Inabakumori

inabakumori
稲葉曇
Born (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 (age 29)
OriginJapan
Genres
Occupation(s)Songwriter, composer
Instrument(s)Kaai Yuki, Hatsune Miku, Vocaloid, guitar
Years active2016-present

Inabakumori (styled as inabakumori, Japanese: 稲葉曇; born February 25, 1995[1]) is a Japanese musician, Vocaloid producer and songwriter. His most notable works are Lost Umbrella (ロストアンブレラ) in 2018 and Lagtrain (ラグトレイン) in 2020.

Career

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Inabakumori's account began publishing music in 2016, debuting with the song Secret Music (秘密音楽) using Kaai Yuki.[2] However, he claimed that MichouP (Japanese: 視長P), an account that began producing music in 2011, is his alias.[3] His content surged in popularity some time after the release of Lost Umbrella (ロストアンブレラ)[4] in 2018, when the song was used widely on TikTok. He published his first album ANTICYCLONE (アンチサイクロン) in 2019.[1]

Inabakumori
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers740K[5]
(August 5th, 2024)
Total views255,951,565[5]
(August 5th, 2024)
100,000 subscribers

The videos accompanying early songs featured his own art of Kaai Yuki until the release of "Lost Umbrella", when he collaborated with illustrator Nukunukunigirimeshi, with art featuring his character Osage-chan.

Inabakumori has spoken about his respect for Wowaka, with many of his songs being influenced by his works.[7]

On October 6, 2023, inabakumori released the song Electricity Forecast (電気予報)[8] as a part of the crossover between The Pokémon Company and Crypton Future Media called "Project VOLTAGE".[9]

Discography

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Singles

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Release date Title Voice URL
December 4, 2019 "Secret Elementary School Student" Kaai Yuki YouTube
July 16, 2020 "Lagtrain" Kaai Yuki YouTube
August 19, 2020 "a flower waiting for the wind" Meika Hime YouTube
June 23, 2021 "Rainy Boots" Kaai Yuki YouTube
October 1, 2021 "Loneliness of Spring" Tsurumaki Maki YouTube
November 20, 2021 "Hello Marina" Kaai Yuki & Hatsune Miku YouTube
March 7, 2022 "Kimi ni Kaikisen" Kaai Yuki YouTube
January 13, 2023 "Float Play" Kaai Yuki YouTube
August 8, 2023 "Relayouter" Kaai Yuki YouTube
October 6, 2023 "Denki Yohou" Hatsune Miku YouTube
April 19, 2024 "I'm the Rain" Kaai Yuki & Hatsune Miku YouTube

ANTICYCLONE

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ANTICYCLONE is inabakumori's first album, releasing on November 17, 2019[10] during THE VOC@LOiD M@STER 45.[11]

Release date Title Album No. URL
November 4, 2019 "Anticyclone" 1 YouTube
February 27, 2018 "Lost Umbrella" 2 YouTube
May 28, 2016 "Pascal Beats" 3 YouTube
March 12, 2016 "COOLER GIRL" 4 YouTube
August 22, 2016 "Loop Spinner" 5 YouTube
May 2, 2016 "Tears Radar" 6 YouTube
November 26, 2016 "An image in the making" 7 YouTube
December 21, 2018 "Floating Moonlight City" 8 YouTube
November 17, 2019 "The stars get dark" 9 YouTube
November 17, 2019 "Billow of Fireworks" 10 YouTube
April 25, 2017 "Copy and Pastime" 11 YouTube
November 5, 2016 "SAKASAMA Girl Feeling" 12 YouTube
May 11, 2019 "NON-USE" 13 YouTube
February 22, 2016 "Secret Music" 14 YouTube

WEATHER STATION

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WEATHER STATION is inabakumori's second album,[12] releasing on March 23, 2022.[13]

Release date Title Album No. URL
December 4, 2019 "Secret Elementary School Student" 1 YouTube
November 20, 2021 "Hello Marina" 2 YouTube
June 23, 2021 "Rainy Boots" 3 YouTube
July 16, 2020 "Lagtrain" 4 YouTube
October 2, 2021 "Loneliness of Spring" 5 YouTube
July 4, 2020 "a flower waiting for the wind - Album Ver." 6 YouTube
March 23, 2022 "Radar" 7 YouTube
August 11, 2017 "Katamusubi" 8 YouTube
November 18, 2018 "Tenkyuu" 9 YouTube
January 29, 2022 "Post Shelter" 10 YouTube
March 26, 2022 "Kimi ni Kaikisen" 11 YouTube

Awards

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His song "Relayouter" won first place in the TOP100[11] rankings at "The VOCALOID Collection ~2023 Summer~" (aka VocaColle), a ceremony hosted by online media site Niconico to celebrate Vocaloid music, held in August 2023.[14] It also won first place in a Niconico VOCALOID TOP20 list[15] from Billboard Japan.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Inabakumori on Booth". Pixiv (in Japanese).
  2. ^ "ボカロP稲葉曇|2ndフルアルバム『ウェザーステーション』3月23日発売". TOWER RECORDS ONLINE (in Japanese). 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  3. ^ @inabakumori (2017-12-26). 鏡音リンレン、10周年おめでとう (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-06-09 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "稲葉曇、「ロストアンブレラ」ブレイクを経た変化 ボーカロイド 歌愛ユキを選んだ理由や音楽的ルーツも明かす". Real Sound|リアルサウンド (in Japanese). 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. ^ a b "About @inabakumori". YouTube.
  6. ^ "ボカロ曲の流行の変遷と「ボカロっぽさ」についての考察(7)柊キライ、Kanariaら2020年の活躍と今後のシーンに寄せて". Real Sound (in Japanese). 2020-11-08.
  7. ^ "ボカロP【稲葉曇】さんを勝手に紹介してみた". Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  8. ^ "「ラグトレイン」でお馴染み稲葉曇さんが作詞・作曲を手掛ける初音ミクとポケモンのコラボ楽曲「電気予報」が配信。稲葉曇さんらしいノイズがかった雰囲気でゲーム内BGMを上手く落とし入れたキャッチーな曲に". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). October 6, 2023.
  9. ^ Dennison, Kara (2023-08-31). "Pokémon and Hatsune Miku Announce Project VOLTAGE Song Collab Coming in September". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  10. ^ "INABAKUMORI - ANTICYCLONE User Opinions - sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  11. ^ a b "連載「lit!」第65回:稲葉曇、海茶、いよわ……『ボカコレ2023夏』これからのボカロ史の座標点となる秀作4選". Real Sound|リアルサウンド (in Japanese). 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  12. ^ "稲葉曇、『ウェザーステーション』を経て手にした自分らしさへの自信 全収録曲を語り尽くす". Real Sound|リアルサウンド (in Japanese). 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  13. ^ "ボカロP稲葉曇|2ndフルアルバム『ウェザーステーション』3月23日発売". Tower Records (in Japanese). February 24, 2022.
  14. ^ "ボカコレTOP100". The VOCALOID Collection (in Japanese). August 2023.
  15. ^ "【ビルボード】"ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS TOP20"稲葉曇「リレイアウター」が2週連続の首位 | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  16. ^ "Billboard JAPAN ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS(8/9公開)、稲葉曇「リレイアウター」が初登場首位、ボカコレの影響でトップ20のうち18曲が初登場 | Musicman". 音楽業界総合情報サイト | Musicman (in Japanese). 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.