinci with classmates from high school, performing under the name Keiichirō, and being in charge of vocalist and leader of the band. Due to his activity with the group, He later dropped out of high school, and, in 2016, the band relocated to Tokyo.[4] In October 2018, the band went hiatus due to Ayase's medical treatment of peptic ulcer disease.[7] The band announced the disbandment two years later in July 2020.[8]

Solo activities

During the band's hiatus, Ayase started making music using the Vocaloid software voicebank Hatsune Miku during his stay at the hospital. He released his first song "Sentensei Assault Girl" via video sharing platforms YouTube and Niconico on December 24, 2018.[9] Since then, he continued self-published several songs, including "Last Resort" in April 2019, which gained his first popularity.[10] Eventually, Ayase released his debut extended play Ghost City Tokyo, recorded by Hatsune Miku vocals, on November 17, 2019.[11][12] His second EP Mikunoyoasobi was released exclusively on CD to Tower Records Japan on January 6, 2021. The EP contains cover versions by Hatsune Miku of seven tracks from Yoasobi's debut EP The Book by Hatsune Miku, including "Yoru ni Kakeru", which previously appeared on Ghost City Tokyo.[13]

Ayase's self-cover of two tracks from Ghost City Tokyo, "Yoru Naderu Menō" and "Yūrei Tōkyō", were released to streaming platforms on September 8, 2021, after published on YouTube and Niconico in 2019–2020.[14] He collaborated with Creepy Nuts and Lilas Ikuta on the single "Baka Majime", which featured on All Night Nippon 55th-anniversary stage drama Ano Yoru o Oboe Teru.[15] Ayase released his first original song "Hōwa", alongside self-cover of "Cinema", on September 30, 2022.[16] In 2023, he recorded two anime opening themes: "Shock!" for Buddy Daddies,[17] and "Hiten" with R-Shitei [ja] for the 2023 edition of Rurouni Kenshin.[18] Ayase and Vocaloid producers Syudou, Surii, and Tsumiki, as Dreamers, for the collaborative EP Ryūgūjō; Ayase wrote the song "Kira Kira Kira". It was released exclusively at Creators Market of Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2023 festival in Osaka on August 11.[19]

As songwriter and producer, Ayase has written and produced several songs for artists like Lisa, Uru, Nana Mori, Hoshimachi Suisei, Hey! Say! JUMP, and Poppin'Party, etc.

Yoasobi

Around the time "Last Resort" popularized,[20] in mid 2019, Ayase received an offer from Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Yohei Yashiro and Shuya Yamamoto, to collaborate on a project to produce songs inspired by short stories published on creative writing social media Monogatary.com [ja].[21] He found Ikura on Instagram, where she covered the song,[22] and later checked her YouTube channel, and contacted her directly to persuade her to form the duo, called Yoasobi.[5] Their debut single "Yoru ni Kakeru", which was released in December 2019, went viral and became a musical success in Japan which resulted in Yoasobi increasing popularity in Japanese music scene.[23][24]

Personal life

Ayase has been dating Nina Ai, who works on some Yoasobi's music videos, including "Yoru ni Kakeru".[25]

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Non-commercial releases

Guest appearances

Songwriting and production credits

All song credits are adapted from the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers's database unless stated otherwise.[42]

Awards and nominations

Notes

  1. ^ Japan physical and digital combined sale figures for Mikunoyoasobi[29][30]
  2. ^ a b "Yoru Naderu Menō" was first voiced by Hatsune Miku and was non-commercially published through YouTube and Niconico in early 2019. A self-cover of the song was commercially released on EP Ghost City Tokyo in late 2019. The same self-cover was re-released in 2021, alongside "Yūrei Tōkyō".
  3. ^ "Yūrei Tōkyō" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 36 on the Download Songs.[35]
  4. ^ "Hōwa" did not enter Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the Digital Singles Chart.[37]
  5. ^ "Hōwa" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 36 on the Download Songs.[38]
  6. ^ "Cinema" did not enter Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 42 on the Digital Singles Chart.[37]
  7. ^ "Cinema" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 56 on the Download Songs.[38]
  8. ^ "Hiten" did not enter Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Digital Singles Chart.[39]

References

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  2. ^ Soo, JX (September 4, 2023). "YOASOBI: the "ultimate J-pop unit" faces the world". NME. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Bell, Crystal (October 29, 2021). "YOASOBI Is Ready to Go Global". Paper. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Abe, Yuka (July 14, 2020). "中高生に爆発的人気を誇る音楽ユニット「YOASOBI」 そのクリエイティビティーの源泉とは". Asahi & Education (in Japanese). Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Billboard Japan (June 30, 2020). "Rising J-Pop Duo YOASOBI Reveal Influences From Anime to Folk: Interview". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Shida, Takumi (September 2, 2023). "SiM MAH and YOASOBI Ayase discuss metal music and the role their music should play in the world as music from Japan". Real Sound. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Davinci [@Davinci_of] (October 3, 2018). "Davinciから皆様へ今後の活動について大切なお知らせがございます。 / リリース当日、ならびにツアー直前のご報告となり誠に申し訳ございません。 / ご迷惑をお掛けしますこと、深くお詫び申し上げます。" (Tweet). Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Davinci [@Davinci_of] (July 16, 2020). "Davinciから皆様へ / これまで関わっていただいた全ての方へ / 大切なご報告がございます。 / ご一読のほどお願い致します。" (Tweet). Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
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  13. ^ "YOASOBI、初配信ライヴ2月14日開催決定。1st EP『THE BOOK』の初音ミクVer.『MIKUNOYOASOBI』タワレコ限定サプライズ・リリース。ファンクラブ「CLUB 夜遊」もプレオープン". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). January 6, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  14. ^ "Ayase、ボカロ曲セルフカバー配信シングル『夜撫でるメノウ / 幽霊東京』を緊急リリース". Spice (in Japanese). September 7, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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  17. ^ "Ayase、新曲「SHOCK!」配信開始". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  18. ^ "Ayase×R-指定「るろ剣」OP曲、放送前に配信". Natalie (in Japanese). July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "DREAMERS（Ayase／syudou／すりぃ／ツミキ）がコンピALを【マジカルミライ】で販売、メンバーによる手売りも". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  20. ^ "＜インタビュー＞YOASOBIが語るユニット結成の経緯、音楽と小説を行き来する面白さ | Special". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 19, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  21. ^ Kiyokawa, Jin (November 5, 2020). "YOASOBI transforms fiction into music". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
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  23. ^ Murata, Kamome (June 5, 2020). "瑛人「香水」、YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」……SNSやサブスクで存在感示すアーティストと楽曲に注目". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  24. ^ Hosoda, Narushi (September 9, 2020). "YOASOBI、大ヒットの背景は「現代のリアリティとの共鳴」". News Postseven (in Japanese). Retrieved May 26, 2022.
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  27. ^ "Ayaseの合算アルバム売上" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  28. ^ Peaks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums:
    • "Mikunoyoasobi". January 13, 2021.
  29. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-01-18" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  30. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: 2023-10-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  31. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2022-10-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  32. ^ "Ayaseの合算シングル売上" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
    • "Baka Majime": "Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2022-04-04" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  33. ^ Peaks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100:
    • "Yoru Naderu Menō". September 22, 2021.
    • "Baka Majime". March 30, 2022.
    • "Hiten". July 19, 2023.
  34. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Ayase – 夜撫でるメノウ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 12, 2023. Select 2022年11月 on the drop-down menu
  35. ^ "Billboard Japan Download Songs – Week of September 15, 2021". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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  38. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Download Songs – Week of September 5, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  39. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2023-07-24" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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