J pop superstars YOASOBI to release new single "劇上 Gekijyo" on October 2
YOASOBI’S NEW SINGLE “劇上(GEKIJYO)” OUT OCTOBER 2FOR JAPANESE TELEVISION DRAMA
“PRAY SPEAK WHAT HAS HAPPENED”
COMING GLOBALLY TO NETFLIX
©フジテレビSeptember 22, 2025—YOASOBI is set to release a new song “Gekijyo” on October 2 for the Japanese television drama series “Pray Speak What Has Happened.”The song marks a new milestone for the J-pop duo—for the first time in their history, producer Ayase will duet with ikura on vocals.In addition to his releases as a Vocaloid producer, Ayase’s self-covers as a solo artist have also received high praise, with his self-cover of “Yoru Naderu Menou” surpassing 70 million views on YouTube. In 2023, he released “Hiten,” a collaborative song with R-Shitei (Creepy Nuts). With his long-awaited track, Ayase steps in as a vocalist, creating a special song that condenses the essence of the duo’s current sound.“We are deeply honored to be involved with this project in the form of music. While producing the song we were filled with excitement, and we are just as eager as everyone else to see how the drama turns out,” says the duo. ““Gekijyo” is based on a biographical novel written by Koki Mitani. We created this song with the intention of doing our utmost to support the drama. We read the script countless times, recorded the song multiple times, and went through countless mix checks and lyrical rewrites,” they continue. “We also grappled with Shakespeare’s line ‘All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.’ We’re happy with how it turned out, as this is the answer that only the current YOASOBI could provide. We hope you will enjoy our song along with the drama.”“Gekijyo” will serve as the official theme for the series, written by Japanese writer and director Koki Mitani. The series’ global release on Netflix marks Mitani’s first prime-time series for a commercial network in 25 years, debuting on October 1.
Cover art for “Gekijyo”Pre-save the track from HERENews of the new single arrives on the heels of a massive year for YOASOBI, who recently played a headline show in London at OVO Arena Wembley in addition to taking the stage at Primavera Sound in Barcelona.This follows the group’s successful trip to the U.S. last summer, with their first ever show at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall followed by Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway. They also played Chicago’s beloved Lollapalooza music festival, made their Coachella debut and performed sold-out shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco earlier in the year. This past winter, YOASOBI completed their largest Asian arena tour to date, also the largest arena tour by a Japanese artist ever. Comprised of composer Ayase and vocalist ikura, YOASOBI are record-breaking international superstars in the making. Their first song, “Into The Night (Yoru ni Kakeru),” was released in November 2019, immediately attracting attention by achieving #1 on numerous streaming charts in Japan and appearing on viral charts in several countries. It was #1 on the 2020 Billboard JAPAN Combined Song Chart and Streaming Song Chart, and in January 2023 the total plays surpassed 900 million streams marking a first in Japan. YOASOBI gained international attention and reached #1 on the Spotify charts for the Japanese Artist Most Played Internationally in 2021. Their song “Monster (Kaibutsu)” was named one of the 10 Best Songs of 2021 by TIME.YOASOBI’s TikTok LIVE performance achieved the highest ever viewership for a Japanese artist on the platform when it was streamed by more than 630k fans with simultaneous viewers surpassing 120k. Their first arena tour “YOASOBI ARENA TOUR 2023 ‘Denkosekka’” consisted of fourteen shows in seven cities with a total of 130k attendees as the duo continues to attract attention in all directions of their career.Their global smash hit song “Idol” was named the #1 Song of the Year in 2023 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. It smashed a multitude of records, amassing 22 consecutive weeks in the #1 spot. The song also broke the record for the fastest single to reach 100 million streams on the Billboard Japan chart and surged to #1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.
“PRAY SPEAK WHAT HAS HAPPENED”
COMING GLOBALLY TO NETFLIX
©フジテレビSeptember 22, 2025—YOASOBI is set to release a new song “Gekijyo” on October 2 for the Japanese television drama series “Pray Speak What Has Happened.”The song marks a new milestone for the J-pop duo—for the first time in their history, producer Ayase will duet with ikura on vocals.In addition to his releases as a Vocaloid producer, Ayase’s self-covers as a solo artist have also received high praise, with his self-cover of “Yoru Naderu Menou” surpassing 70 million views on YouTube. In 2023, he released “Hiten,” a collaborative song with R-Shitei (Creepy Nuts). With his long-awaited track, Ayase steps in as a vocalist, creating a special song that condenses the essence of the duo’s current sound.“We are deeply honored to be involved with this project in the form of music. While producing the song we were filled with excitement, and we are just as eager as everyone else to see how the drama turns out,” says the duo. ““Gekijyo” is based on a biographical novel written by Koki Mitani. We created this song with the intention of doing our utmost to support the drama. We read the script countless times, recorded the song multiple times, and went through countless mix checks and lyrical rewrites,” they continue. “We also grappled with Shakespeare’s line ‘All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.’ We’re happy with how it turned out, as this is the answer that only the current YOASOBI could provide. We hope you will enjoy our song along with the drama.”“Gekijyo” will serve as the official theme for the series, written by Japanese writer and director Koki Mitani. The series’ global release on Netflix marks Mitani’s first prime-time series for a commercial network in 25 years, debuting on October 1.Cover art for “Gekijyo”Pre-save the track from HERENews of the new single arrives on the heels of a massive year for YOASOBI, who recently played a headline show in London at OVO Arena Wembley in addition to taking the stage at Primavera Sound in Barcelona.This follows the group’s successful trip to the U.S. last summer, with their first ever show at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall followed by Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway. They also played Chicago’s beloved Lollapalooza music festival, made their Coachella debut and performed sold-out shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco earlier in the year. This past winter, YOASOBI completed their largest Asian arena tour to date, also the largest arena tour by a Japanese artist ever. Comprised of composer Ayase and vocalist ikura, YOASOBI are record-breaking international superstars in the making. Their first song, “Into The Night (Yoru ni Kakeru),” was released in November 2019, immediately attracting attention by achieving #1 on numerous streaming charts in Japan and appearing on viral charts in several countries. It was #1 on the 2020 Billboard JAPAN Combined Song Chart and Streaming Song Chart, and in January 2023 the total plays surpassed 900 million streams marking a first in Japan. YOASOBI gained international attention and reached #1 on the Spotify charts for the Japanese Artist Most Played Internationally in 2021. Their song “Monster (Kaibutsu)” was named one of the 10 Best Songs of 2021 by TIME.YOASOBI’s TikTok LIVE performance achieved the highest ever viewership for a Japanese artist on the platform when it was streamed by more than 630k fans with simultaneous viewers surpassing 120k. Their first arena tour “YOASOBI ARENA TOUR 2023 ‘Denkosekka’” consisted of fourteen shows in seven cities with a total of 130k attendees as the duo continues to attract attention in all directions of their career.Their global smash hit song “Idol” was named the #1 Song of the Year in 2023 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. It smashed a multitude of records, amassing 22 consecutive weeks in the #1 spot. The song also broke the record for the fastest single to reach 100 million streams on the Billboard Japan chart and surged to #1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.
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