Singer-songwriter Ako has just released her 3rd EP, “Steal Your Heart”, today, December 6th
This release comes in two versions: a CD+Blu-ray and a CD only edition. The CD features five tracks, including Ako’s first drama tie-in song, the opening theme “Love All of Me” for the TV Tokyo Drama24 series “First Love, Roughly,” as well as “Trank,” “Sun,” and new songs “Racy” and “Samurai.” It’s a collection that truly encapsulates Ako’s unique world.
The pre-released track “Racy” has a music video already out. Created by the up-and-coming creators Tenatel and Kabukyu, the animated music video features a character modeled after Ako set in a fictional city with a decadent atmosphere that perfectly matches the vibe of “Racy.”
What’s the Reaction Outside Japan?
International listeners are loving it too, with comments like:
- “It’s been two days already that I’ve been listening to this masterpiece🦋💗”
- “Wow, I found it on Instagram and it was really so beautiful and addictive, I felt that I disappeared into this world”
- “Loco el aire a anime Sci-fi de esos rarisimos de los 90s que combinaban narrativa abstracta con filosofía y existencialismo es brutal. Tremendo video y tema!”
- “The song is enjoyable and addictive ❤”
The Blu-ray includes “Ako ‘Steal Your Heart’ Release Commemoration STUDIO LIVE ‘Steal Your Love’,” featuring exclusively shot footage for the EP, including performances of “Love All of Me,” “Trank,” “Samurai,” and “Sun.” The studio live version of “Love All of Me” is also available on her YouTube channel.
Artist Profile: Ako
“Singer-songwriter Ako began her full-fledged artist career in 2020. She produces and creates her emotionally resonant songs herself. Her activities span a wide range, from producing music videos with her creative team, londog, which she leads, to various other projects.
In September 2020, she released her 1st EP “”Potential MISTY,”” followed by her 2nd EP “”ANTI BLUE”” in January 2021 under her independent label londog. To date, she has released two EPs and fourteen singles.
In January 2023, her song “”Sun,”” released in August 2022, was selected by Chiaki Sato in TV Asahi’s “”KanJam Kanzen Nensho SHOW”” as one of the “”Pro’s Pick for My Best 10 Songs of the Year.””
In June 2023, Ako held her first solo live concert, “”FEED MY BODY,”” at Shibuya WWW, which sold out. She will be holding her first Tokyo-Osaka tour, “”Ako Live Tour 2023 ‘I’m crazy now, over you’,”” on December 16th at Umeda Shangri-La and December 26th at Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO.”