Daoko
だをこ, ダヲコ
Born (1997-03-04) March 4, 1997 (age 29)
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2012–present
LabelsLow High Who? Production (2012–15)
Toy's Factory (2015–2020)
teftef (2021–2025)
uniera (2025–present)
Websitedaoko.jp

Daoko (だをこ; born March 4, 1997) is a Japanese singer and rapper born in Tokyo.[1] Her career began when one of her videos uploaded to Nico Nico Douga in 2012, when she was 15, received attention.[2][3]

Career

The name Daoko (ダヲコ) was originally her web nickname.[4]

Her first tour began on 15 January 2016 at Tsutaya O-East, Tokyo, Japan.[5][6] Daoko was nominated for Next Break Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2015.[7][8]

She had caught the attention of multiple Japanese artists such as m-flo, which led to the collaboration of the two artists to produce their single IRONY in 2013. IRONY was used as the theme song of the movie Eagle Talon – Beautiful Elliere Deodorant Plus (鷹の爪~美しきエリエール消臭プラス~).

Daoko released her first album, Hyper Girl, on 5 December 2012 through Low High Who? Production.[9][10] She received a large amount of attention for her vocal work in the music video "ME!ME!ME!" composed by TeddyLoid on 21 November 2014.[11] Daoko left Low High Who? Production after releasing her album Dimension on 4 February 2015 and subsequently shut down her blog.[12] In 2017, she and Kenshi Yonezu performed the song "Uchiage Hanabi", which was used as the theme song to the anime film Fireworks.[13]

In 2018, Daoko attended 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. She performed at Cosplay Mania in the Philippines in 2023.[14]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[15] 		JPN
Hot
[16]
Hyper Girl: Mukōgawa no Onna no Ko (HYPERGIRL-向こう側の女の子-) — —
Gravity
  • Released: 11 December 2013
  • Label: Low High Who? Production
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 200 —
Dimension
  • Released: 4 February 2015
  • Label: Low High Who? Production
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 207 —
Daoko
  • Released: 25 March 2015
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 50 —
Thank You Blue
  • Released: 20 December 2017
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 13 9
Shiteki Ryoko (私的旅行)
  • Released: 12 December 2018
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 19 14
Daoko×Dragalia Lost (DAOKO×ドラガリアロス)
  • Collaborative album with Dragalia Lost
  • Released: 9 October 2019
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 12 17
Anima
  • Released: 29 July 2020
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 25 31
Slash-&-Burn
  • Released: 22 May 2024
  • Label: Teftef
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 — 77
Birth in Blue
  • Scheduled: 2 December 2026
  • Label: Uniera
  • Formats: Blu-ray, CD, digital download, streaming
 To be released
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Title Album details
Daoko Live Unplugged in Sogetsu Hall (Daoko Live Unplugged in 草月ホール)
  • Released: 3 August 2022
  • Label: teftef
  • Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

