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'''Boku ga Mitakatta Aozora''' (僕が見たかった青空), often abbreviated as Bokuao (僕青), is a Japanese girl group signed to [[avex trax]] and managed by [[Ligareaz Management]]. Formed and produced by record producer [[Akimoto Yasushi]], they are officially labelled as an "official rival" of girl group [[Nogizaka46]], whose also produced by Akimoto. The group was announced on June 15, 2023, and debuted on August 30th with the single "[[Aozora ni Tsuite Kangaeru]]".
'''Toshinori Yonekura''' (米倉利紀, ''Yonekura Toshinori'') is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer originally from [[Wikipedia:Toyonaka|Toyonaka, Osaka]]. Known as "Yone" to fans, Toshinori made his major label debut with the single "[[Mikan no Android|Mikan no ANDROID]]" in 1992 under [[Geneon Entertainment]]. He is currently under the [[Universal Music]] label.


The auditions held to form the group garnered 35,678 applicants, of which 23 were selected to become the group's first generation members. After releasing their debut single, the group held their first concert Boku ga Mitakatta One Man Live Vol. 0 at New Pier Hall, Tokyo on December 19, 2023. The group received thr New Artist Award and was nominated for Best New Artist at the 65th [[Wikipedia:Japan Record Awards|Japan Record Awards]].
Aside from his own music career, Yonekura has crafted songs for some of Japan's best known acts such as [[KinKi Kids]], [[Go Hiromi]], [[Wada Akiko]], and [[SMAP]]. In 2008, he made his first foray into acting, joining the Japanese production of the Broadway musical, ''[[Wikipedia:Rent (musical)|Rent]]''.


On January 31, 2024, Boku ga Mitakatta Aozora released their second single "[[Sotsugyou Made|Sotsugyou made]]". It was the first single to use a [[Senbatsu|senbatsu]] system, which chose 12 members to participate on the main track, called "Aozora-gumi", while the non-chosen members, called "Kumo-gumi", participated on the b-side. The single topped the [[Wikipedia:Billboard Japan|''Billboard Japan'']] Top Singles Sales, and reached #2 on the [[Oricon]] Singles Chart. Four singles were released afterwards: "[[Spare no Nai Koi]]" in August 2024, "[[Suki Sugite Up and Down|Suki Sugite Up and down]]" in November 2024, "[[Koi wa Baisoku]]" in March 2025, and "[[Shisen no Love Letter]]" in August 2025.
His digital single, "[[Anata no Egao ni Naru]]", is released this week on December 25th.
 
Their seventh single, "[[Are wa Fairy]]", is released this week on December 17th.
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Toshinori Yonekura promoting orange GORILLA (2025)

Toshinori Yonekura

Toshinori Yonekura (米倉利紀, Yonekura Toshinori) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer originally from Toyonaka, Osaka. Known as "Yone" to fans, Toshinori made his major label debut with the single "Mikan no ANDROID" in 1992 under Geneon Entertainment. He is currently under the Universal Music label.

Aside from his own music career, Yonekura has crafted songs for some of Japan's best known acts such as KinKi Kids, Go Hiromi, Wada Akiko, and SMAP. In 2008, he made his first foray into acting, joining the Japanese production of the Broadway musical, Rent.

His digital single, "Anata no Egao ni Naru", is released this week on December 25th.

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