yama

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 November 2021, it was released as part of another single, "Oz/Sekai wa Utsukushī Hazunanda/Smokey Heroine", it was released as a single in November 2022. it was later released as a single that year, alongside another album the next year.

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.

2021 Released: 1 September 2021 Label: Sony Music Records 7 6 —

2022 Released: 31 August 2022 Label: Sony Music Records 18 13 —

2024 Released: 24 January 2024 Label: Sony Music Records 20 27 —

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. 2020 Released: 17 April 2020 — 8 — 2021 Released: 10 February 2021 Label: Sony Music Records 15 49 — 2021 Released: 24 November 2021 Label: Sony Music Records 44 — — 2022 Released: 9 November 2022 Label: Sony Music Records 29 21 — "Slash" 2023 Released: 10 May 2023 Label: Sony Music Records 20 35 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.