Lilas Ikuta | |
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幾田りら | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | September 25, 2000
Nationality | Japanese |
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Alma mater | Nihon University |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Member of | Yoasobi |
Formerly of | Plusonica |
Website | www |
Lilas Ikuta (幾田りら, Ikuta Rira, born September 25, 2000) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is best known as the vocalist of the duo Yoasobi with producer Ayase, under the stage name Ikura, and a former member of the cover group Plusonica. After numerous singles and extended plays, Ikuta released her debut studio album Sketch in March 2023 and peaked at No. 4 on the Oricon Albums Chart.
Early life and education
Lilas Ikuta was born on September 25, 2000, in Tokyo, Japan, and has three older siblings.[1] She moved to Chicago, US, in 2001, living there until she was three years old.[2][3] Ikuta learned piano when she attended the first year of elementary school, and then acoustic guitar in sixth grade. She was also a member of the school's music club from third to sixth grade.[4] Ikuta wrote her first song when she was still at elementary school and performed her first concert when she was a middle school student.[5][6] She told in a Cinematoday interview that her wish to become a musician was set when her parents promised to write songs for each other for Valentine's Day and White Day.[7] She attended Nihon University's College of Art in April 2019, and graduated in March 2023.[8] Ikuta has cited Taylor Swift as her major music influence.[9][10][11]
Career
2015–present: Solo career
In 2015, Ikuta participated in several casting and auditions, including Singin'Japan hosted by Sony Music Entertainment Japan where was selected as a finalist.[12] In 2016, she participated in the new artist training course called the Lesson sponsored by SMEJ and released her demo CD 15 no Omoi.[13] She later became a member of cover group Plusonica until 2021.[14][15] In February 2018, Ikuta made her first debut televised appearance at Kon'ya, Tanjō! Ongaku Champ.[1] She released her first two extended plays Rerise in April 2018,[16] and Jukebox in November 2019 through independent label After School.[17][18] In 2020, Ikuta performed the Japanese version of the end-credit song "Rocket to the Moon" for computer-animated fantasy film Over the Moon,[19] and released new single "Hikari", accompanied Kissme's exhibition Atta Koto Aru no ni, Hajime Mashite.[20]
On March 9, 2021, Ikuta released "Answer" for Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance's Anshin Disability Insurance advertisement.[21] She covered Seiko Matsuda's "Sweet Memories" for Takashi Matsumoto's 50th-anniversary tribute album Take Me to Kazemachi!.[22] Ikuta re-released "Romance no Yakusoku", originally from her EP Jukebox, on August 14, accompanied love reality series Kyō, Suki ni Narimashita: Himawari-hen.[23] She voiced Hiro-chan in 2021 animated science fantasy film Belle.[24] Additionally in 2021, Ikuta featured on Fujifabric's "Tarinai Sukunai" from their eleventh studio album I Love You,[25] Tomorrow X Together's Japanese version of "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" from their first Japanese EP Chaotic Wonderland,[26] and Rei's "Hōseki",[27] and collaborated with Milet and Aimer for The First Take's "Omokage" to advertise Sony's wireless noise-canceling earphones WF-1000XM4.[28]
Ikuta's "Sparkle" was released on January 17, 2022, as a theme for Kyō, Suki ni Narimashita: Mikan-hen, Sotsugyō-hen 2022.[29] She collaborated with hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts and Ayase for the single "Baka Majime", released on March 20. It was accompanied the All Night Nippon 55th-anniversary stage Ano Yoru o Oboe Teru.[30] The single "Lens", a theme for TBS drama Jizoku Kanō na Koi desu ka?: Chichi to Ko no Kekkon Kōshin Kyoku, was come on June 14.[31] Ikuta featured on Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra's single "Free Free Free", released on July 27.[32] She was in charge of Fuji TV's 2022 FIFA World Cup's theme "Jump", came on November 20.[33]
In January 2023, Ikuta released "Tanpopo" for NHK's Drama 10 Ōoku.[34] Her debut studio album Sketch was issued on March 8.[35] It debuted at number four on the Oricon Albums Chart,[36] and number two on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums.[37] Ikuta features on Chiaki Satō's single "Senkō Hanabi" from her third studio album Butterfly Effect. The song was released on June 14.[38] She released the single "P.S." for the movie 1 Byō Saki no Kare on July 7.[39] Ikuta will voice the main character Kadode Koyama in the 2024 two-part anime film Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction.[40]
2019–present: Yoasobi
Vocaloid producer Ayase, who was asked to form a music project as part of a collaboration with the creative writing social media Monogatary.com, reached out to Ikuta after seeing a video on Instagram and asked her if she was willing to start a music project with him, becoming the start of the duo Yoasobi.[3][41] Their debut single "Yoru ni Kakeru", which was released in late 2019, went viral and became a musical success in Japan which resulted in Yoasobi gaining first popularity in Japanese music scene.[3][42][43]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak positions | Sales | ||
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JPN [44] |
