Ado (Japanese: アド,[α] born October 24, 2002) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. In 2020, at the age of 17, she made her debut with the digital single titled "Usseewa", which peaked at number 1 on Billboard Japan Hot 100,[4] Oricon Digital Singles Chart, and the Oricon Streaming Chart.[5] The song reached 100 million plays on Billboard Japan within 17 weeks of charting, which was the sixth fastest in history and the youngest for a solo singer.[6][7][8] In 2022, her song "New Genesis" was used as the theme song for the anime film One Piece Film: Red and topped Apple Music's Global Top 100 charts.

Ado
Born (2002-10-24) October 24, 2002 (age 22)
Tokyo, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
Labels
Websiteuniversal-music.co.jp/ado/

She is represented by the artist management company Cloud Nine.[9]

Life and career

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Early life and musical beginnings: 2014–2020

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Ado was born on October 24, 2002, in Tokyo, Japan.[9][8]

In 2014, Ado took an interest in music after software for the video-sharing website Niconico was released on the Nintendo 3DS. She began watching videos on the small screen of the handheld game console, and was impressed by cover singers on Niconico who sang without showing their faces.[10]

In 2017, Ado began singing as an utaite (an internet cover singer) on Niconico, beginning with uploading a video of herself singing a cover of "Kimi no Taion" on January 10, 2017.[11] On Nippon TV, she said that during the time she was an utaite singer, she covered her closet in soundproofing material that she bought online and recorded in it.[12]

In 2019, she featured in Kujira's digital single "Kinmokusei", which was released on December 23, 2019.[13] A couple months later, she featured as a vocalist in a digital single "Shikabanēze" by Jon-Yakitory, which was released on March 29, 2020.[14] In May 2020, she participated in Pony Canyon's compilation album Palette4. She recorded two songs for the album, "Call Boy" by Syudou and "Taema Naku Ai iro" by Shishi Shishi.[15]

Major label debut and first album: 2020–2022

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On October 15, 2020, Ado announced that she would make her debut with Universal Music Japan sublabel Virgin Music.[16] On October 23, the day before her 18th birthday, she released her debut single "Usseewa" written by Vocaloid producer Syudou.[6] The music video, released on her YouTube channel, reached 5 million views by November 14.[17] On December 10, 2020, "Usseewa" ranked number 1 on Spotify Viral 50 Japan. On December 24, she released her second single "Readymade" written by Vocaloid producer Surii, as a digital release.[18]

By January 23, 2021, "Usseewa" had reached 40 million views on YouTube,[19] and on February 3, 2021, it ranked number 1 on both Oricon Digital Singles Chart and Oricon Streaming Chart.[5] On February 14, she released her third single, "Gira Gira", written by Vocaloid producer teniwoha, as a digital release.[20] Four days later on February 18, the number of subscribers on her YouTube channel exceeded 1 million.[21] On March 15, 2021, "Usseewa" reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100,[4][22] and on March 20, the music video on YouTube reached 100 million views, 148 days after its release.[7] On March 29, "Usseewa" reached 100 million plays on the Billboard Japan Streaming Songs chart after 17 weeks from its initial debut, which was the sixth fastest in history and the youngest for a solo singer.[6][8] On April 27, 2021, Ado released her fourth single "Odo", which was used in an NHK show about Vocaloid producers.[23]

On June 11, 2021, she was chosen as the second Japanese female artist for "YouTube's Artist on the Rise".[24] On June 14, 2021, she released her fifth single, "Yoru no Pierrot". Her sixth single "Aitakute" was released on August 12.

In October, Ado announced her debut studio album, Kyōgen. Released on January 26, 2022, Kyōgen sold over 140,000 physical copies in its first week, a first for a female artist since Superfly's 2008 self titled debut album.[25][26] Debuting at number one on both the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart and the Oricon Albums chart, Ado become the first woman to have a debut album peak at number one on its first week on Japanese charts since Miwa's 2011 studio album, Guitarissimo.[25]

Growing international success, Uta's Songs, Ado's Utattemita Album, and Zanmu: 2022–present

