Kenshi Yonezu

Kenshi Yonezu (米津玄師, born March 10, 1991, in Tokushima, Japan) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, music producer, and illustrator. Active since 2009, he first drew attention online as the Vocaloid producer Hachi (ハチ). His music blends j-pop, singer-songwriter writing, and alternative rock, and also incorporates pop, rock, and electronic elements. He began his solo career under his own name in 2012 with the album "diorama". His early solo work was associated with Balloom. He later made his major-label debut with Universal Sigma, then moved to Sony Music Records in 2016. In anime, Yonezu performed "Peace Sign (ピースサイン)", the OP of "Boku no Hero Academia", and "KICK BACK", the OP of "Chainsaw Man". These songs brought his music to a wider anime audience. Outside anime, he became a successful mainstream artist in Japan. "Lemon" is his biggest hit, and the album "BOOTLEG" was a commercial success that remained on the charts into the following year.