"Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem" is a song by Japanese artist Ui Shigure from her debut album The Rain Doesn't Stop Yet. Featuring vocals by Shigure in her nine-year-old schoolgirl persona and narration by Tamaki Inuyama, it was composed by D.watt and written by Maron, both members of IOSYS. It is musically a denpa song, having lyrics that playfully and comedically mock lolicons in a scenario of power reversal, which is a common storytelling trope borrowed from the lolicon subgenre.
Though it was released in 2022, the song suddenly went viral in September 2023 after the release of its music video. Users on TikTok and other social media platforms posted their own dance videos and remixes. The song peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and otherwise charted in Japan on Billboard Japan, Oricon, and Count Down TV. Authors note its catchy tune combined with the video as significant contributors to its popularity. Because of the severity of its lyrics, it also amassed controversy online.
Composition The lyrics to "Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem" are written from the perspective of Ui Shigure's fictional grade-schooler persona, nine-year-old Ui. She assails and taunts imprisoned child abusers while simultaneously acting as their goddess who will lead them to salvation.Dengeki Online 2023, "" The music video visualizes these two factions: Ui sings and dances at the viewer in disgust, while danmaku 'barrage' comments inspired by video-sharing platform Nico Nico Douga scroll across the screen, representing the sexual predators (and her audience, which was the original playful target of her ridicule).Tsu-ni 2023-10-05, ""Saitou 2023, p. 2, § "".
The song is considered a denpa 'nonsense' songDengeki Online 2023, ""Asada 2023, "" with an electronic dance music tune to its track.Yugaming 2023, "" Kitagawa of Kai-you divides the song into two main halves both separated by a middle section. The upbeat first half is described with pop music aspects that includes Ui's girlish singing and interjecting shouts, which then leads into a dubstep-like track to reveal Ui's hostile side towards pedophiles. Right in the middle part of the song, in an act of divine purging, the music cuts to her firing her Ui Beam to electrocute sludge creatures while the narrator explains the situation and the attack. Ultimately, the music descends into a dark second half that alternates between her hostile and girlish side.Kitagawa 2023, p. 2.
Production and release The song features vocals from Japanese illustrator and virtual YouTuber (VTuber) Ui Shigure in her nine-year-old persona, dubbed "Loli Ui", who is featured occasionally in her livestreams.Kitagawa 2023, p. 1, "" The song's lyrics and composition were written by Maron and D.watt, respectively, both of whom are members of dōjin 'indie' music group IOSYS.Kitagawa 2023, p. 1, "" The song features a narration by fellow VTuber Tamaki Inuyama.Dengeki Online 2023, "" In a 2022 interview with Febri, Shigure said that, as an otaku herself, she quickly decided on a denpa song when collaborating with IOSYS.Marumoto 2022, "" Additionally, she said that the lyrics she had received were far more brutal compared to the final revision, calling it seemingly "as painful as hitting someone with concrete".Marumoto 2022, "" According to Maron, the working title was "Shukusei: Butabakomyunikēshon!!".Kitagawa 2023, p. 2, ""
The song was previewed on May 21, 2022, in one of Shigure's livestreams on YouTube. It was included in her debut album , which was released on May 25.Kitagawa 2023, p. 1, "" She performed it at her first live event in Tokyo on May 28. The music video for the song was released on September 10, 2023, on her YouTube channel, after she had performed it virtually in a livestreamShigure, Ui (2023-10-09). またあえたね！ . Retrieved 2023-10-09 – via YouTube. that revealed nine-year-old Ui's three-dimensional model.Marumoto 2023, § ""Ta-khaunnh 2023-09-11. Illustrations thereof are credited to Shigure herself and animator Gagame, while the movie production is credited to Warabe Hōzuki.Kitagawa 2023, p. 1, ""
Reception Upon its release, the song did not receive immediate notability and was supposedly overshadowed by the album's opening track, "Shinkakei Sketch". "Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem" came to be known by Shigure's fans as one of the "cute" songs on the album.Kitagawa 2023, p. 1, "" However, after the release of its music video a year later, the song went viral worldwide on social media and became an Internet meme. This was unexpected for Shigure herself, who expressed that she hoped not to be perceived as a mesugaki to newcomers.Kitagawa 2023, p. 1, ""MrSun 2023-09-27, "" The video reached 10 million views within three weeks, making it the fastest song by a VTuber to reach it.Shirokuro 2023, "" It had over one hundred and twenty million views as of March 2025.Tsu-ni 2023-11-23.