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On June 8, 2022, the cast for the Japanese animated film One Piece Film: Red was revealed. Amongst the cast, Ado was revealed as the singing voice actress for the character Uta while Kaori Nazuka reprised her role for Uta's non-singing parts. On the same day, Ado released "New Genesis", the image song for the film. "New Genesis" was a commercial success on various charts, peaking at number one on the Japan Hot 100 and number 20 on the Billboard Global 200.[27][28] On Apple Music, Ado became the first artist to have a Japanese song top their Global Top 100 chart.[29] She released another song, "I'm Invincible" two weeks later, which eventually peaked at number two on the Japan Hot 100 and number three on the Oricon Combined Singles chart.[30][31] In August, Ado released the soundtrack album Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red. The album later became a global success on various charts.[32] On Japanese charts, Ado become the first artist to occupy the top three rankings of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 with "New Genesis", "I'm Invincible" and "Backlight" respectively. She later broke her own record, having five songs from the album chart in the top 5 of the Japan Hot 100.[33] On the Oricon charts, Ado became the first artist in Oricon history to have five songs chart in the top 5 of the Streaming chart.[34] Following this, Ado signed with Geffen Records to distribute the album worldwide.[35]

Near the end of 2022, Ado released the singles "Rebellion" and "Missing". From December 2022 to January 2023, she embarked on her first tour in Japan, the Mirage tour.[36] From June 2023 to September 2023, Ado embarked on her second tour, Mars, which lasted for 14 shows in 11 different locations across Japan.[37] On August 3, 2023, Ado was featured on the Japanese version of "Unforgiven" by Le Sserafim and Nile Rodgers.[38] In September 2023, Ado released "Show", commissioned by Universal Studios Japan to promote their Halloween event, Halloween Horror Nights. "Show" became a commercial success, becoming her third number-one single. In October 2023, she released "Kura Kura" which was used as the opening theme of the second season of anime adaptation of Spy × Family.[39] Ado announced her first world tour, "Wish", on her 21st birthday; it lasted from February to April 2024.

In December 2023, Ado released her first utattemita (歌ってみた, lit.'I tried singing') album, Ado's Utattemita Album, which included covers of Ringo Sheena's "Crime and Punishment", PinocchioP's "God-ish", Akina Nakamori's "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa", and TK's "Unravel". The album went on to peak at number two on the Oricon Albums chart and number one on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart.

On April 27 and 28, 2024, Ado held two solo live performances called "Heart" at the Japan National Stadium, becoming the first solo female artist to do so.[40]

On June 26, 2024, the idol group Phantom Siita, which Ado produced, made their debut with the single "Otomodachi".[41]

In July 2024, Ado released her second studio album, Zanmu. Preceded by 14 singles, the album debuted at number one on both the Oricon and Billboard Japan charts. Zanmu became Ado's fourth consecutive number one album on the Japan Hot Albums chart and her second number one album on the Oricon Albums chart.

In October 2024, Ado announced her second world tour Hibana, which is scheduled to have several shows and legs from April to August 2025 across multiple continents.[42]

Personal life

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Having not shared any personal information of herself, little is known about Ado. In a 2024 interview with the Guardian, Ado explained her decision to not show her face is tied with the Vocaloid scene and for more focus on her artistry.[43]

Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
JPN
[44]
JPN
Comb.

[45]
JPN
Hot

[46]
Kyōgen 1 1 1
  • JPN: 262,557 (CD)[47]
  • JPN: 44,935 (DL)[48]
Zanmu
  • Released: July 10, 2024
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
1 1 1
  • JPN: 100,981 (CD)[50]

Soundtrack albums

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List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
JPN
[44]
JPN
Comb.

[45]
JPN
Hot

[46]
BEL
(WA)

[52]
FRA
[53]
US
Heat.
[54]
Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red
  • Released: August 10, 2022
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
2 1 1 168 97 9
  • JPN: 317,513 (CD)[47]
  • JPN: 108,337 (DL)[48]

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[44]
JPN
Comb.

[45]
JPN
Hot

[46]
Ado's Utattemita Album
  • Released: December 13, 2023
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
2 2 1
  • JPN: 70,300 (CD)[56]
Ado "Ready for My Show Playlist"
  • Released: February 6, 2024
  • Label: UME
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
"—" denotes items that did not chart.

Remix albums

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List of remix albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Dig.

[57]
JPN
Hot

[46]
Show LP
  • Released: September 6, 2024
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
7 36

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, certifications, and sales, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Sales Album
JPN
[59]
JPN
Comb.

