Eve (born 23 May 1995) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and Vocaloid producer. He entered the music industry by singing covers of popular songs on Niconico.
He signed to Toy's Factory in 2019, moving away from his independently owned label, Harapeco Records, of whom Eve had produced under since the release of his debut album, Wonder Word. He was also a guest in "School of Lock!" by Tokyo FM.
His style of music was reportedly influenced by pop culture, such as movies.
His music has been featured as the theme song for various anime, such as for Dororo, for Jujutsu Kaisen, for Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, for Chainsaw Man, for My Hero Academia, for Blue Box, for Witch Hat Atelier, and "AIYOU" for The Apothecary Diaries.
Career 2009–2018: Early years Eve began his career on the Japanese video-sharing service, Niconico in October 2009. His first cover was released on Niconico on 1 October 2009, singing "TRAGIC BOY". Kurowa and Keitora were his previous names on Niconico, before he began to use his current name.
From 2012 to 2013, Eve was the lead vocalist for the Japanese indie band Einie, alongside Natsushiro Takaaki, another well-known Vocaloid musician within the community. Afterward, Eve was a member of a group called "Riot of Color" in 2014, before releasing his debut album, Wonder Word, on 14 August 2014.
Eve followed Wonder Word with Round Robin in 2015, before releasing Official Number in 2016. Official Number was his first charting album at the time, peaking at 35 and 99 on the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100.
Following the success of Official Number, Eve released on 13 December 2017, which peaked at 14 and 33 on the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100, respectively.
On 7 March 2018, Eve released , a collaboration album alongside Sou.
2019–2022: Major debut and Kaizin In 2019, Eve signed to Toy's Factory. On 6 February 2019, Eve released , his first major album with the label. Otogi was Eve's highest chart position at the time, peaking at 6 and 4 on the Oricon Albums Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100 respectively.
Eve followed Otogi with Smile, his most successful album by chart position to date, on 12 February 2020. Smile peaked at 2 and 3 on the Oricon Albums Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100 respectively. Following the release of Smile, Eve released his second EP, Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz on 23 December 2020. The EP was preceded by three singles: "Kaikai Kitan", "Ao no Waltz" and "Shinkai", which were used as the soundtrack for the anime Jujutsu Kaisen and the movie Josee, the Tiger and the Fish respectively.
On 25 January 2022, Netflix announced a musical film, Adam by Eve: A Live in Animation, a collaboration project with Eve. The film featured various scores produced by Eve and had a runtime of 60 minutes. The film premiered on 15 March 2022 and also had a limited theatrical release in Japan. A day after the release of the film, his third major album , was released. The album peaked at 4 on the Oricon Albums Chart. In the following month, he performed the title track for the anime film Bubble alongside Riria. His single used as the 12th ending theme song for the anime series Chainsaw Man, and released digitally on 28 December 2022.
2023–present: First foreign tour and Under Blue In January 2023, Eve released , the opening theme for the second part of the sixth season of My Hero Academia. A Bokurano EP was released on 22 March 2023.
Eve collaborated with composer Hiroyuki Sawano on a song titled "Pray" released on 13 January 2024, and it was featured as the ending theme song for the 2024 television drama Innai Keisatsu.
In May 2024, Eve began touring outside of Japan with his first Asia tour "Eve Asia Tour 2024 Culture", beginning in Hong Kong.
Throughout 2024, Eve continued releasing singles and performing songs with tie-ins including "Insomnia" and "Sweet Memory" for My Home Hero (live action) and Shōshimin Series respectively. On 20 August 2024, Eve announced his next album titled Under Blue. In October 2024, Eve performed the single "Teenage Blue" as the ending theme song for the anime series Blue Box.
Under Blue, Eve's fourth major album, was released on 27 November 2024. On the same day, a music video for "Lazy Cat", the first track on Under Blue was released.
In 2026, Eve contributed with Suis from Yorushika the song , as the opening theme for the anime Witch Hat Atelier.
Other ventures Eve created a clothing brand named Harapeco in 2016, and currently manages, designs, and sells unisex apparel and accessories. Eve also manages a second Store, named Eve Official Store, where he sells different types of music and tour-related merchandise that includes clothing and accessories.
He created and published a manga, Kara no Kioku, illustrated by Newo, on 15 April 2020. The manga currently has 32 chapters through 4 Volumes, the most recent volume being released on 27 December 2022.
Alongside the manga, Eve is also writing a light novel, named How to Eat Life, of which was announced on 1 August 2022 on Eve's Twitter page. Volume 1 proceeded to release on 22 September 2022. Volume 2 was also being worked on at the time. Volume 2 proceeded to release on 11 January 2023, with an attached announcement that Volume 1 of the Novel would be proceeding with a reprint. The announcement was made by MF Bunko J, a novel publishing label, affiliated with Media Factory. Volume 3 was released afterwards, on 26 May 2023.
Eve also streams on TwitCasting.
Discography
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions JPN JPNComb JPNHot Round Robin Released: 16 August 2015 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — — Official Number Released: 19 October 2016 Label: Harapeco Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 35 — 99 Bunka Released: 13 December 2017 Label: Harapeco Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 14 — 33 Otogi Released: 6 February 2019 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 6 5 4 Smile Released: 12 February 2020 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 2 3 Eve Vocaloid 01 Released: 9 February 2022 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: Digital download, streaming — — 72 Kaizin Released: 16 March 2022 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 4 4 5 Under Blue Released: 27 November 2024 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 5 5 5 "—" denotes releases which did not chart.
