YOASOBI Confirm Global Collaboration with OVERWATCH
Additionally, the final installment of YOASOBI's THE BOOK series will arrive with a special Overwatch Edition on June 26.
YOASOBI is coming to Overwatch. At a press conference held in Tokyo, a new collaboration was officially revealed between the J-pop duo and the acclaimed game. Beginning June 30, game players will be able to channel YOASOBI’s storytelling and music in-game with cosmetics and rewards.
Additionally, the final installment of YOASOBI's THE BOOK series will arrive with a special Overwatch Edition on June 26. The album includes the new original track “Orion,” inspired by a short story from the game. There will be a U.S.-exclusive vinyl edition, which will feature a special, limited-edition jacket artwork in collaboration with Overwatch. Pre-order/pre-save THE BOOK HERE.
YOASOBI are heading back to North America this summer for their much-anticipated “Never Ending Stories” headline tour. They’ll be performing at venues including the TD Garden in Boston and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Barclays Center in Brooklyn and more, including festival performances at Lollapalooza in Chicago and their first-ever Canadian show at OSHEAGA. More information is available here.
YOASOBI has performed at Coachella and Lollapalooza, as well as headlining New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The duo has also played in London at OVO Arena Wembley, in addition to taking the stage at Primavera Sound in Barcelona.
YOASOBI is comprised of composer Ayase and vocalist ikura. Their first song, “Into The Night (Yoru ni Kakeru),” was released in November 2019, reaching #1 on numerous streaming charts in Japan and appearing on viral charts in several countries. It was #1 on the 2020 Billboard JAPAN Combined Song Chart and Streaming Song Chart, and in January 2023 the total plays surpassed 900 million streams, marking a first in Japan.
Their global smash hit song “Idol” was named the #1 Song of the Year in 2023 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. The song also broke the record for the fastest single to reach 100 million streams on the Billboard Japan chart and surged to #1 on the Billboard GlobalExcl. U.S. chart.
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