Kenshi Yonezu
| Kenshi Yonezu | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Hachi |
| Born |
March 10, 1991 Tokushima, Japan |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, illustrator |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar, vocaloid |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Universal Sigma, Balloom |
| Associated acts | Hatsune Miku |
| Website | reissuerecords |
Kenshi Yonezu (米津 玄師 Yonezu Kenshi?, born March 10, 1991) is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and illustrator who began releasing Vocaloid music under the stage name Hachi (ハチ?) in 2009. In 2012 he debuted under his real name, releasing music with his own voice.
Yonezu's first foray into music was in 2006 during his second year of junior high school, where he formed a band with his friend Hiroshi Nakajima, called Late Rabbit Edda, to play for the school culture festival. He worked as the vocalist, songwriter and occasional guitarist, while Nakajima was the guitarist. In late 2007, he set up a website for the band, posting song lyrics and short novels. Yonezu wrote songs for the band, and between April 2008 and March 2009 uploaded 24 original songs to video sharing website Nico Nico Douga using the name Hachi. None of the songs were widely viewed, with the greatest, "Beelzebub," receiving only 23,000 views. Yonezu created his blog in this period, and called it Tekitō Edda (適当EDDA?).
Yonezu moved to Osaka after high school, and started attending a fine arts school. While a student there, he started uploading songs using Vocaloid software Hatsune Miku instead, which were increasingly popular. His 2009 song "Musunde Hiraite Rasetsu to Mukuro" was his first song to receive over 1,000,000 views on the site. Though Yonezu had uploaded over 30 songs sung by himself, he deleted them when his Vocaloid songs became more popular. Yonezu renamed his blog Denshi-chō Hachibangai (電子帖八番?, "Electronic Notebook 8th Avenue"), and it was one of five blogs awarded the Diamond Award at the 2009 WebMoney Awards.
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