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Her debut major-label single [[Shibuyak / Samishii Kamisama|ShibuyaK / Samishii Kamisama]] was released in October 2015, and since she had graduated from high school that year, she also revealed her face for the first time in the promotional material and jacket photos for the single.
 
Her debut major-label single [[Shibuyak / Samishii Kamisama|ShibuyaK / Samishii Kamisama]] was released in October 2015, and since she had graduated from high school that year, she also revealed her face for the first time in the promotional material and jacket photos for the single.
  
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In 2016, she went on her first tour, called "DAOKO THE FIRST TOUR", in January.  Although it was called a tour, it was really only a one-man live performance, as it only had one show in Shibuya.  She released several songs used in CMs.  In September all of those recent CM songs were released on her second single, [[Moshimo Bokura ga GAME no Shuyaku de / Daisuki with TeddyLoid / BANG!]].  Footage from her "DAOKO THE FIRST TOUR" concert was released on the Limited Edition A version of the single.  "Daisuki" was her second collaboration with [[TeddyLoid]].  He later released some remixes of the song on his EP [[Silent Planet Vol. 3]].  DAOKO also embarked on her first "real" tour, called "Aoiro Shugi", which was a four-day tour in several different cities in Japan.
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In January 2016, she went on her first tour, called "DAOKO THE FIRST TOUR".  Although it was called a tour, it was really only a one-man live performance, as it only had one show in Shibuya.  In September she released on her second single, "[[Moshimo Bokura ga GAME no Shuyaku de / Daisuki with TeddyLoid / BANG!]]", which was a triple-A-side single consisting of four songs that had also been used for recent CMs for various products.  Footage from her "DAOKO THE FIRST TOUR" concert was released on the Limited Edition A version of the single.  "Daisuki" was her second collaboration with [[TeddyLoid]].  He later released some remixes of the song on his EP [[Silent Planet Vol. 3]].  DAOKO also embarked on her first "real" tour, called "Aoiro Shugi", which was a four-day tour in several different cities in Japan.
  
 
In February of 2017, DAOKO went on her second official tour, "Aoiro Jidai".  It had a total of five stops in cities across Japan.  It started in Hokkaido, went as far south as Osaka, and then completed in Tokyo.  Footage from the tour was later included in the bonus DVD that came with the limited edition of her third single.  Also in February, she provided the insert song for the anime "Ryuu no Haisha" (Dragon Dentist) called [[Kakurenbo (DAOKO song)|Kakurenbo]].  It was released as a digital single via iTunes and other digital services.  The theme song marked her third collaboration with Hideaki Anno and Studio Khara.
 
In February of 2017, DAOKO went on her second official tour, "Aoiro Jidai".  It had a total of five stops in cities across Japan.  It started in Hokkaido, went as far south as Osaka, and then completed in Tokyo.  Footage from the tour was later included in the bonus DVD that came with the limited edition of her third single.  Also in February, she provided the insert song for the anime "Ryuu no Haisha" (Dragon Dentist) called [[Kakurenbo (DAOKO song)|Kakurenbo]].  It was released as a digital single via iTunes and other digital services.  The theme song marked her third collaboration with Hideaki Anno and Studio Khara.

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DAOKO promoting "Moshimo Bokura ga GAME no Shuyaku de / Daisuki with TeddyLoid / BANG!" (2016)

DAOKO (だをこ) is a Japanese pop singer from Tokyo.

Profile

  • Stage Name: DAOKO (だをこ)
  • Stage Name: daoko (2012-2015)
  • Birthday: March 4, 1997 (1997-03-04) (age 27)
  • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Information

Early years

DAOKO promoting "ShibuyaK / Samishii Kamisama" (2015)

DAOKO first began writing and recording songs with her family's shared iMac in their living room. She used GarageBand software and the built-in microphone on the computer to record her voice. She chose various free tracks (for example, Vocaloid songs) from the internet and tried to remake them in her own style by following the melody and lyrics. Her whispery vocal style was not intentional at first, it was just something she ended up doing because she didn't want her voice to carry too far from the living room as she sang. When she got her own personal computer in her room, she used that to record her demos.

Discovery/Indies activities and Switch to Major Label

In her third year of junior high school, she began to post rap music on Nico Nico Douga, under the name "daoko" with the handle "meme" (it is unknown if the handle connects to the song "ME!ME!ME!" that she was later featured in). Through that, she met Jinmenusagi, who was on the indies label LOW HIGH WHO? PRODUCTION, and who in turn introduced her to the president of the label. By the time of her entrance into high school, she had acquired a contract with the label under the name daoko. However, because the girls' school that she attended forbade their students from entering the entertainment industry. she had to hide her face. ☆Taku Takahashi of m-flo liked her music, and m-flo collaborated with her in the song IRONY, which was then used as the theme song for the 2013 movie Taka no Tsume ~Utsukushii Elleair Shoushou Plus. She also caught the eye of film director Nakajima Tetsuya, and in 2014 her song Fog was used in his film Kawaki. Also in 2014, she worked with TeddyLoid to provide the song ME!ME!ME! for Studio Khara and Hideaki Anno's video series entry into the Japan Animator Expo, and attracted a great deal of attention worldwide.

In 2015, several major label record companies competed over her, but she eventually chose TOY'S FACTORY to make her major label debut. Her first album through the label, DAOKO, was released around the same time that she graduated high school. However, since the promotion for the album took place while she was still in school, she continued to hide her face. She held her first one-man live at Shibuya WWW in August and tickets were sold out the day they were released. At the time of her major debut, she also changed her stage name to be DAOKO, all-uppercase.

Major-label activities

Her debut major-label single ShibuyaK / Samishii Kamisama was released in October 2015, and since she had graduated from high school that year, she also revealed her face for the first time in the promotional material and jacket photos for the single.

In January 2016, she went on her first tour, called "DAOKO THE FIRST TOUR". Although it was called a tour, it was really only a one-man live performance, as it only had one show in Shibuya. In September she released on her second single, "Moshimo Bokura ga GAME no Shuyaku de / Daisuki with TeddyLoid / BANG!", which was a triple-A-side single consisting of four songs that had also been used for recent CMs for various products. Footage from her "DAOKO THE FIRST TOUR" concert was released on the Limited Edition A version of the single. "Daisuki" was her second collaboration with TeddyLoid. He later released some remixes of the song on his EP Silent Planet Vol. 3. DAOKO also embarked on her first "real" tour, called "Aoiro Shugi", which was a four-day tour in several different cities in Japan.

In February of 2017, DAOKO went on her second official tour, "Aoiro Jidai". It had a total of five stops in cities across Japan. It started in Hokkaido, went as far south as Osaka, and then completed in Tokyo. Footage from the tour was later included in the bonus DVD that came with the limited edition of her third single. Also in February, she provided the insert song for the anime "Ryuu no Haisha" (Dragon Dentist) called Kakurenbo. It was released as a digital single via iTunes and other digital services. The theme song marked her third collaboration with Hideaki Anno and Studio Khara.

In February and March of 2017, DAOKO participated in several collaborations with other artists. She appeared on Omori Seiko's kitixxxgaia album as a featured artist on the track "Saigo Chikyuu no Futari", and also appeared on Ziyoou-vachi's Q album as a featured artist on the track "Kinsei". "Kinsei" was reported to be an answer song to DAOKO's own 2015 track "Suisei".

In the July issue of Da Vinci magazine, she released the first chapter of her novel (marketed as a "lyric novel") titled "One-Room Seaside Step". It focused around a 19-year-old female illustrator named Nagisa, who gained popularity online from posting her illustrations under the name "nico". Of the series, DAOKO said that while she had been writing lyrics and poetry as a rap singer since she was 15, she had always wanted to try writing something longer. IN August, the novel was released in its entirety in paperback format.

Also in July 2017, she was asked to provide a narration and ending card illustration for episode 12 of "Shingeki no Bahamut: VIRGIN SOUL", in addition to providing two ending themes for the series ("Haikei Goodbye Sayonara" and "Cinderella step").

In August of 2017, her third single Uchiage Hanabi was released. It was used as the theme song to the animated movie "Uchiage Hanabi, Shita Kara Miru Ka? Yoko Kara Miru Ka?". The single's B-side, "Forever Friends", was used as the insert song for the movie, and was a cover of the 1993 live-action movie's theme song of the same name, originally by REMEDIOS. "Cinderella step," which had been aired in a shortened version starting in July as the second ending theme to "Shingeki no Bahamut: VIRGIN SOUL", was also included in the single, but only on the regular edition.

In late September 2017, she also made her first US appearance as a guest at the Atlanta, Georgia anime convention called Anime Weekend Atlanta.

In November and December of 2017, and January 11th, 2018, she went on her fourth tour, "Cygames Presents DAOKO TOUR 2017-2018 'THANK YOU BLUE'". The tour was her largest to date, making six stops in cities across Japan all the way from Hokkaido to Fukuoka.

Discography

Studio Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Compilations / Other

Composed Works

The following tracks feature backing vocals and chorus work from DAOKO.

Unreleased Songs

The following tracks were free tracks, mostly posted to DAOKO's Nico Nico Douga channel at some point in her indies career, but were never re-recorded or released in any official form beyond that. (All of her Nico Nico Douga videos are private, but a few songs originally posted there can still be found throughout the internet.)

Publications

Books/Photobooks

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  • [2017.08.10] One-Room Seaside Step (ワンルーム・シーサイド・ステップ)

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