Title Album details
Shoki Shōjō (初期症状)
  • Released: 20 July 2012
  • Label: Low High Who? Production
  • Formats: Digital download
Ututu
  • Released: 11 September 2013
  • Label: Low High Who? Production
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Kirei Goto (きれいごと)[22]
(with koducer)
  • Released: 24 December 2014
  • Label: Fly N' Spin Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Charm Point (チャームポイント)
  • Released: 20 December 2017
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Formats: Digital download
The Light of Other Days
  • Released: 30 June 2021
  • Label: teftef
  • Formats: Digital download
Mad EP
(with Yohji Igarashi)
  • Released: 23 March 2022
  • Label: teftef
  • Formats: Digital download
Meta Millefeuille
  • Released: 19 November 2025
  • Label: Uniera
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Sales Album
JPN
[23] 		JPN
Hot
[24]
"ShibuyaK" 2015 23 17 Thank You Blue
"Samishii Kamisama" (さみしいかみさま) —
"Moshimo Bokura ga Game no Shuyaku de" (もしも僕らがGAMEの主役で) 2016 29 53
"Daisuki" (ダイスキ)
(with TeddyLoid) 		—
"Bang!" —
"Haikei Goodbye Sayõnara" (拝啓グッバイさようなら)[25] 2017 — —
"Uchiage Hanabi" (打上花火)
(with Kenshi Yonezu) 		9 1
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum (DL)[26]
  • RIAJ: Platinum (Streaming)
  • JPN: 500,000 (DL)
  • JPN: 30,000 (CD)
"Step Up Love" (ステップアップLOVE)
(with Yasuyuki Okamura) 		8 10
  • JPN: 16,000 (CD)
"Drama" (ドラマ)
(with Takeshi Kobayashi) 		2019 — — Non-album singles
"Hajimemashite no Kimochi wo" (はじめましての気持ちを) — 95
"Otogi no Machi" (御伽の街) 2020 — — Anima
"Ocharaketa yo" (おちゃらけたよ) — —
"Groggy Ghost"
(with TAAR) 		2021 — — Non-album singles
"Affordance"
(with GuruConnect) 		2022 — —
"Escape"
(with Yohji Igarashi) 		— —
"Rinkou" (燐光) — —
"Abon" (あぼーん) 2023 — —
"Allure of the Dark" — —
"Nanairo Colorful"
(with Tomggg) 		— —
"Tenshi ga Itayo" (天使がいたよ) 2024 — —
"Zense wa Busho" (前世は武将) 2025 — — Meta Millefeuille
"Boku dake no Photon" (僕だけのフォトン) — —
"Iiyo" (いいよ) — —
"Comit Comet" 2026 — — Non-album singles
"Rabbits Over Work" (仕事よりうさぎ)
(with Seiichi Nagai) 		— —
"Affordance Remix"
(with GuruConnect) 		— —
"Tactic" —[A] —[B] Birth in Blue
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Title Year Album
"Me!Me!Me!"
(TeddyLoid feat. Daoko) 		2014 Non-album singles
"Troy"
(Dios feat. Daoko) 		2024
"Taiwan Girl"
(Uotomizz feat. Daoko) 		2025 Tukanomaoyuugiya
"Act" (アクト)
(Giga & TeddyLoid feat. Daoko) 		Non-album singles
"World is Yours (Band ver.)"
(Genius P.J's feat. Suisoh & Daoko)
"Filter//Bubble"
(Ubugoe feat. Suisoh & Daoko) 		2026

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
[23] 		JPN
Hot
[24]
"Girl" 2015 — — Non-album singles
"Kakurenbo"
(かくれんぼ) 		2017 — —
"Forever Friends" — — "Uchiage Hanabi" (single)
"Charm Point" (チャームポイント) — — Charm Point
"Owaranai Sekai de" (終わらない世界で) 2018 —[C] 49 Shiteki Ryoko
"Bokura no Network" (ぼくらのネットワーク)
(with Nakata Yasutaka) 		— — Daoko×Dragalia Lost
"Senkyaku Banrai" (千客万来)
(with Miyavi) 		2019 — — No Sleep Till Tokyo
"Anniversary" — — Daoko×Dragalia Lost
"A Grand Triumphant Return" (余裕の凱旋)
(with Ringo Sheena) 		2024 — — Carnival
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
Hot
[24]
"Suisei" (水星) 2015 49 Daoko

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Network Notes
2022 xxxHOLiC Marudashi Movie[30] Support Role

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2020 Followers Herself Netflix[31] Japanese drama / episode 1

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result
2015 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan Next Break Artist Nominated
2018 Space Shower Music Awards[32] Song of the Year "Uchiage Hanabi" Won
Best Breakthrough Artist Herself Won
MTV Europe Music Award Best Japanese Act Nominated
2019 Space Shower Music Awards[33] Best Female Artist Nominated

Performances

  • 6 April 2015 – Party for first major album in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
  • 17 August 2015 – Live Solo in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
  • 14 September 2015 – Japanese Animation Trade Fair (Nico Nico Live)
  • 15 January 2016 – First Tour (Tsutaya O-East, Tokyo, Japan)
  • 8 March 2017 – Aoiro Jidai Tour (LIQUIDROOM in Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)
  • 30 September 2017 – Anime Weekend Atlanta

