Vaundy
Japanese pop musician
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Vaundy is a Japanese musician. He started his career in 2019 by independently uploading online, before breaking out late in the year with the song "Tokyo Flash".[1] He has released songs for multiple anime and live action TV series, most famously "Hadaka No Yusha" for Ranking of Kings and "Chainsaw Blood" for Chainsaw Man.[2][3]
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| Born | June 6, 2000 |
| Other names | Vaundy Engawa |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2019–present |
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| Website | https://vaundy.jp/ |
History
Vaundy got his start by releasing songs independently onto YouTube in 2019. He broke out in December of the same year with his song "Tokyo Flash". Following this success, he was selected as one of Spotify's "Early Noise 2020" artists, and was named a "Space Shower Retsuden New Force" artist for 2020.[4][5] He released his debut album Strobo on May 27, 2020.[6] It peaked at number 5 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[7] A song from the album, titled "Tomoshibi", was used as the theme song for the 2020 drama Tokyo Love Story.[8]
He released the EP Hadaka No Yusha on February 23, 2022. It included the song of the same name, which was used as the opening for the anime Ranking of Kings.[2] It peaked at number 6 on the Oricon charts.[9] He collaborated with singer Ado on the song "Backlight", which was used in the soundtrack of the movie One Piece Film: Red.[10] On September 8–9, 2022, he performed two shows at the Nippon Budokan.[11] On October 12, he released the Chainsaw Man ending theme "Chainsaw Blood".[12] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[13] He performed on the 73rd Kōhaku Uta Gassen to end the year performing "Kaijū no Hana Uta" and "Omokage (co-performing with Milet, Aimer, Lilas Ikuta)".[14] This performance helped him reach 2nd on the Billboard Japan Top Artists chart, and the song he performed, "Kaijū no Hanauta", jumped to #3 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, later peaking at #2.[15][16][17] On Billboard Japan's 2023 end of year artist charts, he was ranked #4, while "Kaijū no Hanauta" was ranked #3 on the year end Hot 100.[18]
On November 15, 2023, he released his second album Replica.[19] His song "Todome no Ichigeki" (トドメの一撃; lit. "Finishing Strike"), which features Cory Wong, was used as the ending theme song for the second season of the anime Spy × Family.[20] On December 3, 2023, it was revealed that Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony would use Vaundy's latest song "Time Paradox" as the theme song of the film.[21] In June 2024, it was revealed that "Homunculus" (ホムンクルス) would be used as the theme song for the film My Hero Academia: You're Next.[22] In August 2024, his song "Gift" was also used as the ending theme song for the film.[23] In September 2024, was announced that "Fūjin" (風神; lit. "Wind God") would be used as the ending theme song for the live action TV Drama "Light of My Lion".[24][25] In November 2024, it was revealed that "Hashire Sakamoto" (走れSAKAMOTO; lit. "Run, Sakamoto") will be used as the opening theme song for the anime Sakamoto Days.,[26] and begin his biggest arena tour "FUSION", where he recorded the highest attendance at Saitama Super Arena over 2 days at 76,000 people.[27] He announced his first 4 major city dome tour at the final show of his arena tour, becoming the youngest male solo artist to do so.[28]
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Demo albums
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| Itai Itai no Tondeike |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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| JPN [33] |
JPN Cmb. [34] |
JPN Hot [31] |
KOR [35] | ||||
| "Tōkyō Flash" | 2019 | — | — | 64 | — |
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Strobo |
| "Fukakōryoku" | 2020 | — | 42 | 36 | — |
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| "Boku wa Kyō mo" | — | — | — | — |
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| "Life Hack" | — | — | — | — |
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| "Bye by Me" | — | — | — | — |
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| "Sekai no Himitsu" | — | — | 61 | — |
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Replica | |
| "Yūkai Sink" | 2021 | — | — | 90 | — |
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| "Shiwaawase" | — | 45 | 42 | — |
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| "Benefits" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hanauranai" | — | 33 | 24 | — |
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| "Tokimeki" | — | — | 35 | — |
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| "Naki Jizō" | — | — | 97 | — |
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| "Odoriko" | — | 20 | 15 | 79 |
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| "Hadaka no Yūsha" | 2022 | 6 | 5 | 25 | — |
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Hadaka no Yūsha and Replica |
| "Koikaze ni Nosete" | — | 26 | 14 | — |
