Hoshi No Naraku Front Cover

Hoshi No Naraku

Atoa. & Ken Kamikita

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Singer-songwriter Ken Kamikita and Atoa. taiko drummers Tokio Takahashi and Akira Takahashi are releasing "Hoshi no Naraku" digitally, a collaboration in which they drew on each other's expertise to the fullest.

Since 2017, the two artists-who have created music for stage productions and collaborated on numerous projects-have combined vocals, traditional Japanese instruments, electronic sounds, and unique Japanese rhythms to develop a new sensibility and a fresh musical expression and genre: [WARAKU].

This track was produced by Ken Kamikita, who added programming and backing vocals to a demo that Tokio Takahashi of Atoa. had been refining and rearranging for approximately five years since he first began composing it.

Along with the first track, "Koen-Youtou", released in August 2025, and the second track, "FLAIR-Natural Talent-", released in June 2026, the full album "WARAKU" is set for release, and this track has become a representative piece of WARAKU music.

The music video for this song is scheduled to be released on both Ken Kamikita's and Atoa.'s YouTube channels.

Artist Profile

  • Atoa.

    A Japanese drum unit formed by Tokio Takahashi and Akira Takahashi. Following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, they left the world-renowned Japanese drum team Kodo and returned to their hometown of Sendai to form Atoa. In 2011, they performed with Tsukamoto Reijiro, a Noh actor designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property. In 2016, they appeared in a stage production directed by Noda Hideo at the Roppongi Hills Arena. They also collaborated with actress Rie Miyazawa and the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. In 2017, they performed at Kyoto Nijo Castle with Takako Matsu and EGO-WRAPPIN's, Yoshie Nakano. In 2018, they collaborated with singer-songwriter Ken Kamikita on the stage production The Garment of Life, creating a new world using Japanese drums, vocals, and electronic sound sources. On New Year's Day 2020, they performed as the main guest at the opening ceremony of the JFA 99th Japan Football Championship at the National Stadium. They performed in front of approximately 75,000 spectators. In 2021, they performed at the Otsuki Noh Theater in Osaka with director Kōhei Nakadachi and others in a production of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix: The Strange Tale. The stage was enhanced with projections, and the production faithfully reproduced Tezuka's original artwork, receiving positive reviews. They also served as the musical director for the production. As a team, they will celebrate their 15th anniversary in 2026, based in Sendai City while touring nationwide and internationally for performances. They collaborate with other genres, explore musical expression, and plan and operate various events, expanding the scope of Japanese drum performance and their activities, with expectations for further growth.

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  • Ken Kamikita

    Singer, Composer, Lyricist / Works = Album 'SCOOP' (2015), EP 'TIDE' (2016), EP 'LAYERED' (2017), Single 'Beautiful' (2018), Single 'Lastone' (2018), Album 'Archē' (2019)

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