TeddyLoid
Japanese DJ and music producer
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Teddy Sakakibara (Japanese: 榊原良, Hepburn: Sakakibara Teddy; born August 23, 1989), known professionally as TeddyLoid, is a Japanese DJ and music producer. He is known for producing several songs in the soundtrack of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, which charted on Oricon Albums Chart. He is also known for partnering with Daoko in "ME!ME!ME!", an anime music video submitted to the 2014 Japan Animator Expo.[3]
TeddyLoid 榊原良 | |
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| Born | Teddy Sakakibara August 23, 1989 |
| Genres | J-pop, EDM, electronic |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Label | Evil Line[2] |
| Website | www |
Career
TeddyLoid's career began by publishing remixes on MySpace, where he gained popularity and climbed to the top of the platform's electronic indie chart.[3] In 2008, he toured internationally as Miyavi's background DJ in the guitarist's This Iz The Japanese Kabuki Rock Tour 2008.[3][4]
TeddyLoid's first partnership with Taku Takahashi came when Takahashi founded his record label, TCY Records. In the record label's debut album, TCY Recordings Sampler Vol. 0, TeddyLoid produced the song "Another Day".[5] The two then worked together on the soundtrack for the anime series Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, with TeddyLoid producing multiple songs.[6] The soundtrack album, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt The Original Soundtrack, reached 10th on the Oricon Albums Chart,[7] while its follow-up album Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt The Worst Album also reached 24th.[8] In 2011, he formed Galaxias! along with vocalist Ko Shibasaki and music producer Deco*27.[4] The three produced one album titled Galaxias! and toured Japan, including a concert at Nippon Budokan.[9]
On 17 September 2014, TeddyLoid released his debut album, Black Moon Rising.[10] Then, for the 2014 Japan Animator Expo, TeddyLoid produced the music for an anime music video "ME!ME!ME!", which was visualized by Hibiki Yoshizaki from Studio Khara and vocals sang by Daoko. The music was written in three parts, and the video, notable for its sexual violence content, featured a male protagonist in a surreal-psychedelic setting while surrounded by nude women, which becomes a viral hit over 100 million views on YouTube.[11][12] A follow-up remix titled "Me!Me!Me! Chronic" was released in May 2015.[13] In 2015, TeddyLoid partnered with Momoiro Clover Z and released Re:Momoiro Clover Z, which featured remixes of the idol group's songs and has also composed two of his own VOCALOID originals, including "Over Drive", "Invisible Lovers" and "ULTRA C".[14][15] He then released Silent Planet later the same year and began releasing a series of follow-up extended plays under the same title. Each release featured different artists including Kohh, Bonjour Suzuki, Chanmina, Aina the End, and IA. The series then cumulated in two albums, Silent Planet: Reloaded and Silent Planet: Infinity.[16][17][18]
In 2016, TeddyLoid was the fifth most-listened-to Japanese artist outside of Japan on Spotify.[19] In 2018, he worked with virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI to produce the single "melty world", which he later remixed himself in 2020 to create a "black" version of the title to sound like it was sung by Kizuna AI's cynical alternate ego, Kizuna AI Black. February 17, 2018, TeddyLoid made his first American performance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a DJ for a concert at Anime Milwaukee.[20]
In 2021, he began collaborating with music producer Giga, who consider themselves to have opposite strengths, with Giga composing delicate melodies and precise tracks and Teddyloid composing dynamic sounds over a wide range of genres. Their first major song together was "Odo", a single for Ado. Their other collaborations include "The Struggle is Real" (feat. Meme Tokyo), "KIKIKAIKAI" (feat. Yuzu), "Let's End the World" (feat. Mori Calliope), "Desperate" (feat. LOLUET), "Show" (also feat. Ado), “Clutch” (feat. Irregular Dice), "Let Me Battle" (feat. 9Lana), "Go-Getters" (also featuring Mori Calliope), "ULTRA C" (feat. Kagamine Rin & Len), "Knock It Out!" (feat. Amane Kanata), "POW POW" (feat. ELSEE), "Upboomboom" (feat. MYERA), "Act" (feat. Daoko), "Pikaaan!" (feat. Rina Matsuda & Hikaru Morita of Sakurazaka46) and “Awake” (feat. Hoshimachi Suisei).[citation needed]
In 2022, he made his debut in the rhythm game Arcaea with the song "Defection", with DELTA on vocals for the pack Final Verdict. In 2024, he released "Gimme Dat" on Tokyo Machine's label CHOMPO. In 2025, he contributed to the original soundtrack of the Netflix original series Glass Heart,[21] and composed the soundtrack for the anime series Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider.[22]
Discography
Albums
| Release date | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |
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| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 | |||
| 27 August 2014 | Black Moon Rising | 223[23] | N/a | |
