Zutomayo

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Zutomayo
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2018 (2018)–present
LabelsEMI Japan
Websitezutomayo.net
MembersACA-ne

Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni (Japanese: ずっと真夜中でいいのに。, lit. "I wish it was midnight all the time"), abbreviated in English as Zutomayo (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock group that debuted in 2018. Secretive by nature, the group has never released a full member list, crediting different people for music, arrangements, and music video production each time. The only reoccurring member is the vocalist, an unidentified woman named "ACA-Ne" (ACAね), pronounced "Akane".[1]

Despite the little information released, the group is commercially successful. Zutomayo's three EP's have reached 8th, 1st, and 2nd on the Oricon Albums Chart, respectively. The group was also invited to perform at the 2019 Fuji Rock Festival a year after their debut.[2]

Style[]

Aside from ACA-Ne, the vocalist, it is unclear how many people are in the band. The group has never revealed their faces, typically performing behind a translucent screen during concerts, including at the 2019 Fuji Rock Festival. Many have pointed to Zutomayo's secrecy regarding its members contributing towards its popularity.[3][4]

Zutomayo typically produces rock music, often featuring intricate, funk-inspired basslines. ACA-Ne's voice has been described as "energetic", "expressive", and "delicate".[4][5]

History[]

The group debuted with the release of their first song, "Byōshin o Kamu" (秒針を噛む), via YouTube on June 4, 2018. The song became an immediate hit, garnering 200,000 views within the first week.[1][6] Additionally, after being released on streaming platforms on August 30, the song became the most streamed song in Japan that week.[7] Following the song's release, Zutomayo held their first concert at Daikanyama Loop in Tokyo. Attendees were handed opaque glasses and reported that the entire venue was dark for the concert's duration.[6] The group would continue to conceal their identities in future concerts.

Zutomayo released two more singles digitally before releasing their first EP, Tadashii Itsuwari Kara no Kishō (正しい偽りからの起床), on November 14 through EMI Records Japan. The EP reached 8th on the Oricon Albums Chart and was nominated in the 19th CD Shop Awards.[8][9] On June 5, 2019, a second EP was released titled Ima wa Ima de Chikai wa Emi de (今は今で誓いは笑みで), which topped the Oricon chart.[10] The group's first full-length album, Hisohiso Banashi (潜潜話), was released on October 30 of the same year.[11] The group released Gusare (ぐされ) on February 10, 2021, featuring songs "One's Mind", "Can't Be Right", "STUDY ME", "Hunch Gray", "Have a", "Engine Oil", "Darken", "Milabo", "Loneliness", "Crop", "Hypersomnia", "Fastening", and "Inner Heart".

Discography[]

As of February 2021, Zutomayo has released three EPs and two full-length albums. Some songs contained in these albums were released digitally before the album's release.[12]

Studio albums[]

Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Sales
JPN
[10] 		JPN
Hot
[13]
Hisohiso Banashi
(潜潜話) 		5 4
Gusare
(ぐされ)
  • Released: February 10, 2021
  • Label: EMI Japan
  • Format: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming
 2 2

Extended plays[]

Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Sales
JPN
[10] 		JPN
Hot
[13]
Tadashii Itsuwari Kara no Kishō
(正しい偽りからの起床)
  • Released: November 14, 2018
  • Label: EMI Japan
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 8 3
Ima wa Ima de Chikai wa Emi de
(今は今で誓いは笑みで)
  • Released: June 12, 2019
  • Label: EMI Japan
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 1 1
Hogaraka na Hifu tote Fufuku
(朗らかな皮膚とて不服)
  • Released: August 5, 2020
  • Label: EMI Japan
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 2 2

Singles[]

Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Certifications Album
JPN
Hot
[19]
"Byōshin o Kamu" (秒針を噛む) 2018 42 Hisohiso Banashi
"Nōriue no Cracker" (脳裏上のクラッカー) —
"Humanoid" (ヒューマノイド) —
"Mabushii DNA Dake" (眩しいDNAだけ) 2019 97
"Seigi" (正義) —
"Kettobashita Mōfu" (蹴っ飛ばした毛布) —
"Obenkyō Shitoite yo" (お勉強しといてよ) 2020 20
  • RIAJ: Silver (st.)[20]
 Gusare
"Darken" (暗く黒く) 69
"Hunch Gray" (勘ぐれい) 50
"Can't Be Right" (正しくなれない) 22
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.)[20]
"Inside Joke" (あいつら全員同窓会) 2021 16 Non album-single
"Stay Foolish" (ばかじゃないのに) 45
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles[]

Title Year Certifications Album
"Kan Saete Kuyashiiwa" (勘冴えて悔しいわ) 2019
  • RIAJ: Silver (st.)[20]
 Hisohiso Banashi
"Konnakoto Sōdō" (こんなこと騒動)
"Haze Haseru Haterumade" (ハゼ馳せる果てるまで)
"Dear. Mr "F""
"Milabo" 2020 Gusare
"Fastening" (低血ボルト)
"Ham"
"Hypersomnia" (過眠) 2021

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