Ado (born October 24, 2002) is the pseudonym of a Japanese singer. In 2020, at the age of 17, she made her debut with the digital single titled "Usseewa". The song peaked at number 1 on Billboard Japan Hot 100,[1] Oricon Digital Singles Chart, and the Oricon Streaming Chart.[2] The music video of the song on her YouTube channel reached 100 million views in 148 days after its release.[3] Reaching 100 million plays on Billboard Japan after 17 weeks from charting-in was the sixth fastest in history and the youngest for a solo singer.[4][3][5] She currently belongs to the artist management company Cloud Nine.[6]
Ado | |
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Born | (2002-10-24) October 24, 2002 (age 19) Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2017–present |
Labels | Virgin Music |
Website | universal-music |
Ado was born on October 24, 2002, in Tokyo, Japan.[6][5]
In 2014, Ado took an interest in music after the video-sharing website Niconico was released on Nintendo 3DS. She began watching videos on the small screen of Nintendo 3DS, and was impressed by the cover singers on Niconico who sang without showing their faces.[7]
Years later in 2017, Ado began singing as an utaite (an internet cover singer) on Niconico, after uploading a video of herself singing a cover of "Kimi no taion" on January 10, 2017.[8] On Nippon TV she said that during the time she was an utaite singer, she covered her closet in soundproofing material that she bought online and recorded in it.[9]
In 2019, she featured in Kujira's digital single "Kinmokusei", which was released on December 23, 2019.[10] A couple months later, she featured as a vocalist in a digital single "Shikabanēze" by jon-YAKITORY, which was released on March 29, 2020.[11] In May 2020, she participated in Pony Canyon's compilation album PALETTE4. She released two songs, "Call boy" by syudou and "Taema naku ai-iro" by Shishi Shishi, as digital releases.[12]
On October 15, 2020, Ado announced that she would make her debut with Universal Music Japan.[13] On October 23, the day before her 18th birthday, she released the digital single "Usseewa" written by Vocaloid producer syudou.[4] The music video, released on her own YouTube channel, reached 5 million views by November 14.[14] On December 10, 2020, "Usseewa" ranked number 1 on Spotify Viral 50 Japan. On December 24, she released her second single "Readymade" written by Vocaloid producer Surii, as a digital release.[15]
By January 23, 2021, "Usseewa" had reached 40 million views on YouTube,[16] and on February 3, 2021, it ranked number 1 on both Oricon Digital Singles Chart and Oricon Streaming Chart.[2] On February 14, she released her third single, "Gira Gira", written by Vocaloid producer teniwoha, as a digital release.[17] Four days later on February 18, the number of subscribers on her YouTube channel exceeded 1 million.[18]
On March 15, 2021, "Usseewa" reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100,[1][19] and on March 20, the music video on YouTube reached 100 million views, 148 days after its release.[3] On March 29, "Usseewa" reached 100 million plays on the Billboard JAPAN chart "Streaming Songs" after 17 weeks from charting-in, which was the sixth fastest in history and the youngest for a solo singer.[4][5]
On April 27, 2021, Ado released her fifth Single "Odo" which is used by NHK's Show about Vocaloid producers.[20]
On June 11, 2021, she was chosen as the second Japanese female Artist for "YouTube's Artist on the Rise".[21] And on June 14, 2021, she released her sixth Single "Yoru no Pierrot".