| 16 September 2015 | Re:Momoiro Clover Z | 12[23] | 12[24] | |
| 2 December 2015 | Silent Planet | 124[23] | – | |
| 11 November 2018 | Silent Planet:Reloaded | – | – | |
| 28 November 2018 | Silent Planet:Infinity | – | – | |
| 4 October 2017 | TV ANIME [18if] Album | – | – | |
| 14 February 2019 | Fight League Gear Gadget Generators Original Motion Picture Soundtracks | – | – | |
Extended plays
| Release date | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 | |||
| 27 August 2014 | Under the Black Moon | 299[23] | – | |
| 28 July 2016 | Silent Planet 2 EP Vol.1 (feat. Kohh) | – | – | |
| 16 September 2016 | Silent Planet 2 EP Vol.2 (feat. Bonjour Suzuki) | – | – | |
| 4 November 2016 | Silent Planet 2 EP Vol.3 (feat. Chanmina and Daoko) | – | – | |
| 17 March 2017 | Silent Planet 2 EP Vol.4 (feat. Aina the End) | – | – | |
| 24 November 2017 | Silent Planet 2 EP Vol.5 (feat. IA) | – | – | |
| 15 December 2017 | Silent Planet 2 EP Vol.6 (feat. Yoshikazu Mera) | – | – | |
Singles
| Release date | Title | Chart positions | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 | |||
| 22 June 2016 | "Pipo Password" (feat. Bonjour Suzuki) | 118[23] | – | Ending theme of Space Patrol Luluco |
| 4 November 2016 | "Daikirai" (feat. Chanmina) | Silent Planet 2 EP Vol. 3 | ||
| 9 November 2018 | "You Made Me" (feat. Chanmina) | Silent Planet Reloaded | ||
| 13 February 2024 | "Gimme Dat" | |||
Other notable works
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 30 October 2013 | "Over Drive" (feat. IA) | |
| 21 November 2014 | "ME!ME!ME!" (feat. Daoko) | Submission to the 2014 Japan Animator Expo |
| 1 May 2015 | "ME!ME!ME! Chronic" (feat. Daoko) | |
| 1 June 2015 | "Shooting Star" (feat. IA) | |
| 24 November 2017 | "Invisible Lovers" (feat. IA) | |
| 7 July 2018 | "Red Doors" (feat. Yoshikazu Mera) | Opening theme of 18if |
| 30 November 2018 | "melty world" (feat. Kizuna AI) | Kizuna AI collaboration single |
| 27 November 2020 | "Neo-Neon" (with Deco*27 feat. Hatsune Miku) |
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| 16 December 2020 | "After Rain" (with JUVENILE feat. claquepot) |
Single for INTERWEAVE |
| 27 April 2021 | "Odo" (with Giga feat. Ado) |
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| 25 June 2021 | "Ojamamushi II" (with Deco*27 feat. Hatsune Miku) |
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| 29 July 2021 | "The Struggle is Real" (with Giga feat. Meme Tokyo) |
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| 12 November 2021 | "KIKIKAIKAI" (with Giga feat. Yuzu) |
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| 7 July 2022 | "Defection" (feat. DELTA) | Arcaea collaboration |
| 18 August 2022 | "Let's End the World" (with Giga feat. Mori Calliope) |
Hololive English collaboration |
| 14 September 2022 | "Desperate" (with Giga feat. LOLUET) |
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| 10 November 2022 | "Movie Star (#kzn & TeddyLoid Remix)" (with Steve Aoki feat. MOD SUN & Global Dan) |
Remix for Hiroquest: Genesis |
| 21 June 2023 | "Tik(Q)et" (with Giga feat. Hatsune Miku , flower and KAFU) |
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| 6 September 2023 | "Show" (with Giga feat. Ado) |
Halloween Horror Nights collaboration |
| 25 November 2023 | "Clutch" (with Giga feat. Irregular Dice) |
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| 24 December 2023 | "Matsuken Samba II × Ikuze! Kaitō Shōjo -TeddyLoid ULTRA MASHUP ver.-" (with Ken Matsudaira & Momoiro Clover Z) | |
| 6 January 2024 | "Knock It Out!" (with Giga feat. Amane Kanata) |
Single from the 1st album Unknown DIVA |
| 14 May 2024 | "Let Me Battle" (with Giga feat. 9Lana) |
Third ending theme for Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
| 11 June 2024 | "Play Back" (feat. Ren Zotto and Doppio Dropsythe) | Nijisanji EN collaboration |
| 26 June 2024 | "Go-Getters" (with Giga feat. Mori Calliope) |
Ending theme of Suicide Squad Isekai |
| 7 July 2024 | "ULTRA C" (with Giga feat. Kagamine Rin & Len) |
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| 8 August 2024 | "Space Colony Ark: Act1 (TeddyLoid x Jun Senoue Remix)" (with Jun Senoue) | Remix for Shadow Generations |
| 27 September 2024 | "POW POW" (with Giga feat. ELSEE) |
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| 11 October 2024 | "Pikaaan!" (with Giga & Deco*27 feat. Rina Matsuda & Hikaru Morita of Sakurazaka46) |
Fourth ending theme for Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
| 15 November 2024 | "Awake" (with Giga feat. Hoshimachi Suisei) |
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| 27 December 2024 | "flowers" (feat. Yuzu) | |
| 26 March 2025 | "Upboomboom" (with Giga feat. MYERA) |
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| 23 April 2025 | "Cupid" (feat. Amane Kanata) | Single from the 2nd album Trigger |
| 27 April 2025 | "Act" (with Giga feat. Daoko) |
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| 21 May 2025 | "Get Back" (feat. Yuzu) | Fifth opening theme for Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
| 12 October 2025 | "Bake no Kawa" (with Giga feat. Kobo Kanaeru and Kasane Teto as MAISONdes) | Opening theme of Gnosia anime |