The dance featured during the song's chorus, which has been described as "of overwhelming quality",Saitou 2023, p. 1, "" "brisk" and "hard to reproduce",Asada 2023, "" helped amplify the sudden growth in popularity.MrSun 2023-09-27, "" Users on TikTok began posting videos of themselves or characters of their own or from video games, such as Genshin Impact, imitating the dance as an Internet challenge.Kachalin, Philipp (2023-10-02). "What Is 'Loli God Requiem'? Lyrics Of Shigure Ui's Viral Anime Music Video And Memes About It". Editorial. Know Your Meme. Archived from the original on 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-07.Shirokuro 2023, "" Originality of such dance videos increases watch time and, thus, takes advantage of the recommendation algorithm.Kitagawa 2023, p. 1, "" Gagame released template material of the videoGagame (2023-09-29). [Loli Kami afterword]. Archived from the original on 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-10 – via Pixiv Fanbox. which also made apparent contributions to its popularity.Old Moon 2023, p. 1, "" Cover versions and remixes have also been posted online.MrSun 2023-09-27, ""Tsu-ni 2023-10-05, "" By the end of September, it is estimated that over six thousand videos about the song had been posted on TikTok.Shirokuro 2023, "" Its popularity then spread to other platforms like YouTube Shorts and Twitter.Kitagawa 2023, p. 1, "" It hit number one on the domestic Viral charts of Spotify on September 18.Saitou 2023, p. 1. In what was originally a fan edit, the dance appeared in the Spotify background video of "9mm" by rap group Memphis Cult.Tok-ke 2023, "" BMW and Lotus Cars used the dance filter in their Instagram and TikTok advertisements respectively. The song has also appeared at a nightclub and department store.Ta-khaunnh 2023-11-03. NHK declined to play the song on Buiāru!: VTuber no Ongaku Radio when a guest had requested it be played.MrSun 2023-10-01.
The Taiwanese Yahoo! News MrSun called its lyrics and melody "really earwormy" such that "after letting someone hear it once, they will hum along subconsciously."MrSun 2023-09-27, "" Kitagawa praised the detailed structure and noted its unique rise in popularity as an intersection between music video and song.Kitagawa 2023, p. 2, ""Kitagawa 2023, p. 1, "" Writing for The Magazine of TuneCore Japan, Masahiro Saitou notes that, while popular among the youth, the music is also reminiscent of Japanese Internet culture during when Nico Nico Douga was the primary video-sharing platform in Japan. In a Real Sound analysis on 2000s Japanese Internet culture, Natsume Sogami echoes this assessment, who attributes it to the song's "easy-to-understand Nico Nico Douga-style comments" and being a work by IOSYS, who exerted influence on otaku culture at the time, in addition to having an idol-like call-and-response element.Sogami 2023.
Criticism
The song has amassed controversy due to its subject of pedophilia.Oricon News 2023, ""Old Moon 2023, p. 2, § "". The child safety alarm maker Artec came under fire on social media after it pointed out the alarm featured in the music video was based on one of their products and uploaded a video on YouTube and TikTok featuring one of their employees dancing to the song and prostrating in gratitude for featuring their product on September 29. The company posted an apology on their website on October 2 for their "extremely inappropriate behaviour that lacks consideration and self-awareness", then deleted their TikTok account.Josei Jishin 2023-10-12.Yutura 2023. On October 3, Daisuke Yokoyama, the former actor for the children's television program Okaasan to Issho, deleted a video on TikTok of him performing the dance, after it had faced criticism on social media.Josei Jishin 2023-10-04, "" Yokoyama apologized for it, saying he was unaware of the context behind the song in addition to it being trendy, and also deleted his account.Oricon News 2023, "".Higashinakano 2023. A planned collaboration between Ui Shigure and the children's clothing brand Mezzo Piano raised controversy in September 2026 because of Shigure's association with the song. The collaboration was ultimately cancelled out of concern for the personal safety of those involved as they have had threats of violence directed towards them. Conversely, some VTuber fans claimed the song was "not a lolicon song".Old Moon 2023, p. 2, ""
Charts + Chart performance for "Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem" Chart (2023) Peakposition Download Songs (Billboard Japan)Download Songs. Billboard Japan. 2023-10-11. Archived from the original on 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2023-10-15. 18 Global Japan Songs excl. Japan (Billboard Japan)Global Japan Songs excl. Japan. Billboard Japan. 2023-10-12. Archived from the original on 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-10-15. 19 Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)Hot 100. Billboard Japan. 2023-10-14. Archived from the original on 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2023-10-15. 25 Heatseekers Songs (Billboard Japan)Heatseekers Songs. Billboard Japan. 2023-10-11. Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-15. 1 Japan Songs (South Korea; Billboard Japan)Japan Songs (South Korea). Billboard Japan. 2023-10-12. Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-15. 9 TikTok Weekly Top 20 (Billboard Japan)TikTok Weekly Top 20. Billboard Japan. 2023-10-25. Archived from the original on 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-10-29. 16 Top User Generated Songs (Billboard Japan)Top User Generated Songs. Billboard Japan. 2023-10-04. Archive from the original on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-15. 1 Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング [Weekly: Digital singles rankings] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2023-10-09. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-13. 35 Japan Streaming (Oricon)週間 ストリーミングランキング [Weekly: Streaming rankings] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2023-10-16. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-13. 38 Japan YouTube (Oricon)週間 YouTubeチャート [Weekly: YouTube charts] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2023-10-12. Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-11-10. 3 Weekly Count Down TV (Tokyo Broadcasting System)This Week Top 100. Count Down TV. Tokyo Broadcasting System Television. 2023-10-14. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-21. 27
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