Daoko
Japanese female singer and rapper
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Daoko (だをこ; born March 4, 1997) is a Japanese singer and rapper born in Tokyo.[1] Her career began when one of her videos uploaded to Nico Nico Douga in 2012, when she was 15, received attention.[2][3]
- Singer
- rapper
- songwriter
Career
The name Daoko (ダヲコ) was originally her web nickname.[4]
Her first tour began on 15 January 2016 at Tsutaya O-East, Tokyo, Japan.[5][6] Daoko was nominated for Next Break Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2015.[7][8]
She had caught the attention of multiple Japanese artists such as m-flo which lead to the collaboration of the two artists to produce her single "IRONY" in 2013 and was appointed as the theme song of the movie Eagle Talon – Beautiful Elliere Deodorant Plus (鷹の爪~美しきエリエール消臭プラス~).
Daoko released her first album, Hyper Girl, on 5 December 2012 through Low High Who? Production.[9][10] She received a large amount of attention for her vocal work in the music video "ME!ME!ME!" composed by TeddyLoid on 21 November 2014.[11] Daoko left Low High Who? Production after releasing her album Dimension on 4 February 2015 and subsequently shut down her blog.[12] In 2017, she and Kenshi Yonezu performed the song "Uchiage Hanabi", which was used as the theme song to the anime film Fireworks.[13]
In 2018, Daoko attended 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. She performed at Cosplay Mania in the Philippines in 2023.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [15] | ||
| Hyper Girl: Mukōgawa no Onna no Ko (HYPERGIRL-向こう側の女の子-) |
|
— |
| Gravity |
|
200 |
| Dimension |
|
207 |
| Daoko |
|
50 |
| Thank You Blue |
|
13 |
| Shiteki Ryoko (私的旅行) |
|
19 |
| DAOKO×Dragalia Lost (DAOKO×ドラガリアロスト) |
|
12 |
| anima |
|
25 |
| Slash-&-Burn |
|
— |
Live albums
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Shoki Shōjō (初期症状) |
|
| Ututu |
|
| Kirei Goto[17] (きれいごと) |
|
| Charm Point (チャームポイント) |
|
| the light of other days |
|
| MAD EP |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak | Certifications | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [18] |
JPN Hot [19] | |||||
| "ShibuyaK" | 2015 | 23 | 17 | Thank You Blue | ||
| "Samishii Kamisama" (さみしいかみさま) |
— | |||||
| "Moshimo Bokura ga Game no Shuyaku de" (もしも僕らがGAMEの主役で) |
2016 | 29 | 53 | |||
| "Daisuki" with TeddyLoid (ダイスキ) |
— | |||||
| "Bang!" | — | |||||
| "Uchiage Hanabi" with Kenshi Yonezu (打上花火) |
2017 | 9 | 1 |
| ||
| "Step Up Love" with Yasuyuki Okamura (ステップアップLOVE) |
8 | 10 |
| |||
| "Escape" with Yohji Igarashi | 2022 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
Promotional singles
| Release date | Title |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2014 | "ME!ME!ME!" with TeddyLoid |
| 21 November 2015 | "GIRL" |
| 18 February 2017 | "Kakurenbo" (かくれんぼ) |
| 15 April 2017 | "Haikei Goodbye Sayõnara"[21] (拝啓グッバイさようなら) |
| 2 August 2017 | "Forever Friends" |
| 18 October 2017 | "Step Up LOVE" with Yasuyuki Okamura (ステップアップLOVE) |
| 20 December 2017 | "Charm Point" (チャームポイント) |
| 25 September 2018 | "Owaranai Sekai de" (終わらない世界で) |
| 17 November 2018 | "Bokura no Network" with Nakata Yasutaka (ぼくらのネットワーク) |
| 24 April 2019 | "Drama" with Takeshi Kobayashi (ドラマ) |
| 3 July 2019 | "Senkyaku Banrai" with MIYAVI (千客万来) |
| 30 September 2019 | "Hajimemashite no Kimochi wo" (はじめましての気持ちを) |
| 9 October 2019 | "Anniversary" |
| 15 January 2020 | "Otogi no Machi" (御伽の街) |
| 25 March 2020 | "Ocharaketa yo" (おちゃらけたよ) |
| 29 September 2021 | "groggy ghost" with TAAR |
| 26 January 2022 | "Affordance" with GuruConnect |
Filmography
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Next Break Artist | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Space Shower Music Awards[24] | Song of the Year | "Uchiage Hanabi" | Won |
| Best Breakthrough Artist | Herself | Won | ||
| MTV Europe Music Award | Best Japanese Act | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Space Shower Music Awards[25] | Best Female Artist | Nominated | |
Performances
- 6 April 2015 – Party for first major album in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- 17 August 2015 – Live Solo in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- 14 September 2015 – Japanese Animation Trade Fair (Nico Nico Live)
- 15 January 2016 – First Tour (Tsutaya O-East, Tokyo, Japan)
- 8 March 2017 – Aoiro Jidai Tour (LIQUIDROOM in Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)
- 30 September 2017 – Anime Weekend Atlanta
Bibliography
- Daoko (19 November 2016), Daoko The Zine 01: D-LOVER (in Japanese)
- Daoko (19 November 2016), D-LOVERS vol.2 (in Japanese)
- Daoko (10 August 2017), One room seaside step (in Japanese) (Paperback ed.), Tokyo: KADOKAWA, ISBN 978-4-040-69331-6
- Daoko (29 March 2018), D-LOVERS vol.3 (in Japanese)
- Daoko; SHINKAI BABA (12 November 2019), 2019 気づき展写真集 [Enlightening my world Photobook] (in Japanese) (Paperback ed.), Tokyo, EAN 8358532029481, archived from the original on 13 May 2020
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