The most successful global viral hit J-pop artist KOCCHI NO KENTO releases a new song “Kekka Orai”, a song written as the opening theme song for the mega-hit anime series My Hero Academia spin-off series, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, streamed worldwide. “Kekka Orai” is released worldwide on April 7, the first day of the anime's broadcast SONG OUT NOW, along with his new music video with his thoughtful comment “Living in a ‘place where I would not have been’, with ‘determination’” MV OUT NOW.
“I have enjoyed reading this manga so much that when the opportunity to write a song for the anime came up, I was both pleased and filled with gratitude that they had chosen me to write for it. This is also my first opening song for an anime. I am really blessed to be able to walk alongside the main character “Koichi Haimawari.” I am very proud of this song. I did my best to contribute to the anime “Vigilante”. I hope you will enjoy the anime along with “Kekka Orai”.” Says Kocchi no Kento.
With the slogan “Green Colored Multi-Talented Artist,” Kocchi no Kento is known for his wide range of talents including music production, video production, and designs. His 6th single “Hai Yorokonde” released on May 27, 2024, has reached the sum over 17 billion views on all platforms, streaming exceeding 240 million, and the music video exceeding 160 million. Released in May of 2024, the song not only went viral on TikTok, but also ranked in many Spotify Viral charts worldwide, along with topping the domestic charts in Japan. The song climbed to the top of Spotify’s Viral 50 Japan and multiple domestic Japan charts, as well as the BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT 100 chart and the top of the Billboard JAPAN Heatseekers Songs chart. The song climbed to the top of the Spotify’s Viral 50 charts in South Korea and Taiwan, and #14 on Global plus charted in 22 countries and regions. It also spotted #2 on the BILLBOARD JAPAN Global Japan Songs excl. Japan chart, which features the biggest Japanese hits outside of the country. In December 2024, he won the “66th Japan Record Award” as the best new artist and performed at the one of the largest ”75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen”.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, is an official spin-off series of My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi. It was written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and drawn by Court BETTEN and serialized in Shonen Jump+ from 2017 to 2022. Set in Japan several years before the story of My Hero Academia, the series depicts the illegal heroes’ “Vigilante” who cannot help but save someone even though they are not recognized by anyone, behind the scenes of “Heroes” who are recognized by the people.
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