Daoko

Daoko

Daoko

Japanese female singer and rapper

Daoko (だをこ, born March 4, 1997) is a Japanese singer and rapper born in Tokyo.[1] She started her career when one of her uploaded videos on Nico Nico Douga received attention at the age of 15 in 2012.[2][3]

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Career

The name Daoko (ダヲコ) was originally her web nickname.[4]

Her first tour began on 15 January 2016 at Tsutaya O-East, Tokyo, Japan.[5][6] Daoko was nominated for Next Break Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2015.[7][8]

She had caught the attention of multiple Japanese artists such as m-flo which lead to the collaboration of the two artists to produce her single "IRONY" in 2013 and was appointed as the theme song of the movie Eagle Talon – Beautiful Elliere Deodorant Plus (鷹の爪~美しきエリエール消臭プラス~).

Daoko released her first album, Hyper Girl, on 5 December 2012 through Low High Who? Production.[9][10] She received a large amount of attention for her vocal work in the music video "ME!ME!ME!" composed by TeddyLoid on 21 November 2014.[11] Daoko left Low High Who? Production after releasing her album Dimension on 4 February 2015 and subsequently shut down her blog.[12] In 2017, she and Kenshi Yonezu performed the song "Uchiage Hanabi", which was used as the theme song to the anime film Fireworks.[13]

In 2018, Daoko attended 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. She performed at Cosplay Mania in the Philippines in 2023.[14]

Discography

Studio albums

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Live albums

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Extended plays

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Singles

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Filmography

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Television

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Performances

  • 6 April 2015 – Party for first major album in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
  • 17 August 2015 – Live Solo in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
  • 14 September 2015 – Japanese Animation Trade Fair (Nico Nico Live)
  • 15 January 2016 – First Tour (Tsutaya O-East, Tokyo, Japan)
  • 8 March 2017 – Aoiro Jidai Tour (LIQUIDROOM in Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)
  • 30 September 2017 – Anime Weekend Atlanta

Bibliography

  • Daoko (19 November 2016), Daoko The Zine 01: D-LOVER (in Japanese)
  • Daoko (19 November 2016), D-LOVERS vol.2 (in Japanese)
  • Daoko (10 August 2017), One room seaside step (in Japanese) (Paperback ed.), Tokyo: KADOKAWA, ISBN 978-4-040-69331-6
  • Daoko (29 March 2018), D-LOVERS vol.3 (in Japanese)
  • Daoko; SHINKAI BABA (12 November 2019), 2019 気づき展写真集 [Enlightening my world Photobook] (in Japanese) (Paperback ed.), Tokyo, EAN 8358532029481, archived from the original on 13 May 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

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    "SOCIAL TV STATION 2・5D". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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    "Me!Me!Me!". 日本アニメ（ーター）見本市. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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    • "ShibuyaK". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    • "Moshimo Bokura ga Game no Shuyaku de". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    • "Uchiage Hanabi". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    • "Step Up Love". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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    "蜷川実花の「FOLLOWERS」に土屋アンナ、山田優、竜星涼がカメオ出演". Natalie.mu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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    "NOMINEES". SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2019 (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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