Lilas Ikuta
Japanese singer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japanese singer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 releases, Ikuta released her debut studio album Sketch in March 2023 and peaked at number four on the Oricon Albums Chart.
Lilas Ikuta | |
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幾田りら | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Ikura |
Alma mater | Nihon University |
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Musical career | |
Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Member of | Yoasobi |
Formerly of | Plusonica |
Website | www |
Lilas Ikuta was born on September 25, 2000, in Tokyo, Japan, and has three older siblings.[4] She moved to Chicago, United States in 2001, living there until she was three years old.[5][6] 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.[7] Ikuta wrote her first song when she was still at elementary school and performed her first concert when she was a middle school student.[8][9] She told Cinematoday that her wish to become a musician was set when her parents promised to write songs for each other for Valentine's and White Days.[10] She attended College of Art, Nihon University in April 2019, and graduated in March 2023.[11] Ikuta has cited Taylor Swift as her major music influence.[12][13][14]
In 2015, Ikuta participated in several casting and auditions, including Singin'Japan hosted by Sony Music Entertainment Japan where was selected as a finalist.[15] In 2016, she participated in the new artist training course, the Lesson, sponsored by SMEJ and released her demo CD 15 no Omoi.[16] She later became a member of cover group Plusonica until 2021.[17][18] In February 2018, Ikuta made her debut televised appearance at Kon'ya, Tanjō! Ongaku Champ .[4] She released her first two extended plays Rerise in April 2018,[19] and Jukebox in November 2019 through independent label After School.[20][21] In 2020, Ikuta performed the Japanese version of the end-credit song "Rocket to the Moon" for the animated fantasy film Over the Moon,[22] and released new single "Hikari", accompanied Kissme's exhibition Atta Koto Aru no ni, Hajime Mashite.[23]
On March 9, 2021, Ikuta released "Answer" for Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance's Anshin Disability Insurance advertisement.[24] She covered Seiko Matsuda's "Sweet Memories" for Takashi Matsumoto's 50th-anniversary tribute album Take Me to Kazemachi! .[25] Ikuta re-released "Romance no Yakusoku", originally from her EP Jukebox, on August 14, accompanied love reality series Kyō, Suki ni Narimashita: Himawari-hen .[26] She voiced Hiro-chan in 2021 animated science fantasy film Belle.[27] Additionally in 2021, Ikuta featured on Fujifabric's "Tarinai Sukunai" from their eleventh studio album I Love You ,[28] Tomorrow X Together's Japanese version of "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" from the group's first Japanese EP Chaotic Wonderland,[29] and Rei's "Hōseki",[30] and collaborated with Milet and Aimer for The First Take's "Omokage" to advertise Sony's wireless noise-canceling earphones WF-1000XM4.[31]
Ikuta's "Sparkle" was released on January 17, 2022, as a theme for Kyō, Suki ni Narimashita: Mikan-hen, Sotsugyō-hen 2022.[32] 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.[33] 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.[34] Ikuta featured on Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra's single "Free Free Free", released on July 27.[35] She was in charge of Fuji TV's 2022 FIFA World Cup's theme "Jump", came on November 20.[36] In January 2023, Ikuta released "Tanpopo" for NHK's Drama 10 Ōoku,[37] preceded her debut studio album Sketch, which was issued on March 8.[38] The album debuted at number four on the Oricon Albums Chart,[39] and number two on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums.[40] Ikuta features on Chiaki Satō's single "Senkō Hanabi" from her third studio album Butterfly Effect, released on June 14.[41] She released the singles "P.S." for the film 1 Byō Saki no Kare on July 7,[42] and "With" on October 6, inspired by the 2023 film Analog.[43]
In 2024, Ikuta voiced the main character Kadode Koyama in the two-part anime film Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction,[44] and perform two songs for the film—"Zezezezettai Seiiki" by Ano featuring Ikuta, and "Seishun Ōka" by Ikuta featuring Ano.[45] The latter was released on March 20.[46] She participated in Ikimonogakari's compilation album Ikimonogakari Meets, covering the song "Nostalgia",[47] and Ikusaburo Yamazaki's album The Handsome on the song "Like, Kasaneteiku".[48] Ikuta released "Humming" on June 1,[49] which was used as a theme for morning show Mezamashi Saturday, starting on April 6.[50] Her song "Sign" is used as a theme for horror web series Tōmei na Watashi-tachi,[51] which was available on September 16.[52]
Vocaloid record producer and musician 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.[6][53] 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.[6][54][55]
Title | Details |
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Rerise |
Track listing
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Jukebox |
Track listing
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Title | Details |
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15 no Omoi |
Track listing
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Title | Year | Peaks | Certifications | Album | ||
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JPN [60] |
JPN Comb. [61] |
JPN Hot [62] | ||||
"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" | — | — | — | Inspire: Miliyah Kato Tribute | ||
"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" | — | —[upper-alpha 3] | 61 | |||
"Tanpopo" (蒲公英) | 2023 | — | —[upper-alpha 4] | —[upper-alpha 5] | ||
"P.S." | — | —[upper-alpha 6] | —[upper-alpha 7] | Non-album single | ||
"With" | — | —[upper-alpha 8] | —[upper-alpha 9] | |||
"Seishun Ōka" (青春謳歌) (featuring Ano) |
2024 | 14 | —[upper-alpha 10] | —[upper-alpha 11] | ||
"Humming" (ハミング) | — | —[upper-alpha 12] | —[upper-alpha 13] | |||
"Sign" | — | —[upper-alpha 14] | —[upper-alpha 15] | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | ||
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JPN [83] |
JPN Comb. [84] |
JPN Hot [85] | |||
"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 16] | —[upper-alpha 17] | Just Wanna Sing | |
"Free Free Free" (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra featuring Lilas Ikuta) |
2022 | 23 | — | 24 | Junk or Gem |
"Senko Hanabi" (線香花火) (Chiaki Satō featuring Lilas Ikuta) |
2023 | — | — | 76 | Butterfly Effect |
"Zezezezettai Seiiki" (絶絶絶絶対聖域)[88] (Ano featuring Lilas Ikuta) |
2024 | 13 | —[upper-alpha 18] | 45 | Non-album single |
"Like, Kasaneteiku" (LIKE、重ねていく) (Ikusaburo Yamazaki featuring Lilas Ikuta) |
— | — | — | The Handsome | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Inochi no Namae" (いのちの名前)[90] | 2023 | Various artists | Ghibli o Utau |
"Nostalgia" (ノスタルジア) | 2024 | Ikimonogakari | Ikimonogakari Meets |
All song credits are adapted from the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers's database unless stated otherwise.[91]
Song | Year | Artist | Album | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger |
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"Dreamer" | 2023 | Eiko | Non-album song |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2021 | Belle | Hiro-chan (voice) | [27] |
2024 | Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction | Kadode Koyama (voice) | [44] |
Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
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2023 | Ya Boy Kongming! | Herself | Cameo (episode 10) | [92] |
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