JPN Comb. [45] |
JPN Hot [46] | |||
Sketch |
Track listing
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4 | 3 | 2 |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Rerise |
Track listing
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Jukebox |
Track listing
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Demo albums
Title | Details |
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15 no Omoi |
Track listing
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peaks | Certifications | Album | |
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JPN Comb. [48] |
JPN Hot [49] | ||||
"Rocket to the Moon" (ロケット・トゥ・ザ・ムーン~信じた世界へ~) | 2020 | — | — | Over the Moon (Music from the Netflix Film) | |
"Aitai" | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Hikari" (ヒカリ) | — | — | Sketch | ||
"Answer" | 2021 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 96 |
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"Sweet Memories" | — | — | Take Me to Kazemachi! | ||
"Romance no Yakusoku" (ロマンスの約束) | — | —[upper-alpha 2] | Jukebox and Sketch | ||
"Omokage" (おもかげ) (with Milet and Aimer) |
27 | 11 |
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Non-album single | |
"Sparkle" (スパークル) | 2022 | 26 | 35 |
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Sketch |
"Baka Majime" (ばかまじめ) (with Creepy Nuts and Ayase) |
50 | 38 |
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Ensemble Play | |
"Lens" (レンズ) | 24 | 12 | Sketch | ||
"Jump" | — | 61 | |||
"Tanpopo" (蒲公英) | 2023 | —[upper-alpha 3] | —[upper-alpha 4] | ||
"P.S." | —[upper-alpha 5] | —[upper-alpha 6] | Non-album single | ||
"With"[60] | —[upper-alpha 7] | —[upper-alpha 8] | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | ||
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JPN [63] |
JPN Comb. [64] |
JPN Hot [65] | |||
"Tarinai Sukunai" (たりないすくない) (Fujifabric featuring Lilas Ikuta) |
2021 | — | — | — | I Love You |
"0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" (Japanese version) (Tomorrow X Together featuring Lilas Ikuta) |
— | 42 | 42 | Chaotic Wonderland and Sweet | |
"Hōseki" (宝石) (Rei featuring Lilas Ikuta) |
— | —[upper-alpha 9] | —[upper-alpha 10] | Just Wanna Sing | |
"Free Free Free" (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra featuring Lilas Ikuta) |
2022 | 23 | — | 24 | Non-album single |
"Senko Hanabi" (線香花火) (Chiaki Satō featuring Lilas Ikuta) |
2023 | — | — | 76 | Butterfly Effect |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Inochi no Namae" (いのちの名前)[68] | 2023 | Various artists | Ghibli o Utau |
Songwriting and production credits
All song credits are adapted from the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers's database unless stated otherwise.[69]
Song | Year | Artist | Album | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger |
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"Dreamer" | 2023 | Eiko | Non-album song |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2021 | Belle | Hiro-chan (voice) | [24] |
2024 | Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction | Kadode Koyama (voice) | [40] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
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2023 | Ya Boy Kongming! | Herself | Cameo (episode 10) | [70] |
Concerts
- 1st One Man Live: Bouquet (2019)[71]
- MTV Unplugged: Lilas Ikuta (2022)[72]
- 1st One Man Tour: Sketch (2023)[73]
Notes
- ↑ "Answer" did not enter Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Digital Singles Chart.[50]
- ↑ "Romance no Yakusoku" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 95 on the Download Songs.[52]
- ↑ "Tanpopo" did not enter Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Digital Singles Chart.[56]
- ↑ "Tanpopo" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Download Songs.[57]
- ↑ "P.S." did not enter Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the Digital Singles Chart.[58]
- ↑ "P.S." did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 44 on the Download Songs.[59]
- ↑ "With" did not enter Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Digital Singles Chart.[61]
- ↑ "With" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Download Songs.[62]
- ↑ "Hōseki" did not enter Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Digital Singles Chart.[66]
- ↑ "Hōseki" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Download Songs.[67]
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- "Sketch". March 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-03" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ↑ "幾田りらの合算シングル売上" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- "Omokage": "Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2023-01-16" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- "Baka Majime": "Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2022-04-04" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ↑ Peaks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100:
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- "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You) (Japanese version)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ↑ Peaks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100:
- "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)". November 17, 2021.
- "Free Free Free". August 3, 2022.
- "Senko Hanabi". July 5, 2023.
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External links
- Official website (in Japanese)