is a Japanese rock duo founded in 2017. The group is composed of N-buna, a Vocaloid 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 explores ideas such as love and human emotion and draws from works of literature including Masuji Ibuse and Jules Verne.
The duo is extremely secretive, never publicly revealing their faces. N-buna stated that he does not want the creator to take precedence over the work.
Name The name "Yorushika" is taken from a lyric in their song "The Clouds and the Ghost", . 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".
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 , a subsidiary of Niconico's owner Dwango.
According to an interview with Natalie, 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 extended plays and three full albums, all of which charted on both the Oricon Albums Chart 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 became popular on the video app TikTok.
As of May 2023, 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 unless told otherwise. In their live performances, they often use backlighting on stage to obscure their faces, further enforcing their anonymity.
In 2020, they provided the theme song , the insert song , and the ending song , for the animated film A Whisker Away.
In 2022, they provided the theme song for the movie Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight and for the Japanese TV drama .
In 2023, they provided the song , the opening theme song for the first season of the anime series The Dangers in My Heart, and the song , the opening theme song for the anime series Kaina of the Great Snow Sea.
In 2024, Yorushika provided the song , the second opening theme song for the anime series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Yorushika also participated in a tribute album for the band Creep_Hyp, where they covered the song , They also provided the song , as the ending theme song for the anime series Orb: On the Movements of the Earth. Additionally, they have released the song titled , which serves as the theme song for the movie Shotai, directed by Michihito Fujii.
In 2025, Yorushika contributed the song "Snake" as the second ending theme for the anime Orb: On the Movements of the Earth. They also performed the song , which serves as the opening theme for the second season of the Shōshimin Series adaptation. They also provided the song , serving as the soundtrack for a Daihatsu commercial video, titled "To the Sea". They also provided the song , as the theme song for a drama series called We still don't know the school rules of that planet.
In 2026, Suis collaborated with Eve for the song , as the opening theme for the anime Witch Hat Atelier. Yorushika also provided the song as the opening for the anime adaptation of Liar Game.
Members N-buna – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, synthesizer, piano (studio only), other instruments (studio only), lyrics, arrangement, production Suis – vocals
Current supporting members Mitsuyasu Shimozuru – acoustic and electric guitars, live backing vocals (2017-present) Masack – drums, percussion, live backing vocals (2017-present) Tetsuya Hirahata – keyboards, accordion, live backing vocals (2017-present) Former supporting members
Tatsuya Kitani – acoustic and electric bass guitars, live backing vocals (2017-2026)
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications JPN JPNCmb. JPNHot That's Why I Gave Up on Music Released: April 10, 2019 Label: Formats: CD, DL, streaming 5 4 5 Elma Released: August 28, 2019 Label: Universal J Formats: CD, DL, streaming 3 3 2 RIAJ: Gold Plagiarism Released: July 29, 2020 Label: Universal J Formats: CD, DL, streaming 2 1 1 RIAJ: Gold Magic Lantern Released: April 5, 2023 Label: Polydor Formats: Art book, DL, streaming — 19 5 Second Person Released: March 4, 2026 Label: Polydor Formats: DL, streaming — 7 2 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions JPN JPNCmb. JPNHot The Summer Grass Is Getting in My Way Released: June 28, 2017 Label: U&R Formats: CD, DL, streaming 32 — 35 A Loser Doesn't Need