Vaundy

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Vaundy
Born (2000-06-06) June 6, 2000 (age 23)
Other namesVaundy Engawa
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres J-pop
Years active2019–present
Labels SDR, Sacra Music
Website https://vaundy.jp/

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 TV shows, including "Chainsaw Blood" for Chainsaw Man and "Hadaka no Yuusha" for Ranking of Kings. [2] [3]

Contents

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 Yuusha 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. [14] This performance helped him reach 2nd on the Billboard Japan Top Artists chart, and the song he performed, "Kaiju 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 "Kaiju no Hanauta" was ranked #3 on the year end Hot 100. [18]

On July 29, 2023, he announced his second studio album, Replica, later given a release date of November 15, 2023. [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 will sing the theme song of the movie, Doraemon's 43rd movie. [21]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
JPN
[22] 		JPN
Comb
[upper-alpha 1] [23] 		JPN
Hot
[24]
Strobo 564
Replica
  • Released: November 15, 2023
  • Label: SDR
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, LP, cassette
332

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
JPN
[25] 		JPN
Comb
[upper-alpha 2] [26]
Hadaka no Yuusha
(裸の勇者; Naked Hero)		65

Charted singles and songs

List of singles and songs as lead artist, with selected chart positions, certifications and album name
TitleYearPeaksAlbum
JPN
Comb
[upper-alpha 3] [26]
"Fukakouryoku" (不可幸力)202042 Strobo
"Kaiju no Hanauta" (怪獣の花唄)5
"Napori"24
"Shiwaawase" (しわあわせ)202145Replica
"Hana Uranai" (花占い)33
"Odoriko" (踊り子)20
"Koikaze ni nosete" (恋風邪にのせて)202226
"Chainsaw Blood"14
"Hitomi bore" (瞳惚れ)50
"Sonna Bitter na Hanashi" (そんなbitterな話)202322

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee(s)/work(s)ResultRef.
MTV Europe Music Awards 2021 Best Japanese Act VaundyNominated [27]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Visual Effects"Shiwaawase"Won [28]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2022Artist of the YearVaundyWon [29]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Oricon Combined Albums Chart was established on December 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ The Oricon Combined Singles Chart was established on December 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ The Oricon Combined Singles Chart was established on December 24, 2018.

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