Music Corner Week 80: Yayoi Daimon

Yayoi Daimon is a hip-hop singer-songwriter, DJ, producer, and women’s rights advocate who got her start in the industry with the group rhythmic and began her solo career in 2013. She is completely self produced, from writing her own lyrics, songs, production, to her doing her own choreography. Yayoi’s music is heavily influenced by African American music and culture. Yayoi Daimon made her big break in 2017 with the collaboration single Choose Me/Melon Soda feat. ReicHi when it hit number 1 on the iTunes Reggae charts and garnished 3 million views on YouTube. From there on, Yayoi appeared on Fuji TV show LOVE MUSIC, gaining her even more love and support from audiences. She knows how to stun audiences with her impactful words, composition, and empowering presence leaving for memorable music.

Yayoi’s music has a way of leaving an impression through her lyrics, the song Best Friend feat. Dizzle does just that. The first time I heard “Best Friend” feat. Dizzle, I had a direct connection with the lyrics upon hearing it, but that is not all - the composition is phenomenal with its nice pop R&B fused beats and Yayoi’s voice shines in the track immensely. “Best Friend Part 2” feat. Dizzle has a completely different composition, a more upbeat dance vibe with different lyrics and is just as amazing as the original. “Melon Soda" feat. Rei©hi is one of my favorite bops as it has a catchy sound that fits with both Rei©hi and Yayoi’s style. Rei©hi’s rap flows soothingly to a hit and makes you bop along. Yayoi shows how powerful her vocals are but still keeps the reggae/hip-hop feel. “MAKENNA” is a fast paced tune that not only has meaningful lyrics about never giving up and to keep going but its unique combination makes for a great hip-hop dance tune that showcases Yayoi’s rap skills. Yayoi’s latest single “Ego” is a very powerful track with impressive lyrics, vocals, and music; Yayoi shows off her vocal prowess and her songwriting skills yet again in a resonating song that hits you deep in the heart.

Yayoi Daimon has one physical album (Word Hard Love Hard), 3 Digital EPs, ( “Girls - Diamonds”, “Girls - Love”, “Girls - Strong” ), and 18 Digital Singles with her latest, “Ego”, that just released on June 9th! Be sure to check out Yayoi Daimon’s official website, Twitter, Instagram, and her music video for “Ego” below!

Yayoi Daimon Shows Fans To Never Give Up In New Releases!

Japanese rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer Yayoi Daimon released her latest digital single “Makenna” on October 2nd and just released the music video on October 16th! “Makenna” comes months after Yayoi Daimon’s “3EP GIRLS” that all released in March of this year. Yayoi Daimon came up with the track “Makenna” after feeling depressed with all SXSW and her live perfomances being canceled due to the pandemic. Yayoi Daimon realized that many were suffering due to the situation and wrote the song “Makenna” to bring back her energy and to give energy to others as well. “Makenna” was written with the memory of the late Hana Kimura. This track “Makenna” yells loudly to never give up and to bring to light the effect of using slander on the SNS sites such as Twitter. Yayoi Daimon wanted to use her voice to bring the effects of slander on others.

The music video for “Makenna” was directed by Masashi Muto, who has directed videos for other famous artists such as Amuro Namie, Hamasaki Ayumi, GIRL NEXT DOOR, GACKT, and many more. “Makenna” is also available on all digital streaming platforms such as AppleMusic and Spotify. Check out the music video for “Makenna” below!

Luna's Ongaku Go For October 2020!

Continuing from Ken’s lead, we at Ongaku to You would like our readers to know what was filling our ears for the past month. Each track is available across all digital music streaming platforms with Apple Music being featured on this site.

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“Laundry Laundry” by SCANDAL

With the upcoming release of SCANDAL’s live concert in November and the special episode we recorded, I was brought back to the Kiss from the darkness album that released in February. “Laundry Laundry” is a cute, catchy, and simple track that is written by TOMOMI. Not only did she write this song, her vocals are the main attraction for it as well. This track will leave you with a catchy tune that you will constantly be singing and humming along too, especially when you are doing laundry.