an Encore Released: May 9, 2018 Label: U&R Formats: CD, DL, streaming 5 29 6 Creation Released: January 27, 2021 Label: Universal J Formats: CD, DL, streaming 4 4 4 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album JPN JPNCmb. JPNHot 2018 — — — RIAJ: Gold That's Why I Gave Up on Music 2019 — — — — — 44 Elma — — 95 RIAJ: Gold 2020 — — 39 Plagiarism — 10 6 RIAJ: Gold 2× Platinum — 38 23 — 35 25 RIAJ: Gold — — 30 — — 49 Creation 2021 — 27 23 RIAJ: Gold 2× Platinum — 35 17 RIAJ: Gold Magic Lantern — — 43 — — 31 2022 12 — 22 — 31 11 RIAJ: Gold — — 27 2023 — — — — 24 16 RIAJ: Gold Magic Lantern "451" — — — — 44 31 RIAJ: Gold — — 89 Second Person 2024 — 11 8 RIAJ: Gold 2× Platinum 12 — 65 — 49 36 RIAJ: Gold — 42 31 RIAJ: Gold — — 35 2025 — — 43 — 26 20 — — 33 — — 53 2026 — — 41 — — 34 Second Person — 38 21 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Other charted and certified songs + List of other charted and certified songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album JPNCmb. JPNHot 2017 — — RIAJ: Platinum The Summer Grass Is Getting in My Way 2018 — — RIAJ: Gold A Loser Doesn't Need an Encore — — RIAJ: Platinum 36 22 RIAJ: 2× Platinum 2019 33 20 RIAJ: 2× Platinum That's Why I Gave Up on Music — 62 Elma 2023 — 91 Magic Lantern 2024 30 31 Moshi mo Umarekawattanara Sotto Konna Koe ni Natte "Darma Grand Prix" 2025 13 12 Dear Jubilee: Radwimps Tribute "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Videography Video albums + List of video albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions JPNDVD JPNBD Yorushika Live "Zense" Released: May 26, 2021 Label: Sony Japan Formats: DVD, BD 3 5 Yorushika Live "Gekkō" Released: June 29, 2022 Label: Sony Japan Formats: DVD, BD 5 3 Yorushika Live "Moon and Cat Dance" Released: September 18, 2024 Label: Sony Japan Formats: DVD, BD 2 5 Yorushika Live 2024 "Zense" Released: June 25, 2025 Label: Sony Japan Formats: DVD, BD 5 6
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Fireworks Beneath My Shoes" 2017 Second Origami "Say It" Ootori "Semi-Transparent Boy" 2018 Minakata Laboratory "Hitchcock" Ootori "Just a Sunny Day for You" Popurika "The Clouds and the Ghost" "Deep Indigo" "Parade" 2019 Ootori "That's Why I Gave Up on Music" PopurikaMagotsuki "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart" Kawasaki Kenji "Rain with Cappuccino" Popurika "Nautilus" Kohta Morie "Night Journey" 2020 Hiroshi Kamebuchi "Ghost in a Flower" Popurika "Prostitution" Takuya Katsumi "Thought Crime" Rabbit Machine "Plagiarism" Tetsuya Nagato "Eat the Wind" Kyotaro Hayashi "Spring Thief" 2021 Kohta Morie "Matasaburō" Takuya Katsumi "Howl at the Moon" Ryu Kato "Bremen" 2022 Rabbit Machine "Left-Right Confusion" Kohta Morie "The Fruits of the Earth" Ryo Ichikawa "Telepath" 2023 Rabbit Machine "Algernon" Takuro Oishi "Miyakōchi" Atsuyo Kanamori "Setting Sun" Yutaro Kubo "The First Night" Ryu Kato "Moonbath" Yutaro Kubo "Sunny" 2024 Kohta Morie "Forget It" MimicryMeta "Aporia" Ryu Kato "Sun" Tetsuya NagatoYasuhiko Shimizu "Snake" 2025 Satou Miyo "Martian" N-BunaKohta Morie "Shura" N-Buna "August, A Certain Place, Moonlight" DMYM/No.734 "Plover"2026 Kohta Morie "Paddle" Ryu Kato "Madder" Yoshiki Imazu "Bubble" MimicryMeta
Concerts
Tours Moonlight Live Tour (2019) Plagiarism Live Tour (2021) Moonlight Re-enactment Live Tour (2022) Zense Live (2023) Moon and Cat Dance Live Tour (2023) Zense Live (2024) Plagiarism Re-enactment Live Tour (2025) First Person Live Tour (2026)
One-off Summer Grass Gets in the Way Live (2017) Zense Live (2021) Moon and Cat Dance Live (2024)
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Japan Gold Disc Award 2020 Best 5 New Artists Yorushika MTV Europe Music Awards 2020 Best Japanese Act Space Shower Music Awards 2021 Best Pop Artist Yorushika CD Shop Awards 2021 Grand Prize (Red) Plagiarism Finalist Award Music Awards Japan 2025 Best of Listeners' Choice: Japanese Song Powered by Spotify "Sunny" 2026 Best Song Award "Haru" rowspan="2" Best Artist Award Yorushika Notes
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