[60]
JPN
Hot

[61][A]
US
World

[86]
WW
[87]
"Usseewa" 2020 2 1 41
  • RIAJ (down.): Platinum[88]
  • RIAJ (st.): 3× Platinum[89]
Kyōgen
"Readymade" 65
  • RIAJ (st.): Platinum[90]
"Gira Gira" (ギラギラ) 2021 14 12
  • RIAJ (down.): Gold[91]
  • RIAJ (st.): 2× Platinum[92]
"Odo" 6 4 122
  • RIAJ (down.): Gold[93]
  • RIAJ (st.): 3× Platinum[94]
"Yoru no Pierrot" (夜のピエロ) 17 13
  • RIAJ (st.): Gold[95]
"Aitakute" (会いたくて) 45 27
  • RIAJ (st.): Gold[96]
"Ashura-chan" (阿修羅ちゃん) 8 5
  • RIAJ (down.): Gold[97]
  • RIAJ (st.): Platinum[98]
"Eien no Akuruhi" (永遠のあくる日) 2022 35 Zanmu
"New Genesis"[99] 1 1 9 20
  • RIAJ (down.): Platinum[100]
  • RIAJ (st.): 3× Platinum[101]
Uta's Songs
"I'm Invincible"[99] 3 2 74
  • RIAJ (down.): Gold[102]
  • RIAJ (st.): 3× Platinum[103]
"Backlight" (逆光)[99] 2 2 73
  • RIAJ (down.): 2× Platinum[104]
"Rebellion" (リベリオン) 33 20 Zanmu
"Missing" (行方知れず) 39 25
"I'm a Controversy" (アタシは問題作)[106] 2023 39 27
"Ibara"[107] 38
"Himawari"[108] 24 19
"Show" 1 1 44
  • RIAJ (down.): Gold[109]
  • RIAJ (st.): 3× Platinum[110]
"Dignity"[111] 34
"Kura Kura"[112] 18 9
"All Night Radio" 99
"Unravel"[114] 50 Ado's Utattemita Album
"Dawn and Fireflies" (夜明けと蛍)[115]
"Chocolat Cadabra"[116] 2024 38 31 Zanmu
"Value" 45
"Mirror" [B] 44 6
"Rule" (ルル)[118] [C] 40
"Shoka" (初夏)[120] 3 3 63 Non-album singles
"Sakura Biyori and Time Machine" (桜日和とタイムマシン)[120]
(with Hatsune Miku)
15
"—" denotes items that did not chart or items that were ineligible to chart because no physical edition was released.
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Release date Artist Title
December 12, 2019 Kujira "Kinmokusei" (feat. Ado)
March 29, 2020 Jon-Yakitory "Shikabanēze" (feat. Ado)
May 11, 2020 Toiki "Anemone" (feat. Ado)
June 30, 2020 Nagumo Yūki "Stick Candy" (feat. Ado)
August 14, 2020 Biz "Tokyo Cannibalism Biz" (feat Ado)
August 28, 2020 Jon-Yakitory "Eat" (feat. Ado)
September 11, 2020 Biz "Freud Meta Biz" (feat. Ado)
September 21, 2020 Linmu "Oshare banchō" (feat. Ado)
September 23, 2020 Nakimushi "Shake It Now." (feat. Ado)
December 11, 2020 Jon-Yakitory "Faking of Comedy" (feat.Ado)
December 12, 2020 Hīragi Kirai "Love Ka?" (feat. Ado)
February 1, 2021 Miko Kichi "Radio Noise" (feat. Ado)
March 6, 2021 Hosomichi Okuno "Fool Fool Fool" (feat. Ado)
July 15, 2021 Jon-Yakitory "AntiSystem's" (feat. Ado)
September 17, 2021 Jon-Yakitory "Rasen" (feat. Ado)
August 8, 2023 Le Sserafim "Unforgiven" (feat. Nile Rodgers and Ado)

Promotional singles

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List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
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[61][D]
WW
[87]
"Kokoro to iu Na no Fukakai" (心という名の不可解)[125] 2022 13 13 Kyōgen
"Senbonzakura" 59 10 Shūnen Kinen Album All That Senbonzakura!!!
"Fleeting Lullaby" (ウタカタララバイ)[127] 4 5 101
  • RIAJ (streaming): Platinum[128]
Uta's Songs
"Buriki no Dance" (ブリキノダンス)[129] 2023 88 Ado's Utattemita Album
"Kitto Coaster" (きっとコースター)[130] 2024 Non-album single
"—" denotes items that did not chart.

Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
Comb.

[60]
JPN
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[E]
WW
[87]
"Tot Musica" 2022 6 6 134
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[132]
Uta's Songs
"The World's Continuation" (世界のつづき) 13 12
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[133]
"Where the Wind Blows" (風のゆくえ) 11 10
  • RIAJ (streaming): Platinum[134]
"Binks' Sake" (ビンクスの酒) 30 31
"—" denotes items that did not chart.

Music videos

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Release date Song title Movie Director
October 23, 2020 Usseewa Wooma
December 24, 2020 Readymade Yasutatsu
February 14, 2021 Gira Gira Numata Zombi
April 27, 2021 Odo Kayuka
June 14, 2021 Yoru no Pierrot Jinguji
August 12, 2021 Aitakute Mono-Devoid
October 28, 2021 Ashura-chan
January 17, 2022 KokoroToIuNanoFukakai Akito Nakayama
January 26, 2022 Fireworks goru
March 6, 2022 Kagakushū Saki Naito
March 14, 2022 Eien No Akuruhi nanon
March 26, 2022 Domestic violence Akito Nakayama
May 8, 2022 Motherland yasutatsu
May 8, 2022 Lucky Bruto Akito Nakayama
June 15, 2022 New Genesis hmng
June 22, 2022 I'm invincible Ai Nina
July 6, 2022 Backlight Hironobu Nagasawa
August 6, 2022 Fleeting Lullaby Wotakichi (NIN)
August 10, 2022 The World's Continuation Sto1e
August 17, 2022 Tot Musica Wooma
August 24, 2022 Where the Wind Blows Chie Miyasaka
September 19, 2022 Rebellion Kantaro
October 10, 2022 Missing Sakiyama
October 24, 2022 Freedom Keigo Inoue
February 20, 2023 I'm a Controversy Eiri Na Hamono
August 22, 2023 Unforgiven (feat. Nile Rodgers and Ado) Soonsik Yang
September 6, 2023 Show yasutatsu
September 28, 2023 Dignity kairi
October 7, 2023 Kura Kura KZM
November 11, 2023 All Night Radio Sohta Ozawa
November 15, 2023 Unravel (cover) Hano
November 29, 2023 Buriki no Dance iga kitty

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2021 Best New Asian Artist (Japan) Ado Won [135]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan MTV Breakthrough Song "Usseewa" Won [136]
63rd Japan Record Awards Special Award Ado Won [137]
Billboard Japan Music Awards 2022 Artist of the Year Won [138]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Song of the Year "New Genesis" Won [139]
64th Japan Record Awards Excellent Work Awards Won [140]
Special Prize Ado Won
7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2023 Best Anime Song "New Genesis" Nominated [141]
65th Japan Record Awards Excellent Work Awards "Show" Won [142]

Notes

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Pronunciation

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  1. ^ Japanese pronunciation: [ado], as in the kyōgen term.[2][3] Closest English approximation would be /ˈɑːd/ (AH-doh) or /ˈɑːdɔː/ (AH-daw).

Sources for charts

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  1. ^ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Usseewa",[62] "Readymade",[62] "Gira Gira",[63] "Odo",[64] "Yoru no Pierrot",[65] "Aitakute",[66] "Asura-chan",[67] "Eien no Akuruhi",[68] "I'm Invincible",[69] "New Genesis" + "Backlight" + "Fleeting Lullaby",[70] "I'm Invincible",[69] "Rebellion",[71] "Missing",[72] "I'm a Controversy",[73] "Ibara",[74] "Himawari",[75] "Show" and "Dignity",[76] "Kura Kura",[77] "All Night Radio",[78] "Unravel",[79] "Chocolat Cadabra",[80] "Value",[81] "Mirror",[82] "Rule",[83] "Shoka",[84] "Sakura Biyori and Time Machine"[85]
  2. ^ "Mirror" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles chart, but peaked at number 8 on the Oricon Digital Singles Chart.[117]
  3. ^ "Rule" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Oricon Digital Singles Chart.[119]
  4. ^ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Kokoro to iu Na no Fukakai",[122] "Senbonzakura",[123] "Buriki no Dance"[124]
  5. ^ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Tot Musica" + "The World's Continuation" + "Where the Wind Blows" + "Binks' Sake",[131]

References

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