Bibliography

  • Daoko (19 November 2016), Daoko The Zine 01: D-LOVER (in Japanese)
  • Daoko (19 November 2016), D-LOVERS vol.2 (in Japanese)
  • Daoko (10 August 2017), One room seaside step (in Japanese) (Paperback ed.), Tokyo: KADOKAWA, ISBN 978-4-040-69331-6
  • Daoko (29 March 2018), D-LOVERS vol.3 (in Japanese)
  • Daoko; SHINKAI BABA (12 November 2019), 2019 気づき展写真集 [Enlightening my world Photobook] (in Japanese) (Paperback ed.), Tokyo, EAN 8358532029481, archived from the original on 13 May 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Notes

  1. ^ "Tactic" did not enter the Oricon Singles Chart but peaked at number 19 on the Oricon Digital Singles chart.[27]
  2. ^ "Tactic" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 but peaked at number 20 on the Download Songs chart.[28]
  3. ^ "Owaranai Sekai de" did not enter the Oricon Singles Chart but peaked at number 39 on the Oricon Digital Singles chart.[27]

References

  1. ^ "DAOKO". daoko.jp. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ "【インタビュー】高校卒業に合わせメジャーデビュー、18歳の女性ラッパーDAOKOの素顔とは？". fashionsnap.com (in Japanese). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ "【DAOKO、Jinmenusagi、ぼくのりりっくのぼうよみ、大活躍のニコラップ出身のラッパーたち". m-on-music.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ "J-Wave Website: Tokio Hot100". j-wave.co.jp. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Daoko Tour". t.pia.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Daoko". daoko.jp. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Daoko MTV Music Awards Nomination". MTV VMAJ 2015 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  8. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2015 Nominees Announced". JpopAsia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  9. ^ 結城紫雄 (4 December 2012). "daoko インタビュー". Feature Interview. 2.5D. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  10. ^ "SOCIAL TV STATION 2・5D". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  11. ^ "Me!Me!Me!". 日本アニメ（ーター）見本市. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Daoko 3rd album Dimension". YouTube. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Shunji Iwai's 'Fireworks' Anime Film Previewed in Anime Music Video". Anime News Network. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Cosplay Mania Reveals JUNNA, Daoko, Nano, BPM15Q as Musical Guests". Anime News Network. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Daoko Album ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  17. ^ 週間　CDアルバムランキング 2015年04月06日付（2015年03月23日～2015年03月29日）. Oricon (in Japanese). Page 5. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015.
  18. ^ Cumulative sales for Thank You Blue:
  19. ^ 週間　アルバムランキング 2018年12月24日付（2018年12月10日～2018年12月16日）. Oricon (in Japanese). Page 2. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018.
  20. ^ 週間　アルバムランキング 2019年10月21日付（2019年10月07日～2019年10月13日）. Oricon (in Japanese). Page 2. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019.
  21. ^ 週間　アルバムランキング 2020年08月10日付（2020年07月27日～2020年08月02日）. Oricon (in Japanese). Page 3. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Koducer x Daoko 'Kirei Goto EP'" (in Japanese). Space Shower Music. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Daoko singles" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  24. ^ a b c Peak chart positions on Billboard Japan Hot 100:
    • "Suisei". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
    • "ShibuyaK". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    • "Moshimo Bokura ga Game no Shuyaku de". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    • "Uchiage Hanabi". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    • "Step Up Love". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    • "Owaranai Sekai de". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
    • "Hajimemashite no Kimochi wo". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  25. ^ Anon (7 April 2017). "Daoko the musician behind girl/ME!ME!ME!". konoanime.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  26. ^ "The Record" (PDF) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. March 2018. p. 14. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  27. ^ a b DAOKOのデジタルシングル売上TOP2作品. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 13 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  28. ^ "Download Songs". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 15 July 2026. Archived from the original on 13 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  29. ^ Cumulative sales for "Tactic":
  30. ^ "ホリック xxxHOLiC". asmik-ace. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  31. ^ "蜷川実花の「FOLLOWERS」に土屋アンナ、山田優、竜星涼がカメオ出演". Natalie.mu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  32. ^ "WINNERS". SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2018 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  33. ^ "NOMINEES". SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2019 (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 September 2019.