Kiiro Akiyama (秋山黄色)

Kiiro Akiyama (秋山黄色; born March 11, 1996) is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Utsunomiya whose work spans j-pop, j-rock, and singer-songwriter styles. In junior high school, he was influenced by the television anime K-On! and began playing bass. In his first year of high school, he wrote his first original song. After posting songs and videos online, including on YouTube and SoundCloud, he began live activities in Utsunomiya and Tokyo in December 2017. On June 20, 2018, he released the digital single "やさぐれカイドー". It reached No. 2 on Spotify’s Japan Viral Chart on July 2, and he later appeared on the JUNGLE STAGE at SUMMER SONIC 2018 after advancing through the "出れんの!?サマソニ!? 2018" contest. His first nationally distributed mini album, "Hello my shoes", followed through BUG TYPE RECORDS on January 23, 2019, and he was selected for Spotify’s Early Noise 2019. After making his major debut on Epic Records Japan with the 2020 album "From DROPOUT", he released the full albums "FIZZY POP SYNDROME" in 2021 and "ONE MORE SHABON" in 2022. In anime music, "Identity" served as the opening theme for "Yakusoku no Neverland", "SKETCH" as the ending theme for "Boku no Hero Academia", and "Quest" as the opening theme for "Mikata ga Yowasugite Hojo Mahou ni Tesshiteita Kyuutei Mahoushi, Tsuihou sarete Saikyou wo Mezasu". In 2026, he announced a collaboration song with yama, released the advance streaming track "DO NOT DISTURB" on March 2, 2026, and followed it with a music video on April 30, 2026.