Who-ya Extended
Japanese musical group
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Who-ya Extended is a Japanese music group, signed to Sacra Music under Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The main member of the group is the vocalist Who-ya (who was 20-years-old when they debuted in 2019).[2] Members other than Who-ya change depending on songs although they have core members.[3]
Who-ya Extended | |
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 Who-ya Extended signing autograph at Hyper Japan 2024, London. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Labels |
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| Members | Who-ya |
| Website | Official Website (Japanese Only) |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Genre | Music |
| Subscribers | 66.5 thousand |
| Views | 33.36 million |
| Last updated: 27 July 2024[needs update] | |
History
On November 27, 2019, the group debuted with the single "Q-vism" from SME Records. The song was used as the opening theme of the TV anime Psycho-Pass 3 which started broadcasting in the same month.[4] The pre-released single on October 25 ranked No. 1 on the iTunes general chart,[5] No. 1 in Amazon Digital Popularity Ranking, No. 1 in iTunes Anime Category,[6] and ranked in the top 10 in Oricon weekly digital single rankings and so on.[7]
On March 9, 2020, they digitally released "Synthetic Sympathy" which was the theme song for anime movie Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector, started broadcasting in the same month.[8] On April 15, the first album "wyxt." was released.[9]
On January 3, 2021, for the first time they appeared publicly in the online festival "Sony Music Anime Songs Online Nippon Budokan" and performed "Q-vism" and "Synthetic Sympathy"[10]
On February 17, they released their first EP Vivid Vice. The lead song "Vivid Vice" was pre-released on January 16 as the opening song for the 2nd cour of the anime Jujutsu Kaisen.[11] The song recorded the 1st place on Oricon's daily ranking.[12] They also released an acoustic version of the song on The First Take.
On April 2, 2021, they held their first studio live on TikTok's program "Next Fire".[13]
In June 2021, it was announced that their new song "Icy Ivy" was selected as the opening song for the TV anime Night Head 2041, which began airing from July 14. The digital version of "Icy Ivy" was pre-released on July 15[14] and second EP Icy Ivy was released on August 11.[15] Also, celebrating the new EP release, they held a special live in Tokyo on August 20, inviting 100 people who purchased the CD of new EP.[16]
It has been announced that on November 10, 2021, they released their second full album WII. They held their first solo live on January 23, 2022.[17]
On June 15, 2022 they released their third EP, A Shout of Triumph. The lead track, "A Shout of Triumph", was pre-released on June 2 and served as the ending song for the TV anime Build Divide -#FFFFFF (Code White)-.
Member
Who-ya – Vocal, Lyrics, Composition
- Who-ya was 20-year-old when they debuted.[18]
- He started to listen to the music influenced by his parents, especially his mother who likes international rock-bands. He was especially influenced by Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.[19]
- He was not a good singer until his primary school days.[20]
- He started to play music when he was in the third year of the junior high school. At that time, his friends asked him to join the band as the vocalist for a school festival and there for the first time he sang in public. Then he was fascinated by the greatness and possibility of entertainment and started to hope to play in the bigger places, which is the reason why he became a musician. The biggest turning point for him was the moment when he met the current members in Who-ya Extended when he continued to play in a band in the high-school.[21]
- His character is straightforward and stubborn.[22] He likes to do things to make people happier.[23]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [24] |
JPN Comb. [25] |
JPN Hot [26] | |||
| wyxt. |
Track listing
First-run Limited Edition DVD
|
37 | 37 | 19 | |
| WII |
Track listing CD
First-run Limited Edition BD
|
46 | — | 32 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [24] |
JPN Comb. [25] |
JPN Hot [26] | |||
| Vivid Vice |
Track listing
Limited Edition
First-run Limited Edition
|
7 | 11 | 12 | |
| Icy Ivy |
Track listing
Limited Edition
First-run Limited Edition
|
— | — | 53 | |
| A Shout of Triumph |
|
— | — | 75 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Singles
Digital singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Comb. [29] |
JPN DL [30] |
JPN Hot [31] | |||
| "Q-vism" | 2019 | — | 10 | 93 | wyxt. |
| "Synthetic Sympathy" | 2020 | — | 19 | — | |
| "ErroЯ CØde" | — | — | — | ||
| "Vivid Vice" | 2021 | 50 | 8 | 50 | Vivid Vice |
| "Icy Ivy" | — | — | — | Icy Ivy | |
| "Icy Ivy (Coveted Eden MIX) - Sacra Chill Beats Singles" | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Wander Wraith" | — | — | — | WII | |
| "A Shout of Triumph" | 2022 | — | — | — | A Shout of Triumph |
| "Repentance Dance" | 2023 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Gimme Your Tears" | — | — | — | ||
| "Die for a Life" | — | — | — | ||
| "Aloneness" | 2024 | — | — | — | |
| "Bitter End" | 2025 | — | — | — | |
| "Chained Chase" | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Music videos
| Released | Song | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2019 | "Q-vism" | [32] |
| November 27, 2019 | "S-cape 2 the abs" | [33] |
| March 9, 2020 | "Synthetic Sympathy (PSYCHO-PASS ver.)" | [34] |
| March 27, 2020 | "Synthetic Sympathy" | [35] |
| April 13, 2020 | "ErroЯ CODE" | [36] |
| January 30, 2021 | "Vivid Vice" | [37] |
| July 28, 2021 | "Icy Ivy" | [38] |
| August 14, 2021 | "Icy Ivy (Coveted Eden MIX) - Sakura Chill Beats Singles" | [39] |
| October 27, 2021 | "Wander Wraith" | [40] |
| November 10, 2021 | "Growling Ghoul" | [41] |
| June 2, 2022 | "A Shout Of Triumph" | [42] |
Live
Events
| Event date | Title | Venue | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 19,2024 | Hyper Japan 2024 | London, England | Sang various songs live like "Vivid Vice", "Q-vism", "Shout of Triumph" | |
| January 3, 2021 | Sony Music AnimeSongs ONLINE Nippon Budokan | Nippon Budokan （Tokyo） | [45] | |
| June 13, 2021 | Jujutsu Kaisen JuJu-Fes 2021 | Kawaguchi Sogo Center(Saitama); online | Joined as a secret guest and sang Vivid Vice | [46] |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | 2022 | Best Opening | "Vivid Vice" (from Jujutsu Kaisen anime) |
Nominated |