Rakura
Rakura | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kinoshita Rakurai (木下楽来) |
| Born | January 26, 2003 Fukuoka, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop, R&B |
| Years active | 2020- |
| Labels | Asistobe (2022-) |
| Website | rainy |
| YouTube information | |
|---|---|
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2020 - |
| Subscribers | 6,13k[1] |
| Total views | 3,016,407 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[edit]
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[edit]
As of the 2023, she has released ten digital singles, one collaboration single, one mini album and one original album.[11]
Collaboration singles[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [12] | ||
| Shooting Star/Find the Truth |
|
16 |
Digital singles[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [14] | ||
| Tint |
|
264 |
Mini Albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [14] | ||
| In Me |
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "About Rakura". YouTube.
- ^ ビーイング系アーティスト (in Japanese). uta-net. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ "Report-九州 Teen's オーディション 2021". beinggiza.com. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rakura Released". Rakura Official WEbsite. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ "Rainy/Rakuraの作品売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "-Rakuraの作品" (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Rakuraの作品売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Rakura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia