generasia:Featured article for 2019 week 34
Adachi Kana
Adachi Kana (足立佳奈) is a singer-songwriter and talent signed to SME Records. She was discovered in 2014 by an audition sponsored by social media app LINE and SONY MUSIC, where she won the grand prix out of 125,944 applicants.
In February 2017, she uploaded a 15-second video to Twitter titled "Kimchi ~Egao no Tsukurikata~" which became a hot topic among junior and senior high school students. The tweet garnered more than 25 million likes, becoming a social phenomenon among students, with many junior and senior high school students imitating the video. Based on the song, Adachi made her major debut in August 2017 with "Egao no Tsukurikata ~Kimchi~ / Kokoro Harete". The single was distributed on LINE MUSIC and won the top spot for major artists.
Her sixth single, "Hitoriyogari", is released this week on August 21st.
