Ado

Ado is a Japanese singer, composer and producer. In 2014, Ado took an interest in music after a software of the video-sharing website Niconico was released on Nintendo 3DS. She began watching videos on the small screen of Nintendo 3DS, and was impressed by the cover singers on Niconico, who sang without showing their faces. Years later in 2017, Ado began singing as an utaite on Niconico, after uploading a video of herself singing a cover of "Kimi no taion". On October 23, 2020, the day before her 18th birthday, she made her debut with the digital single titled "Usseewa". The song peaked at number 1 on Billboard Japan Hot 100, Oricon Digital Singles Chart, and the Oricon Streaming Chart. The music video of the song on her YouTube channel reached 100 million views in 148 days after its release. Reaching 100 million plays on Billboard Japan after 17 weeks from charting-in was the sixth fastest in history and the youngest for a solo singer. She currently belongs to the artist management company Cloud Nine. On June 11, 2021, she was chosen as the second Japanese female Artist for "YouTube's Artist on the Rise". On January 26, 2022, she released Kyougen (狂言), her first album. On June 26, 2024, the J-Pop music group produced by Ado, Phantom Siita (ファントムシータ) debuted. On July 10, 2024, she released Zanmu (残夢), her second album.