Eve

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 and for Witch Hat Atelier.

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.

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. 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 Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions JPN JPNComb JPNHot Round Robin Released: 16 August 2015 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download — — — Official Number Released: 19 October 2016 Label: Harapeco Records Formats: CD, digital download 35 — 99 Bunka(; Culture) Released: 13 December 2017 Label: Harapeco Records Formats: CD, digital download 14 — 33 Otogi(; Fairy) Released: 6 February 2019 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download 6 5 4 Smile Released: 12 February 2020 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download 2 2 3 Eve Vocaloid 01 Released: 9 February 2022 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: Digital download — — — Kaizin(; People) Released: 16 March 2022 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download 4 4 5 Under Blue Released: 27 November 2024 Wonder Word Released: 17 August 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download — — — Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz Released: 23 December 2020 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download 3 3 3 Bokurano Released: 21 March 2023 Label: Toy's Factory Formats: CD, digital download — — —"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Collaboration albums + List of collaboration albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions JPN JPNHot Oyasumi (Good Night) Released: 30 December 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download — — Ao Released: 28 February 2018 Label: Harapeco Records Formats: CD, digital download 7 11"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak positions NotesCertifications Album JPNComb JPNHot Indies "Nonsense Bungaku"(; "Nonsense Literature") 2017 — — Bunka "Anoko Secret"(; "The Secret About That Girl") — —Major "We're Still Underground"(; "Bokura Mada Underground") 2018 — — Otogi "Yamiyo"(; "Dark Night") 2019 — 31 Smile "Raison d'être"(; "Reason for Being") — 45 "Hakugin"(; 'Silver') — 98 "Kokoro Yohō"(; "Heart Forecast") 2020 50 — "Kaikai Kitan"(; "Round Round Mysterious Story") 7 7 RIAJ: 3× Platinum Kaikai Kitan / Ao no Waltz "Promise"(; "Yakusoku") — — "Shinkai" — — "Ao no Waltz" — — "Bokurano"(; "Our") 2023 5 42 "Boukenroku"(; "Adventure Log") — — "Hanaarashi"(; "Flower Storm") — — "Touhikou" — — "Sweet Memory" 2024 — — "Teenage Blue" — — "—" denotes items which did not chart.

Music videos

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