On December 11, 2021, she won "Best New Asian Artist Japan" for Mnet "MAMA".[22]
Ado provided the singing voice for the character Uta in the 2022 anime film One Piece Film: Red; the album Uta no Uta: One Piece Film Red, containing the vocal songs from the film was released on August 10, 2022.[23] The film's theme song "New Genesis" topped Apple Music's Global Top 100 charts.[24]
From December 2022 to January 2023, Ado's first nationwide live tour "Shinkiro" will be held for 10 performances in six different locations throughout Japan.[25]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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JPN Oricon [26] |
JPN Hot [27] | |||
Kyōgen (狂言) |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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JPN Oricon [26] |
JPN Hot [27] |
BEL (WA) [30] |
FRA [31] | |||
Uta no Uta: One Piece Film Red |
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2 | 1 | 169 | 97 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | Written by | Produced by | |
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JPN Hot [33][upper-alpha 1] |
WW [44] | ||||||
"Usseewa" (うっせぇわ) | 2020 | 1 | 41 | Kyōgen | Syudou (手動) | ||
"Readymade" (レディメイド) | 65 | — |
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Three (すりぃ) | |||
"Gira Gira" (ギラギラ) | 2021 | 12 | — | Teniwoha (てにをは) | |||
"Odo" (踊) | 4 | 122 | DECO*27 (デコ・ニーナ),
Giga (ギガ), TeddyLoid |
Giga (ギガ), TeddyLoid | |||
"Yoru no Pierrot" (夜のピエロ) | 13 | — | Biz | ||||
"Aitakute" (会いたくて) | 27 | — | Mewhan (みゆはん) | ||||
"Asura-chan" (阿修羅ちゃん) | 5 | — |
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Neru | |||
"Kokoro to iu Na no Fukakai" (心という名の不可解) | 2022 | 11 | — | Mafumafu | |||
"New Genesis" (新時代; "Shin Jidai")[23] | 1 | 20 | Uta no Uta: One Piece Film Red | Yasutaka Nakata | |||
"I'm Invincible" (私は最強; "Watashi wa Saikyou")[23] | 3 | 74 | Motoki Ohmori | Mrs. Green Apple | |||
"Backlight" (逆光; "Gyakkou")[23] | 2 | 73 | Vaundy | ||||
"Fleeting Lullaby" (ウタカタララバイ; "Utakata Lullaby")[23] | 5 | 101 | Tophamhat-Kyo | Fake Type. | |||
"Tot Musica"[23] | 6 | 134 | Hiroyuki Sawano | ||||
"The World Turns" (世界のつづき; "Sekai no Tsudzuki")[23] | 12 | — | Yuta Orisaka | ||||
"The Wind's Whereabouts" (風のゆくえ; "Kaze no Yukue")[23] | 10 | — | Motohiro Hata | ||||
"Binks' Sake" (ビンクスの酒; "Binkusu no Sake") | 31 | — | Kohei Tanaka | Nishi-Ken | |||
"Rebellion" (リベリオン) | 20 | — | Karada Sagashi |
Release date | Artist | Title | Notes |
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December 12, 2019 | Kujira | "Kinmokusei feat. Ado" | [53] |
March 29, 2020 | jon-YAKITORY | "Shikabanēze feat. Ado" | [11] |
May 11, 2020 | Toiki | "ANEMONE (feat. Ado)" | |
June 30, 2020 | Nagumo Yūki | "Stick Candy (feat. Ado)" | |
August 14, 2020 | biz | "Tokyo cannibalism biz feat Ado" | |
August 28, 2020 | jon-YAKITORY | "eat feat.Ado" | |
September 11, 2020 | biz | "Freud meta biz feat. Ado" | |
September 21, 2020 | Linmu | "Oshare banchō (feat. Ado)" | |
September 23, 2020 | Nakimushi☔︎ | "Shake It Now. (feat. Ado)" | |
December 11, 2020 | jon-YAKITORY | "Faking of Comedy feat.Ado" | |
December 12, 2020 | Hīragi Kirai | "Love Ka? (feat. Ado)" | |
February 1, 2021 | Miko Kichi | "Radio Noise (feat. Ado)" | |
March 6, 2021 | Hosomichi Okuno | "Fool Fool Fool (feat. Ado)" | |
July 15, 2021 | jon-YAKITORY | "AntiSystem's (feat. Ado)" | |
September 17, 2021 | jon-YAKITORY | "Rasen" (feat. Ado)" |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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JPN Hot [33][upper-alpha 2] | |||
"Senbonzakura" (千本桜) | 2022 | 59 | 10 Shūnen Kinen Album All That Senbonzakura!!! |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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JPN DL [55] | |||
"Hanabi" (花火) | 2022 | 63 | Kyōgen |
"Domestic de Violence" (ドメスティックでバイオレンス) | 64 | ||
"Freedom" | 71 | ||
"Motherland" (マザーランド) | 76 | ||
"Kagakushū" (過学習) | 98 |
Release date | Song title | Animator(s)/Director(s) |
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October 23, 2020 | Usseewa | WOOMA |
December 24, 2020 | READYMADE | yasutatsu |
February 14, 2021 | Gira Gira | Numata Zombi |
April 27, 2021 | Odo | Kayuka |
June 14, 2021 | Yoru no Pierrot | 神宮司様 |
August 12, 2021 | Aitakute | イノウエマナ様 |
October 28, 2021 | Ashurachan | 寺田てら |
January 17, 2022 | KokoroToIuNanoFukakai | 0楼様 |
January 26, 2022 | Fireworks | ゴル様 |
March 6, 2022 | Kagakushū | Saki Naito |
March 14, 2022 | Eternal Coming Day | ナノン様 |
March 26, 2022 | Domestic violence | Akito Nakayama様 |
May 8, 2022 | Motherland | ヤスタツ様 |
May 8, 2022 | Lucky Bruto | Akito Nakayama様 |
August 17, 2022 | Tot Musica | WOOMA |
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