Full of Mystery! Here's a Series of Popular Japanese Musicians Who Hide Their Real Identities

Kapanlagi.com - Singers are public figures that we often see in mass media, attracting attention from various aspects. This usually happens not only because of their melodious songs but also because of their personality.

Due to the need for appearance and characteristics of a singer to be liked by their fans, what happens if the singer doesn't present anything except their voice? This has already existed and become popular in Japan since the emergence of virtual singers, Hatsune Miku, who attracted attention even in America through her cover song IEVAN POLLKA.

In addition to Hatsune Miku, it turns out that there are many Japanese singers who appear without mentioning their identities but succeed in having their songs heard worldwide. Here's a list of Japanese singers who use aliases as their public identities

1. Yorushika

YouTube - Yorushika/Say it

Yorushika is a duo between N-Buna as the music composer and Suis as the vocalist. The duo highly preserves their identity because they want the listeners to not have any prejudice about their quality before listening to their songs.

Yorushika's songs are very unique because behind their upbeat and cheerful melodies, there are lyrics with deep meanings and often have a sad nuance. Through their songs, Yorushika has successfully won prestigious awards in 2020 and one of their songs, 'Tosaku', became the best CD through voting in 2021.

2. Ado

YouTube - Ado/Ussewa

As a virtual singer, we might think it's difficult to quickly achieve desired popularity. However, it's not the case for Ado, a singer who was only 17 years old when she made her debut with the song 'Ussewa', which became a top song on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, Oricon Digital Singles Chart, Oricon Streaming Chart, and Spotify Viral 50 Japan.

Ado started her career not as a solo singer, but as a singer who covered popular songs on the Niconico website, commonly known as 'utaite'. However, after her debut as a solo singer on YouTube on October 15, 2020, Ado has achieved incredible popularity. Within 24 days, her debut single has been viewed over 5 million times.

3. Hoshimachi Suisei

YouTube - Suisei Channel/GHOST

Hoshimachi Suisei is a Virtual YouTuber who is an Idol Virtual under the group named Hololive. As a YouTuber, Suisei creates content that includes not only songs but also streaming, where they interact with fans through avatars that represent their public face.

Suisei has released many original singles, one of which is titled GHOST which successfully reached the number 1 spot on Oricon Daily Digital Single. Suisei's YouTube channel currently has reached 1.17 million subscribers and is one of the most successful Virtual YouTubers at the moment.

Written by: Rifki Muhammad Shofwani

(kpl/mag)