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Hiotoko

YUIMA ENYA & DJ KENSEI

Release Date

2025-02-28

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Initially, I heard DJ KENSEI playing only the beat of this song on stage, which led to its production. Hon Da Q's "Matsuribayashi" (festival music) and organic electro sound was something new. From a movie I saw called "The Color of Pomegranates" and from an encounter with a blues singer, I wanted this song to express the beauty of life, of those who live it to the fullest. Inevitably, it overlapped with the existence of "Hyottoko," and I once again acknowledged my longing for such a way of life.

Text : YUIMA ENYA
Cover photo : DJ KENSEI

Artist Profile

  • YUIMA ENYA

    YUIMA ENYA studied jazz at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in NYC. She was also inspired by Butoh dance and began composing music with her unique sensibilities and wide range of expression while absorbing various forms of music. She sublimates jazz and world music into contemporary beats. In 2022, her first album "MALAKA" was released on vinyl records and streaming services. As a featured vocalist, she has participated in CAT BOYS and TAMTAM. The 7-inch single "Feel Like Makin' Love (cover)" of CAT BOYS released in 2020 has sold over 2000 copies. SUPER CATS and Thiiird Place, the bands in which YUIMA ENYA participates, released their albums in April and May 2024. Also, in her astounding first collaboration with DJ/trackmaker colossus J.A.K.A.M. as JUZU a.k.a. MOOCHY, "Waidai", was released digitally in May 2024. In January 2025, YUIMA ENYA and J.A.K.A.M. released their second collaboration, "Ouka". On January 29, the Lunar New Year, YUIMA ENYA and DJ KENSEI, one of Japan's top DJs, released their first collaboration song "Hyottoko". Both songs are creating a great deal of buzz.

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  • DJ KENSEI

    Born in Tokyo, DJ KENSEI began his DJ and music production activities in the mid-1980s, and has been active from the deepest part of Japanese hip-hop in its early days, creating original sound spaces through his diverse selection and sound control. He has released many records, CDs, and cassette tapes under various names/projects including DJ KENSEI, Indopepsychics, Kemuri Productions, Banana Connection, Final Drop, Outerlimits Inc., Nude Jazz, Coffee & Cigarettes Band, OMA'N'SEI, Ispaar Band, Colorful House Band, KOKENSHOW, and LOOPS. In production and DJ mixing, he emphasizes organic grooves and sensations, even in electronic sound sources. In recent years, he has been active at Mujuryoku Session, the 5th Thursday DJ party "Open to Last" at Aoyama HACHI, and sorameccer sound design, a label that incorporates sound and art in a multidimensional way.

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