tuki.
A mysterious Singer songwriter tuki. suddenly appeared on the Japanese music scene.
Currently a first-year high school student.
She has been playing and posting on TikTok since she was 13 y.o, and made her debut on September 29, 2023 with "Bansanka”.
The song quickly climbed the charts, and debuted at No.1 on Spotify's "Viral Top 50 - Japan."
It also ranked No. 1 on Apple Music's "Top Song Ranking". It was in the TOP 10 for 39 consecutive weeks on Billboard Japan's Streaming Songs, and won No. 1.
She is the youngest solo artist to have recorded more than 200 million views in total, and has now exceeded 400 million views.
On December 24, 2023, the music video of "Bansanka" was released. The illustration for the video was created by Posuka Demizu, the manga artist who created "The Promised Neverland,"' and have been viewed more than 83 million times.
"Bansanka" ranked second on the 2024 Billboard JAPAN overall song chart [JAPAN Hot 100].
After that, she released popular songs such as "Sakura Kimi Watashi" and "Inferno Love Letter”.
In just one year since its release, it has been played more than 700 million times.
On September 29, 2024, to commemorate the first anniversary of "Bansanka," she released "Best-by date of Love" as an answer song.
The music video released on the same day was produced by Ryu Nakayama, the director of the anime "Chainsaw Man."
It has been decided that she will appear in the "75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" for the first time in December 2024.
The fact that a current high school girl singer-songwriter is participating in the contest has caused a lot of buzz.