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Who-ya Extended | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | |
Years active | 2019–present |
Labels |
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Members | Who-ya |
Website | Official Website (Japanese Only) |
Who-ya Extended | |
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YouTube information | |
Channel | |
Years active | 2019–present |
Genre | Music |
Subscribers | 63.10 thousand [2] |
Total views | 26.77 million [2] |
Last updated: 14 Jul 2022 |
Who-ya Extended is a Japanese music group, signed to Sacra Music under Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
Who-ya Extended is a Japanese music group, whose main member is the vocalist Who-ya (who was 20-years-old when they debuted in 2019). [3] Members other than Who-ya change depending on songs although they have core members. [4]
In November 2019, the group debuted with the single "Q-vism" from SME Records. The song was the opening theme of the TV anime Psycho-Pass 3 which started broadcasting in the same month. [5] The pre-released single on October 25 ranked No. 1 on the iTunes general chart, [6] No. 1 in Amazon Digital Popularity Ranking, No. 1 in iTunes Anime Category, [7] and ranked in the top 10 in Oricon weekly digital single rankings and so on. [8]
In March 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. [9] On April 15, the first album "wyxt." was released. [10]
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" [11]
In January 2021, their new song "VIVID VICE" was selected as the opening song for the 2nd cour of the anime Jujutsu Kaisen . [12] On February 17, they released their first EP "VIVID VICE". The lead song "VIVID VICE" was pre-released in January and recorded the 1st place on Oricon's daily ranking. [13] They also released the song in Acoustic Version, THE FIRST TAKE on YouTube.
On April 2, 2021, they held their first studio live on TikTok's program "Next Fire". [14]
In Jun 2021, it was announced that their new song "Icy Ivy" was selected as the opening song for the new anime "Night Head 2041", which would be on air from July 14. The digital version of "Icy Ivy" was preleased on July 15 [15] and 2nd EP "Icy Ivy" was released on August 11. [16] Also, celebrating the new EP release, they held a special live in Tokyo on August 20, inviting 100 persons who purchased the CD of new EP. [17]
It has been announced that on November 10, 2021, they released their 2nd full album "WII". They held their 1st solo live on January 23, 2022. [18]
Who-ya – Vocal, Lyrics, Composition
Released | Title | Standard number | Songs | Note(s) | |
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1st | November 23, 2019 (JPN) | "Q-vism" | SECL-2525/6:First-run Limited Edition SECL-2528/9:Limited Edition SECL-2527:Normal Edition |
Limited Version
First-run Limited Edition
| Oricon 41st, ranked-in 6 times [25] |
Released | Title | Standard number | Songs | Note(s) | |
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1st | February 17, 2021 (JPN) | "VIVID VICE" | SECL-2647/8:First-run limited Edition SECL-2649:Normal Edition SECL-2650/1:Limited Edition |
Limited Edition
First-run Limited Edition
| Oricon 7th, ranked in 10 times [26] |
2nd | August 11, 2021 (JPN) | "Icy Ivy" [27] | SECL 2678-9:First-run limited Edition SECL 2680:Normal Edition SECL 2681-2:Limited Edition |
Limited Edition
First-run Limited Edition
| Oricon 67th, ranked in 2 times |
Released | Title | Note(s) |
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October 25, 2019 (JPN) | "Q-vism" | Pre-released |
March 9, 2020 (JPN) | "Synthetic Sympathy" | |
March 27, 2020 (JPN) | "ErroЯ CØDE" [28] | Pre-released |
January 16, 2021 (JPN) | "VIVID VICE" | Pre-released |
July 15, 2021 (JPN) | "Icy Ivy" | Pre-released |
August 13, 2021 (JPN) | "Icy Ivy (Coveted Eden MIX) - Sakura Chill Beats Singles" | |
October 27, 2021 (JPN) | "Wander Wraith" | Pre-released |
April 11, 2022 (JPN) | "A Shout of Triumph" | Pre-released |
Released | Title | Standard number | Songs | Note(s) | |
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1st | April 15, 2020 (JPN) | "wyxt." | SECL-2560/1:First-run Limited Edition SECL-2562:Normal Edition |
First-run Limited Edition DVD
| Oricon 37th [29] Trailer |
2nd | November 10, 2021 (JPN) | "WII" | SECL-2706~2707:First-run Limited Edition【CD+BD】 SECL-2708: Normal Edition【CD】 | CD
First-run Limited Edition BD
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Released | Song | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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October 25, 2019 | "Q-vism" | Over 1 million views | [30] |
November 27, 2019 | "S-cape 2 the abs" | Over 100,000 views | [31] |
March 9, 2020 | "Synthetic Sympathy (PSYCHO-PASS ver.)" | Over 1 million views | [32] |
March 27, 2020 | "Synthetic Sympathy" | Over 1 million views | [33] |
April 13, 2020 | "ErroЯ CODE" | Over 900,000 views | [34] |
January 30, 2021 | "VIVID VICE" | Over 15 million views | [35] |
July 28, 2021 | "Icy Ivy" | Over 300,000 views | [36] |
August 14, 2021 | "Icy Ivy (Coveted Eden MIX) - Sakura Chill Beats Singles" | Over 300,000 views | [37] |
October 27, 2021 | "Wander Wraith" | Over 1 million views | [38] |
November 10, 2021 | "Growling Ghoul" | [39] | |
June 2, 2022 | "A Shout Of Triumph" | Over 100,000 views | [40] |
Year | Song | Tie-up | Ref(s) |
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2019 | "Q-vism" | TV anime Psycho-Pass 3 opening song | [41] |
2020 | "Synthetic Sympathy" | Anime movie Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector theme song | [42] |
2021 | "VIVID VICE" | TV anime Jujutsu Kaisen opening song for the 2nd cour | [43] |
"Icy Ivy" | TV anime Night Head 2041 opening song | ||
2022 | "A Shout of Triumph" | TV anime Build Divide -#FFFFFF (Code White)- ending song |
Event date | Title | Venue | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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April 2, 2021 | TikTok 『Next Fire | Online live | [44] | |
August 20, 2021 | 『VIVID × VIVID』case of "Icy Ivy" | Tokyo, YouTube live streaming | Invited 100 persons who purchased the EP『Icy Ivy』 | [45] |
Event Date | Title | Venue | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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January 3, 2021 | Sony Music AnimeSongs ONLINE Nippon Budokan | Nippon Budokan (Tokyo) | [46] | |
June 13, 2021 | Jujutsu Kaisen JuJu-Fes 2021 | Kawaguchi Sogo Center(Saitama); online | Joined as a secret guest and sang Vivid Vice | [47] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | 2022 | Best Opening | "Vivid Vice" (from Jujutsu Kaisen anime) | Nominated | [48] |
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