Check out “Laundry Laundry” here along with the YouTube audio below!

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“FUTURE WAVE” by eill

With the impending release of eill’s second mini album LOVE/LIKE/HATE that will be released on November 4th, I was brought back to the first song I heard by her. “FUTURE WAVE” is a delight to listen to as it features a dance chorus with eill’s soothing voice. The verse keeps the upbeat vibe rolling and leads into the chorus with a perfect flow. “FUTURE WAVE” has a fantastic composition that works well with eill’s vocals, combined with a dance and R&B mash that make for the perfect track.

Check it out “FUTURE WAVE” here and the music video below!

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“oath sign” by LiSA

With the release of LiSA’s newest album LEO NINE and her new single “homura”, it brought me back to the first track I heard by LiSA. “oath sign” is the opening to the anime Fate/Zero and is a song that made an impact on me immensely. I fell in love with her voice, the lyrics, the mixing - just everything about it pulled me in. Despite being able to tell it is an anime track based on the composition and how orchestrated it feels, it’s a track that is an easy listen but also keeps you on the edge of your seat. Every time I hear “oath sign” I fall into its radiance and lose myself in it.

Check out “oath sign” here and the music video below!

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“Makenna” by Yayoi Daimon

Yayoi Daimon started October off strong with her latest digital single “Makenna”. This dance track made a big impression on me as it talks about “Never Giving Up” aka “Makenna”. The dance beat along with Yayoi Daimon’s rapping flows perfectly with the composition. This is the first release by her since her 3GIRLS EP release from March of this year. “Makenna” is not just a dance and rap song but it is also a fight song about never giving up. It gives you the energy to hold your head up and keep going. This month, it has influenced me heavily and gives me energy upon every listen.

Check out “Makenna” here and the music video below!

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“Shook Shook” by Awich

As Awich released her first major debut release “Partition”, I went back and began listening to it again. “Shook Shook” has been the track of hers that has been in my ears constantly. It starts of with an interesting slow beat as it leads up to a big intro with Awich’s slammin rap. The verse is hardcore and you can either dance to or bop your head back and forth. The chorus is catchy as Awich is good at making slow raps and get caught in your head. “Shook Shook” was produced by Chaki Zulu who has produced many of Awich’s tracks such as “Poison feat. NENE”, “WHORU? feat. ANARCHY”, “Remember feat. YOUNG JUJU”, and “SENNO feat. DOGMA&CHINZA DOPENESS”. When Chaki Zulu and Awich collaborate in any song, you know you are in for a dope track. *Note - This track does contain Explicit lyrics.

Check out “Shook Shook” here and music video below!

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Yayoi Daimon Presents YouTube Live Showcase!

Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, DJ, and producer Yayoi Daimon streamed a special Live Showcase on YouTube. This special is a retaliation to the cancellation of the music festival SXSW that Yayoi was supposed to perform at this year. The YouTube Live Showcase is a personal show to all her fans and consists of many of her new tracks from the 3EPs Girls (Strong, Love, and Diamonds) that has just been released. Check out the Live Showcase below!

*Warning - Parental Advisory due to profanity.

Yayoi Daimon Shows Us Her Lonely Night!

Japanese singer-songwriter, Producer, and DJ Yayoi Daimon has released her latest music video “Lonely Night” as a promotion for her latest EP Girls -LOVE- which released on March 18th. Girls -LOVE- EP features the hits “Lonely" Night” and “Mango feat. MINMI” and includes a total of 6 tracks. Girls -LOVE- follows up Girls - STRONG- which hit digital platforms on March 8th. The EP is currently available on iTunes and streaming sites such as Apple Music, Spotify and more so make sure to check it out. Track listing and the video for “Lonely Night” are below.

*Warning - Be advised the below EP may contain explicit lyrics.

Yayoi Daimon/Girls -LOVE- EP

1. Roll up

2. Choose Me! feat. Rei@chi

3. Deisui Boy

4. Mango feat. MINMI

5. Lonely Night

6. Choose Me! (Daddy Dragon 2020 Remix) feat. Rei@chi