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Kenshi Yonezu (米津 玄師 Yonezu Kenshi, born March 10, 1991[1]), also known by his producer name Hachi (ハチ), is a Tokushima-born artist, musician, singer-songwriter, and VOCALOID song producer and illustrator.

He started producing VOCALOID original songs around May 2009. Before this, he had already been producing music. The songs which he composes have a unique point of view, which is common in his songs. Similar to his musical works, his illustration style is also very characteristic, using a scribbled style, often combining abstract, surrealist, and urban elements.

In his second VOCALOID album, "OFFICIAL ORANGE", he sings an album-exclusive song, "Yuuen Shigai" (遊園市街 Urban Playground). The promotional broadcast of the song can be seen here.

On May 16, 2012, he released his third album, "diorama," moving away from VOCALOIDs by singing every song himself. He credited the album with his real name, Kenshi Yonezu, instead of his producer name, Hachi. He released three songs from the album on his Niconico account, to which they received much praise, despite not utilizing VOCALOIDs.

On July 21, 2017, he returned to the VOCALOID world by making the theme (Suna no Wakusei) for Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2017. After this, he went back to being a solo artist.

Works[]

Links Title Featuring Date Roles
メリー (Mary) Hatsune Miku July 02, 2008 music, lyrics, illust
[nn] "Persona Alice" Hatsune Miku June 02, 2009 music, lyrics, composition, and arrangement
[nn][pp] "THE WORLD END UMBRELLA" Hatsune Miku June 25, 2009 music, lyrics, illust, video
[nn][yt][pp] "結ンデ開イテ羅刹ト骸" Hatsune Miku July 5, 2009 music, lyrics, illustration, video
Qualia Hatsune Miku August 04, 2009 music, lyrics, illust
[nn][pp] "Mrs.Pumpkinの滑稽な夢" Hatsune Miku October 12, 2009 music, lyrics, illust, video
雨降る街にて風船は悪魔と踊る (Ame Furu Machi Nite Fuusen wa Akuma to Odoru) Hatsune Miku October 27, 2009 music, lyrics, illust
[nn][pp][yt] "clock lock works" Hatsune Miku November 29, 2009 music, lyrics
恋人のランジェ (Koibito no Rangge) Hatsune Miku December 19, 2009 music, lyrics, illust
[yt][nn] "WORLD'S END UMBRELLA" Hatsune Miku February 7, 2010 music, lyrics
演劇テレプシコーラ (Engeki Telepsychola) Hatsune Miku April 05, 2010 music, lyrics, illust, video
[nn][yt] "沙上の夢喰い少女" Megurine Luka May 3, 2010 music, lyrics
[nn][yt] "ワンダーランドと羊の歌" Hatsune Miku July 03, 2010 music, lyrics
[nn][yt] "リンネ" Hatsune Miku July 21, 2010 producer
[nn][yt] "マトリョシカ" GUMI and Hatsune Miku August 19, 2010 music, lyrics, illustration, video
Christmas Morgue Hatsune Miku December 07, 2010 music, lyrics, illust, video
[nn][yt] "パンダヒーロー" GUMI January 23, 2011 music, lyrics
[nn][yt] "ドーナツホール" GUMI October 28, 2013 music, lyrics, guitar, video
[nn][yt] "砂の惑星" Hatsune Miku July 21, 2017 music, lyrics, arrangement

Discography[]

Albums[]

Affiliation Title Featuring Date Roles
108 Danchizuma, REISSUE RECORDS "花束と水葬" Hatsune Miku February 7, 2009 producer, album art
南方研究所映像集001 (Nanpou Kenkyujo Eizou-shu 001) Hatsune Miku May 09, 2010 music, lyrics
ワンダーランドと羊の歌 (Wonderland to Hitsuji no Uta) (album) Hatsune Miku July 17, 2010 music, lyrics
Minakata Laboratory, REISSUE RECORDS "OFFICIAL ORANGE" Hatsune Miku, GUMI, Megurine Luka, and Hachi November 14, 2010 producer, album art

Compilations[]

Affiliation Title Featuring Date Roles
EXIT TUNES "EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalolegend feat. 初音ミク" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, and Megurine Luka January 20, 2010 music, lyrics
BinaryMixx Records and Sony Music Direct "初音ミクDVD ~impacts~" Hatsune Miku February 10, 2010 music, lyrics
EXIT TUNES "EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Supernova 3" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, GUMI, Megurine Luka, and MEIKO July 7, 2010 music, lyrics
EXIT TUNES "EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocaloanthems feat. 初音ミク" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, MEIKO, and Kasane Teto September 15, 2010 music, lyrics
EXIT TUNES "EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalonexus feat. 初音ミク" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, GUMI, Megurine Luka, Camui Gackpo, Kagamine Len, KAITO, and MEIKO January 19, 2011 music, lyrics
BinaryMixx Records "VOCALOID BEST from ニコニコ動画 (あお)" Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, KAITO, and GUMI June 22, 2011 music, lyrics
EXIT TUNES "EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalonation feat. 初音ミク" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, GUMI, Megurine Luka, Camui Gackpo, KAITO, and MEIKO July 6, 2011 music, lyrics
BinaryMixx Records and Sony Music Direct "初音ミク 5thバースデー ベスト ~impacts~" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, GUMI, Megurine Luka, MEIKO, and KAITO August 1, 2012 music, lyrics
dmARTS, avex Marketing "GUMI✝ROCK" GUMI, VY1, and VY2 September 26, 2012 music, lyrics
Sony Music Direct "初音ミク -Project DIVA- F Complete Collection" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, Megurine Luka, KAITO, and MEIKO March 6, 2013 music, lyrics
KARENT "KARENT presents 夏空シンガソン feat. 初音ミク" Hatsune Miku August 30, 2013 music, lyrics
Dwango User Entertainment, Inc. "VOCALOID 超BEST -impacts-" Hatsune Miku, GUMI, Kagamine Rin, Megurine Luka, IA, VY1, Kagamine Len, Camui Gackpo, KAITO, and MEIKO October 03, 2013 music, lyrics
Dwango User Entertainment, Inc. "VOCALOID 超BEST -memories-" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, GUMI, Megurine Luka, IA, Camui Gackpo, KAITO, MEIKO, and VY2 October 3, 2013 music, lyrics
KARENT "初音ミク「マジカルミライ 2014」オフィシャルアルバム" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, Megurine Luka, MEIKO, and KAITO August 6, 2014 music, lyrics
Crypton Future Media, Inc., KARENT "HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2014 IN INDONESIA" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin & Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, and MEIKO October 6, 2014 music, lyrics
EXIT TUNES "EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalofantasy feat. 初音ミク" Hatsune Miku, GUMI, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, IA, Camui Gackpo, MAYU, Megurine Luka, KAITO, and MEIKO March 4, 2015 music, lyrics
SEGA, Sony Music Entertainment "初音ミク Project DIVA X -Complete Collection-" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, MEIKO, KAITO June 8, 2016 music, lyrics
KARENT "初音ミク「マジカルミライ 2017」OFFICIAL ALBUM" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, and Megurine Luka August 2, 2017 music, lyrics
Crypton Future Media, Inc. "「初音ミク GALAXY LIVE 2021」 OFFICIAL COMPILATION ALBUM" Hatsune Miku December 13, 2021 music, lyrics
KARENT "初音ミク「マジカルミライ」10th Anniversary OFFICIAL ALBUM" Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, and MEIKO July 20, 2022 music, lyrics, arrange

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