imase

imase is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Gifu Prefecture, born on November 9, 2000. He writes the lyrics and music for his own songs. After graduating from a local high school, he joined his parents' company with the expectation of taking over the family business. In November 2020, at age 20, he bought a guitar and began making music despite having no previous instrumental experience. In May 2021, he started attracting attention by posting singing videos to TikTok, and he made his major debut through Virgin Music on December 19, 2021. Working in j-pop and pop, imase found wider success with the 2022 single "NIGHT DANCER". That same year, he released his first EP, Pop Cube. In spring 2023, he moved from his family home in Gifu Prefecture to Tokyo. His first CD album, imase 1st Album『凡才』, followed on May 15, 2024. His anime work includes "NIGHT DANCER" and "Fiction" as ending themes for "Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari", and "Uzu" as an ending theme for "Beyblade". He later performed the opening song for HOTEL INHUMANS and the theme song for A NEW DAWN, collaborated on a music video for Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, and in 2025 was announced among the new opening and ending song performers for BEYBLADE X.