Yorushika is a Japanese rock duo founded in 2017 represented by Universal Music Japan. The group is composed of N-buna, a former vocaloid music producer, and Suis, a female vocalist. The duo is extremely secretive, never publicly revealing their faces or holding many concerts. As of date, Yorushika has only held two concerts, one in July 2017 and another in August 2019. The group's music are described as "passionate" and "upbeat", serving as a contrast to the heavier lyrics, which often explore ideas such as love and human emotion and draw from works of literature including Masuji Ibuse and Jules Verne. The name "Yorushika" is taken from a lyric in their song "Kumo to Yūrei": "Yoru shika mō nemurezu ni". The eye-designed logo mark is a motif of two moons facing each other and also serves as a clock hand, portraying the time "from 6:00 to night".
History
Prior to the formation of Yorushika, N-buna already had a sizeable following on Niconico, a Japanese video hosting website, first releasing vocaloid music on the platform in 2012. His 2013 song "Tōmei Elegy" reached first on the platform's daily vocaloid ranking. Additionally, he has produced two albums through U&R Records, a subsidiary of Niconico's owner Dwango. According to an interview with Natalie, N-buna and Suis met through a common acquaintance; Suis was a longtime fan of N-buna's vocaloid work. Suis first appeared as a guest vocalist during N-buna's two solo concerts in Tokyo. N-buna reached out to Suis to form Yorushika as part of N-buna's effort to find a "more human" voice to use in his music, as opposed to vocaloid. Since then, the two have released two extended plays and two full albums, all of which charted on both the Oricon Albums Chart and the Billboard JapanHot 100Albums Chart. Yorushika's popularity grew explosively, with critics noting that the lyrics seemed to strike a chord with younger audiences. Additionally, the song "Tada Kimi ni Hare" became a hit through the video app TikTok. As of November 2019, their faces and detailed profiles have not been disclosed as they want their audiences to listen to their music without "preconceptions".
