Rakura

Rakura
Born
Kinoshita Rakurai (木下楽来)

(2003-01-26) January 26, 2003 (age 22)
Fukuoka, Japan
GenresJ-pop, R&B
Years active2020-
LabelsAsistobe (2022-)
Websiterakura-official.com/index.html
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020 -
Subscribers6.1 thousand
Views3 million
Last updated: November 17, 2023[needs update]

Rakura, (birth name Rakurai Kinoshita (木下楽来, Kinoshita Rakurai), born January 26, 2003, in Japan, is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter, who made major debut in 2020 and is currently signed under Asistobe label, subsidiaries of B Zone.[1]

Career

In 2019, Rakura won the special jury award at "Kyushu Teen's Audition 2019" held by the B Zone Group.[2][3] In 2020, she made major debut with the digital single "Unforgiven" released under recording label Asistobe.[4] In 2021, she released her first mini album In me.[5] In 2022, she released her first collaboration single with singer Rainy Shooting star/Find the Truth, which served as an opening theme to the anime television series Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time.[6] Shortly after the release of the collaboration single, she released her first full-length album Tint.[7] In 2023, she has released collaboration singles with hip-hop singers Sanari and Tok10.[8][9]

Discography

As of the 2023, she has released ten digital singles, one collaboration single, one mini album and one original album.[10]

Collaboration singles

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[11]
Shooting Star/Find the Truth
  • Released: 13 April 2022
  • Label: B Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 16

Digital singles

Year Single Reference
2020 "Unforgiven"
 [12]
2021 "We Fallin'"
 [12]
"Time will tell"
 [12]
"Orange soda"
 [12]
2022 "Shinjuku no Nekomae"
 [12]
"Shooting Star"
 [12]
2023 "Outlook (feat.Sanari)"
 [12]
"Night Haze"
 [12]
"Mada Yoru ni naru Mae ni feat.Tok10"
(また夜になる前に) 		[12]
"Smashing Time"
 [12]
"Weekend Dance"
 [12]

Albums

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[13]
Tint
  • Released: 13 April 2023
  • Label: Asistobe
  • Formats: CD, cassette tape, digital download, streaming
 264

Mini Albums

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[13]
In Me
  • Released: 15 Aprim 2021
  • Label: Asistobe
  • Formats: Digital download, cassette Tape
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References

  1. ^ ビーイング系アーティスト (in Japanese). uta-net. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  2. ^ "Report-九州 Teen's オーディション 2021". beinggiza.com. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. ^ "17歳の現役高校生シンガー RAKURA、デビュー!!!". cs-music.jp. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  4. ^ "17歳の現役高校生シンガー・RAKURA、デビュー曲がドラマ「片恋グルメ日記」エンディング主題歌に決定". WEBザテレビジョン. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. ^ 永堀アツオ (2021-04-15). "海外リスナーからも賞賛される新鋭シンガー　RAKURA×Ra-U、二人三脚で歌にした"等身大の素顔"". Real Sound. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  6. ^ "アニメ『名探偵コナン ゼロの日常』OPはRAKURA、EDはRainy。に 2曲を収録したシングル『ゼロの日常盤』リリースも". realsound.jp. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  7. ^ "アニメ『名探偵コナン ゼロの日常』、オープニング曲はRAKURA、エンディング曲はRainy。が担当". barks. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  8. ^ "RAKURA×さなり、新曲「Outlook」で20歳の心境を表現". Natalie music. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  9. ^ "RAKURA × さなり、同世代に向けた新曲のMV公開「二十歳になりました」". Barks. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  10. ^ "Rakura Released". Rakura Official WEbsite. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  11. ^ "Rainy/Rakuraの作品売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "-Rakuraの作品" (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Rakuraの作品売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakura