YuNi

YuNi is a Japanese virtual singer, virtual YouTuber, and online pop artist associated with J-pop. She began activities in May 2018, opening her YouTube channel on May 14 and posting her first video on June 14. Developed as a character-driven project, YuNi was jointly produced by 株式会社Candee and Activ8株式会社. She joined Activ8株式会社's virtual talent project upd8 from its launch, and her character design is by 桜木蓮. Her music is rooted in melodic, voice-centered pop. Early in her career, she mainly posted cover-song videos, and during her first six months she mixed those uploads herself. On October 26, 2018, YuNi released her first original song, "透明声彩". She later continued through her private label yunion.wave before announcing a major debut with トイズファクトリー in 2020. In 2021 she released the single "キライ" and the album "eternal journey". Her anime work includes "Kokoro Knock (ココロノック)", the ending theme of "Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!". In 2022 she also launched the self-produced music project "cyAnos", with lyrics by 内村友美 and composition and arrangement by 江口亮. The project released "Who knows the answer" and "Still it was so beautiful".