Mao Sasagawa

Early life Mao Sasagawa was born on November 25, 1995, in Kita-ku, Niigata in Niigata Prefecture. He became interested in music after listening to Ling Tosite Sigure in High school, and started producing music on the Nintendo DS app Daigasso! Band Brothers. He claims he wasn't interested in Vocaloid music at first. "To be honest, I didn't like Vocaloid at first, but then I heard a song by someone called saiB and thought, "Maybe it's not so bad," so that was my starting point." He released his second mini-album, in November.

He joined his University's light music club and remained active there. He also performed live in Niigata under the name . In June 2018, he released his first studio album, Graduation. Sasagawa explained that the album's title was based on his graduation, or departure from the Vocaloid scene. In September of the same year, he released his first major album. and in 2022, he released his own cover version of . In 2023, he released his second album . The CD included three additional cover versions of his Vocaloid songs, "sasayaku" ("Whisper"), "for lust" and .

In March 2025, he announced his third album, Strange Pop, which was released on April 16. It is his first release in two and a half years, and includes special appearances from virtual YouTuber Kaf, and guitarist Kimishima Ohzora. Sasagawa described the album as an ambitious experimental work that "goes beyond hyperpop and explodes with more alternatives."

Artistry Sasagawa works from home. For his first album, everything from lyrics, composition, arrangement, recordings and artwork was handled by himself. He uses the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Studio One. Released: 26 April 2014 Label: Hanage Shoujo Bungaku (Kabu) ("Fragile Literary Girl Co., Ltd.") Formats: CD only

As mercredi TitleAlbum detailsLa vierge sale ("The dirty virgin") Released: 30 June 2016 Label: Self-published Formats: CD only

As mao sasagawa (2018–2019) TitleAlbum detailsGraduation Released: 24 October 2018 Label: Self-published Formats: CD, digital download, streamingwe are friends Released: 16 February 2019 Label: Self-published Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

As Mao Sasagawa (2019–present) TitleAlbum details Released: 3 January 2018 Label: Self-published Formats: Digital download only Released: 10 August 2018 Label: Self-published Formats: CD only Notes:

kokyu was released as a free download EP. Sasagawa says he "made it on a whim." Cerberus is a collaboration EP with Vocaloid producer Mel.

Singles

As mao sasagawa (2018–2019) TitleAlbum details"Darling" Released: 15 February 2019 Label: Self-published Formats: Digital Download, streaming

As Mao Sasagawa (2019–present)

" Released: 11 July 2019 Label: Doused Records Formats: Digital Download, streaming Released: 27 March 2020 Label: Doused Records Formats: Digital Download, streaming Released: 1 May 2020 Label: Doused Records Formats: Digital Download, streaming Released: 29 May 2020 Label: Doused Records Formats: Digital Download, streaming Released: 29 September 2021 Label: Doused Records Formats: Digital Download, streaming Released: 21 June 2022 Label: Doused Records Formats: Digital Download, streaming Released: 2 November 2022 Label: Doused Records Formats: Digital Download, streaming Released: 20 September 2023 Label: Thinkr Formats: Digital Download, streaming (with Rim) Released: 15 September 2024 Label: Phenomenon Record Formats: Digital Download, streaming April is a self-cover for the song of the same name, from his 2018 Vocaloid album Graduation.