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Kenshi Yonezu
Creating Lemon and Kick Back after first finding an audience as Vocaloid producer Hachi.
Lemon · Kick Back
- Born
- 10 March 1991
- Birthplace
- Tokushima, Japan
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Kenshi Yonezu
Kenshi Yonezu is a Japanese singer-songwriter and illustrator. His music connects online production culture with mainstream pop, television and animation.
Early life
Drawing
Initially wanted to become a manga artist.
First band
Started making music with a school friend before experimenting with computer production.
Career
- 2009
Hachi
Built an online audience with Vocaloid songs.
- 2012
Own voice
Released Diorama under his real name.
- 2018
Lemon
Achieved a major mainstream breakthrough.
- 2022–2023
Animation themes
Released songs for Chainsaw Man and The Boy and the Heron.
Selected work
Lemon
A theme song that became a major Japanese hit.
Kick Back
The opening theme for Chainsaw Man.
Spinning Globe
The theme for Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron.
Beyond work
Visual art
Draws illustrations as well as making music.
Design
Collaborated with Uniqlo on T-shirt designs released internationally.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biography and career evidence ↗Photo: Sony Music — official artist photograph. Source credit; rights retained by the respective holder · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.