Kenshi Yonezu Debuts New Track Red Out Featured in Spotify Commercial

NEW YORK, NY (August 8, 2024) – Gearing up to release his sixth studio album LOST CORNER digitally worldwide on Wednesday, August 21, global crossover J-pop artist KENSHI YONEZU today debuts a new track from the album entitled “RED OUT” – available everywhere now. An intense and stirring opener to LOST CORNER, “RED OUT” is featured in Spotify Japan’s latest commercial, which showcases the power of music to transform everyday life with a rousing performance by world famous dancer “THE D SoraKi” – watch here. Also making its debut is the track’s official music video, a dark, strobe light-infused visual featuring Yonezu that takes the already propulsive track to new heights – watch now. The video was directed by Kyotaro Hayashi, a frequent collaborator behind some of Yonezu’s most-watched videos, including “M87” and “TEENAGE RIOT.”

In addition to the Spotify Japan-branded commercial, Yonezu has recorded “Liner Voice+” audio content for the platform, in which Yonezu himself talks about the creation of LOST CORNER, as well as additional Spotify exclusive content allowing listeners to take a deeper dive into the new album. More details about the Spotify exclusive content will be released on Spotify Japan’s official X page.

KENSHI YONEZU – “RED OUT”
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With global expectations high since STRAY SHEEP, Yonezu’s long-awaited 6th album LOST CORNER will be released worldwide digitally on Wednesday, August 21, along with physical versions released locally on Friday, August 23. LOST CORNER is richly packed with total of 20 tracks, including an illustrious collection of songs Yonezu has released in the last 4 years: “Sayonara, Mata Itsuka! – Sayonara” (theme song to the NHK Morning Drama The Tiger and Her Wings), “Garakuta – JUNK” (theme song to the film Last Mile), “Spinning Globe” (theme song to Oscar winning Studio Ghibli film The Boy and the Heron), “M87” (theme song to the film Shin Ultraman), “Tsuki Wo Miteita – Moongazing” (theme song to FINAL FANTASY XVI), “KICK BACK” (opening theme to the anime series CHAINSAW MAN), and more. Rounding out the collection are eight never-before-heard tracks, including a vocal song duet with Japanese singer, actress, idol and former member of BiSH, Aina The End.

LOST CORNER marks Yonezu’s highly anticipated follow-up to 2020’s STRAY SHEEP, which broke previous IFPI Global All Format Chart records and became the highest-placing Japanese artist ever to appear on the IFPI year-end global ranking chart, shipping over 1.9 million cumulative CD units. When STRAY SHEEP was released, Yonezu attracted attention across the world with “Yonezu Kenshi 2020 Event / STRAY SHEEP in FORTNITE.” This event made him the first Asian artist to have a virtual concert in FORTNITE, a battle royale game that reaches 370 million players worldwide. That same day, New York’s Fifth Avenue UNIQLO storefront featured Yonezu’s self-drawn illustrations, trending not only in the U.S. but worldwide. The storefront collaboration displays also took place in Japan and China, totaling 8 UNIQLO stores worldwide.

KENSHI YONEZU – LOST CORNER
TRACKLISTING –

1. RED OUT
2. KICK BACK
3. MARGHERITA + Aina The End
4. POP SONG
5. Shinigami
6. Mainichi – Every Day
7. LADY
8. Daydream
9. Sayonara, Mata Itsuka! – Sayonara
10. Stop Look Both Ways
11. LENS FLARE
12. Tsuki Wo Miteita – Moongazing
13. M87
14. Pale Blue
15. Garakuta – JUNK
16. YELLOW GHOST
17. POST HUMAN
18. Spinning Globe
19. LOST CORNER
20. OHAYO

ABOUT KENSHI YONEZU
After taking the Vocaloid scene by storm under the moniker Hachi, Kenshi Yonezu began releasing materials under his real name in 2012.

In 2023, Yonezu wrote “LADY” for the TV commercial of Georgia coffee product line, followed by “Tsuki Wo Miteita – Moongazing”, as the theme song of the action role-playing game FINAL FANTASY XVI. In July, he wrote “Chikyugi – Spinning Globe” for The Boy and the Heron, Studio Ghibli‘s latest movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The song also turned out to be the 100th song released under Kenshi Yonezu‘s real name. He also appeared in fashion brand LOEWE’s FW23 men’s collection campaign, coinciding with the brand’s 50th anniversary in Japan. August saw the gold certification of “KICK BACK” by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), which allowed the artist to achieve such a feat “for the first time in history” as a song “with Japanese lyrics.” He was selected as the first and only Japanese artist to be a part of the “RIAA Class of 2023”, with which the association summarized the artists who had flourished in the year; the news was widely picked up and reported as a highlight of 2023.

In April 2024, Yonezu wrote “Sayonara, Mata Itsuka! – Sayonara” as the theme song of NHK Morning Drama The Tiger and Her Wings and in May released “Mainichi – Every Day” featured in another Coca-Cola Japan, Georgia commercial. New song, “Garakuta – JUNK” – the theme song of the movie Last Mile will be coming in theaters this summer.

Yonezu announced his sixth studio album LOST CORNER will be available worldwide on Wednesday, August 21. Included within the 20-track collection are selections from Yonezu’s creative output the last four years, including “Chikyugi – Spinning Globe,” his theme to Hayao Miyazaki‘s Oscar-winning film The Boy and the Heron, “KICK BACK,” his history-making track that became the first-ever Japanese language song to reach RIAA® Gold certification, plus eight brand new never-before-heard songs.

LOST CORNER marks Yonezu’s highly anticipated follow-up to 2020’s STRAY SHEEP, which broke previous IFPI Global All Format Chart records and became the highest-placing Japanese artist ever to appear on the IFPI year-end global ranking chart, and shipped over 1.9 million cumulative CD units. That same year, he became the first Asian artist ever to collaborate with FORTNITE for a virtual event – “Kenshi Yonezu 2020 Event / STRAY SHEEP in FORTNITE” in Fortnite. The innovative and global virtual concert, which reached the game’s audience of over 350 million players, is just one of the many contributing factors to Yonezu’s ever-growing acclaim both within and outside of Japan.

As for Yonezu’s music videos, “Lemon” has surpassed 860 million views, continuing to break the records of Japanese artists. It is one of the 16 music videos of his songs that garnered him a commanding record of surpassing 100 million views each (“Lemon,” “Eine Kleine,” “LOSER,” “Peace Sign,” “Haiirotoao (+Masaki Suda),” “orion,” “Flamingo,” “Kanden,” “Fireworks,” “Paprika,” “Shunrai,” “Uma to Shika,” “Spirits of the Sea,” “KICK BACK,” Foorin’s “Paprika” and Masaki Suda‘s “Machigaisagashi”). He has over 7.2 million subscribers on his official YouTube channel.