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Replica | |
| "Sōmatō" | — | — | 63 | — | |||
| "Mabataki" | — | — | 36 | — |
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| "Chainsaw Blood" | — | 14 | 13 | — |
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| "Hitomibore" | — | 50 | 30 | — |
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| "Wasure Mono" | — | — | 58 | — | |||
| "Oki Tegami" | — | — | 65 | — | |||
| "Mabuta" | 2023 | — | — | 29 | — |
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| "Sonna Bitter na Hanashi" | — | 22 | 15 | — |
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| "Zero" | — | — | 64 | — | |||
| "Todome no Ichigeki" (featuring Cory Wong) |
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| "Time Paradox" | 2024 | 13 | 6 | 7 | — |
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TBA |
| "Homunculus" | 11 | 14 | 7 | — |
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| "Gift" | — | — | |||||
| "Gorilla Shibai" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fūjin" | — | 13 | 11 | — |
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| "Hashire Sakamoto" | 2025 | 17 | 28 | 28 | — |
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| "Jinsei wa Mix Nuts no Kumiawase" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Boku ni wa Dōshite Wakarun Darō" | — | 39 | 20 | — | |||
| "Majide Sayonara Baby" | — | — | 93 | — | |||
| "Pained" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Saikai" | — | 29 | 18 | — | |||
| "Zutto Love Song" | — | — | 73 | — | |||
| "Wasureru Mae ni" | — | — | 51 | — | |||
| "Iseijin" | — | — | 39 | — | |||
| "Kiseki" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Yobigoe" | — | — | 37 | — | |||
| "Singularity" | 2026 | — | — | 56 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Ash" (Nulbarich featuring Vaundy) |
2020 | New Gravity |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peaks | Certifications | Album | |
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| JPN Cmb. [34] |
JPN Hot [31] | ||||
| "Tomoshibi" | 2020 | — | — |
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Strobo |
| "Kaijū no Hanauta" | 5 | 2 | |||
| "Chikyūgi" (with Aimer) |
2021 | — | — | Walpurgis | |
| "Kokyū no Yō ni" | 2023 | — | — | Replica | |
| "Zenzenzense" | 2025 | 6 | 5 | Dear Jubilee: Radwimps Tribute | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peaks | Certifications | Album | |
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| JPN Cmb. [34] |
JPN Hot [31] | ||||
| "Soramini" | 2020 | — | — |
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Strobo |
| "Napori" | 24 | 29 |
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| "Omokage" (self-cover) | 2022 | — | — |
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Hadaka no Yūsha |
| "Jōnetsu" | 2023 | — | — |
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Replica |
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Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "Modern Loneliness" (Vaundy remix) | 2020 | Lauv | How I'm Feeling (The Extras) |
| "Missing" | 2022 | N/a | Off the Wall: Ellegarden Tribute |
| "Rose" | 2023 | Chilli Beans. | Mixtape |
Songwriting and production credits
All song credits are adapted from the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers's database unless stated otherwise.[38]
| Song | Year | Artist | Album | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger |
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| "Sorrow" | 2020 | Takashi Matsuo | Utautai |  |
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| "Lemonade" | 2021 | Chilli Beans. | Dancing Alone and Chilli Beans. | |
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| "Andron" | Daydream and Chilli Beans. | |
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| "Omokage" | Milet, Aimer, and Lilas Ikuta | Non-album single | |
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| "Madou Ito" | 2022 | Masaki Suda | Spin | |
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| "It's Me" | Chilli Beans. | Chilli Beans. | |
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| "This Way" | |
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| "Backlight" | Ado | Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red | |
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| "Kubittake" | Yama | Versus the Night | |
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| "Rose" | 2023 | Chilli Beans. | Mixtape | |
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| "Ibara" | Ado | Zanmu | |
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| "Tōmei ni Naritai" | 2024 | Number i | No. I | |
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Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2021 | Best Japanese Act | Vaundy | Nominated | [39] |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best Visual Effects | "Shiwaawase" | Won | [40] | |
| 2022 | Artist of the Year | Vaundy | Won | [41] | |
| Japan Golden Disc Award | 2024 | Special Award | Won | [42] | |
| 2025 | Song of the Year by Streaming | "Time Paradox" | Won | [43] |