Rakura
Birth nameKinoshita Rakurai (木下楽来)
Born (2003-01-26) January 26, 2003
Fukuoka, Japan
GenresJ-pop, R&B
Years active2020-
LabelsAsistobe (2022-)
Websiterainy.bzone.co.jp
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020 -
Subscribers6,13k[1]
Total views3,016,407 million times[1]
Last updated: November 17, 2023

Rakura, (birth name Rakurai Kinoshita (木下楽来, Kinoshita Rakurai), born January 26 2003, in Japan, is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter, who made major debut in 2020 and is currently signed under Asistobe label, subsidiaries of B Zone.[2]

Career

In 2019, Rakura won the special jury award at "Kyushu Teen's Audition 2019" held by the B Zone Group.[3][4] In 2020, she made major debut with the digital single "Unforgiven" released under recording label Asistobe.[5] In 2021, she released her first mini album In me.[6] In 2022, she released her first collaboration single with singer Rainy Shooting star/Find the Truth, which served as an opening theme to the anime television series Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time.[7] Shortly after the release of the collaboration single, she released her first full-length album Tint.[8] In 2023, she has released collaboration singles with hip-hop singers Sanari and Tok10.[9][10]

Discography

As of the 2023, she has released ten digital singles, one collaboration single, one mini album and one original album.[11]

Collaboration singles

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[12]
Shooting Star/Find the Truth
  • Released: 13 April 2022
  • Label: B Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 16

Digital singles

Year Single Reference
2020 "Unforgiven"
 [13]
2021 "We Fallin'"
 [13]
"Time will tell"
 [13]
"Orange soda"
 [13]
2022 "Shinjuku no Nekomae"
 [13]
"Shooting Star"
 [13]
2023 "Outlook (feat.Sanari)"
 [13]
"Night Haze"
 [13]
"Mada Yoru ni naru Mae ni feat.Tok10"
(また夜になる前に)		 [13]
"Smashing Time"
 [13]
"Weekend Dance"
 [13]

Albums

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[14]
Tint
  • Released: 13 April 2023
  • Label: Asistobe
  • Formats: CD, cassette tape, digital download, streaming
 264

Mini Albums

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[14]
In Me
  • Released: 15 Aprim 2021
  • Label: Asistobe
  • Formats: Digital download, cassette Tape
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References

  1. 1 2 "About Rakura". YouTube.
  2. ↑ ビーイング系アーティスト (in Japanese). uta-net. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  3. ↑ "Report-九州 Teen's オーディション 2021". beinggiza.com. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  4. ↑ "17歳の現役高校生シンガー RAKURA、デビュー!!!". cs-music.jp. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. ↑ "17歳の現役高校生シンガー・RAKURA、デビュー曲がドラマ「片恋グルメ日記」エンディング主題歌に決定". WEBザテレビジョン. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  6. ↑ 永堀アツオ (2021-04-15). "海外リスナーからも賞賛される新鋭シンガー　RAKURA×Ra-U、二人三脚で歌にした"等身大の素顔"". Real Sound. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  7. ↑ "アニメ『名探偵コナン ゼロの日常』OPはRAKURA、EDはRainy。に 2曲を収録したシングル『ゼロの日常盤』リリースも". realsound.jp. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  8. ↑ "アニメ『名探偵コナン ゼロの日常』、オープニング曲はRAKURA、エンディング曲はRainy。が担当". barks. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  9. ↑ "RAKURA×さなり、新曲「Outlook」で20歳の心境を表現". Natalie music. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  10. ↑ "RAKURA × さなり、同世代に向けた新曲のMV公開「二十歳になりました」". Barks. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  11. ↑ "Rakura Released". Rakura Official WEbsite. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  12. ↑ "Rainy/Rakuraの作品売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "-Rakuraの作品" (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Rakuraの作品売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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