Yama (stylized in lowercase; ) is a Japanese singer affiliated with Sony Music Entertainment Japan. After starting a singing career with Vocaloid covers, they became the vocalist of the rock trio BIN, and they also have performed music for the anime 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team, Ranking of Kings, Spy × Family, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and Sanda.
Biography While in junior high school, Yama started making Vocaloid covers at home. In March 2018, under the name "Yama" (stylized in lowercase), Yama made their singing debut with a YouTube cover of Picon's "Atatakai Ikimono". In 2019, Yama formed the rock trio BIN, as the group's vocalist under the stage name Yamagami.
In November 2019, Yama participated as a guest vocalist in a special version of 's song "Nemurumachi". In April 2020, Yama's first original song, "Haru wo Tsugeru", was released; it peaked at #7 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and #8 at the Oricon Combined Singles Chart.
In 2021, Yama sang "Mahi", the opening theme of 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team, and in February 2021, it was released as a single from Sony Music Records. In September 2021, Yama's first album, The Meaning of Life, was released. Yama later sang "Oz", the ending theme of Ranking of Kings; in November 2021, it was released as part of another single, "Oz/Sekai wa Utsukushī Hazunanda/Smokey Heroine", with all three songs in their 2022 album "Versus the Night".
In 2022, Yama's song "Shikisai", was featured as the ending theme for the second half of Spy × Familys first season; it was released as a single in November 2022. In 2023, Yama performed "Slash", the opening theme of the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury; it was later released as a single that year, alongside another album the next year. From 28 November to 5 December 2023, Yama held a solo concert tour throughout Southeast Asia and Taiwan, performing in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila, Bangkok, and Taipei.
Yama uses a genderfluid public image, and their voice has been described by Azrin Tan of Vogue Singapore as "soulful, feminine". Most of Yama's personal life is kept anonymous, including their true identity and gender. When asked about this, Yama cited a lack of self-confidence and a desire to keep a real-life identity separate from their career.
Discography Albums Title Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Ref. JPN JPNComb. The Meaning of Life 2021 Released: 1 September 2021 Label: Sony Music Records 7 6 — Versus the Night 2022 Released: 31 August 2022 Label: Sony Music Records 18 13 — Awake & Build 2024 Released: 24 January 2024 Label: Sony Music Records 20 27 — ; Semicolon 2025 Released: 5 March 2025 Label: Sony Music Records 39 — 1,563 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Extended playlists Title Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Ref. JPN JPNComb. C.U.T 2026 Released: March 18, 2026 Label: Sony Music Records — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions CertificationsAlbum Ref. JPN JPNComb. JPNHot 2020 — 87 rowspan="5" ——— "Downtown"——— "A.M.3:21"——— ——— ———The Meaning of Life 2021 15 4960 RIAJ: Gold ——— ——— ——65 "Sleepless Night"——— "Oz." 44 —63Versus the Night — — "MoonWalker" 2022——— ——— 29 2114 RIAJ: Gold Platinum Awake&Build "Slash" 2023 20 3526 ——— ———Awake&Build ——— ——— 2024———; Semicolon ——— ——— "Burn" 2025——— ——— "Gridout"——— rowspan="6" "Us"——— "Ever"——— ——— ——— "Twilight"C.U.T "End Roll" 2026 "Dawn" rowspan="3" "U and I" "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
References
External links yama OFFICIAL WEBSITE Website (Sony Music)