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions JPN JPNComb JPNHot Wonder Word Released: 17 August 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — — Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz() Released: 23 December 2020 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 3 3 Bokurano () Released: 21 March 2023 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — —"—" denotes releases which did not chart.
Collaboration albums + List of collaboration albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions JPN JPNHot Oyasumi (Good Night) Released: 30 December 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — Ao () Released: 28 February 2018 Label: Harapeco Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 7 11 "—" denotes releases which did not chart.
Singles + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications Album JPNComb JPNHot WW 2017 — — — Bunka — — — 2019 — 31 — Smile — 45 — — 88 — 2020 7 7 111 RIAJ: 3× Platinum Kaikai Kitan / Ao no Waltz and Kaizin — — —Kaikai Kitan / Ao no Waltz — — — Kaikai Kitan / Ao no Waltz and Kaizin — — — 2021 — 38 — Kaizin — 54 — — — — 2022 — 50 — "Bubble" — 41 — Under Blue — 69 — 29 26 — 2023 5 42 — — — — — — — — — — "Pray" 2024 — — — — 89 — "Glorious Day" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — "Feel Like" 2025 — — — rowspan="7" — 68 — — — — "Underdog" — — — 2026 — — — — — — "Aiyou" — — — "—" denotes releases which did not chart or were not released in that region.
Promotional singles +List of promotional singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album JPNHot 2017 — Bunka — 2019 29 Otogi 2020 32 Smile 2021 — Kaizin 2022 — "—" denotes releases which did not chart.
Music videos Released Song title Animator(s)/director(s) Production company Notes 18 October 2016 Demon Dance Tokyo Mah Hirano 2 December 2016 Sister Avogado6Avogado6's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY1YlKxzCnq0W_k-sBEtALQ 5 May 2017 Literary Nonsense Mah Hirano 15 July 2017 The Secret About That Girl Sayuri Okamoto TriF Studio 11 October 2017 Dramaturgy Mah Hirano 27 November 2017 As You Like It Waboku 25 February 2018 Instant Heaven Norainu With Akari Nanawo 7 April 2018 Outsider Mah Hirano 6 July 2018 Tokyo Ghetto Waboku 24 August 2018 Ambivalent Sayuri Okamoto 14 December 2018 Last Dance Mah Hirano 24 January 2019 We're Still Underground Nobutaka Yoda Wit Studio 20 April 2019 This World to You Nobutaka Yoda Wit Studio 24 June 2019 Dark night Mah Hirano, Waboku Twin Engine Digital Studio 29 August 2019 Baumkuchen End Waboku 10 October 2019 Raison d'être Ryū Nakayama Enishiya 20 January 2020 Heart Forecast Nobutaka Yoda Enishiya 15 February 2020 LEO Mah Hirano 28 February 2020 Snow Ryōsuke Sawa Pancake 22 May 2020 How to Devour Life Mariyasu 23 October 2020 Promise Ken Yamamoto CloverWorks 20 November 2020 Kaikai Kitan Yūichirō Saeki MAPPA 7 December 2020 Shinkai Mariyasu Bones 21 December 2020 Ao no Waltz Nobutaka Yoda Bones 6 February 2021 Heikousen Nobutaka Yoda 10Gauge, Studio Durian With suis from Yorushika 26 March 2021 Kaikai Kitan (Live Film ver) Yoshiharu Ota, Satoshi Tani 30 April 2021 Night is Faint zemyatazemyata's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/zemyata 10 September 2021 Living Idly and Dying as If Dreaming niL 30 September 2021 Ultramarine Hymn くっか 24 December 2021 Aisai Glens sou 11 March 2022 Don't replay the boredom. Waboku 18 March 2022 YOKU Yoneyama Mai Wit Studio 28 April 2022 Bubble Araki Tetsuro Wit Studio 23 May 2022 Mob Hibiki Yoshizaki Khara 30 August 2022 Kaikai Kitan (Adam by Eve ver.) Yūichirō Saeki 23 December 2022 White Snow Haruka Fujita CloverWorks 28 December 2022 Fight Song Mariyasu 24 February 2023 Bokurano Waboku Folium LLC 11 August 2023 Adventure Log MimicryMeta 27 August 2023 Kororon Ligton 1 October 2023 Flower Storm Kutsuka StudioXD 23 November 2023 Avant Eke 24 December 2023 Tohiko Ten to Ten 4 February 2024 pray YKBX Ai Takahashi(TFC) 9 March 2024 Glorious Day Daisuke Chiba Folium LLC 9 June 2024 Insomnia Mariyasu 22 November 2024 Teenage Blue 伊勢田 世山 A-1 Pictures 27 November 2024 lazy cat Off Script, Resh 24 December 2024 Sayonara End Roll Mariyasu 23 May 2025 feel like 11 July 2025 Ghost Avenue (ゴーストアベニュ) Mariyasu 1 Nov 2025 Iolite (アイオライト) Havtza 28 Nov 2025 Underdog Off Script 24 Apr 2026 Wind's Anthem Kukka With suis from Yorushika 26 June 2026 Abyss in the world Ten to Ten
Awards and nominations Year Award ceremony Category Work(s)/nominee(s) Result 2020 Space Shower Music Awards Best Animation Video "We're Still Underground" Crunchyroll Anime Awards Best Opening Sequence "Kaikai Kitan" 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Japanese Act Eve
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