Carefully selected recommendations of Kenshi Yonezu’s songs and unforgettable masterpieces

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Kenshi Yonezu 3rd Album “Bremen” Crossfade

This is a track included on the third original album, Bremen.

It had only been performed as an acoustic live-stream rendition, so the official audio release was long-awaited by fans.

The song beautifully captures the fragility of a person’s heart that feels anxious even while living close together with someone.

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[Copied (with permission)] Kenshi Yonezu “Melancholy Kitchen”

It’s a track included as the fifth song on the second original album, “YANKEE.” It’s a song that tells us we can create happiness even out of melancholy when we’re with someone important, weaving that idea together with the kitchen—a place where warm meals are born.

It’s a song I want to listen to with someone special.

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Kenshi Yonezu – Living Dead Youth

This is a track included on the second original album, “YANKEE.” Written while recalling the artist’s elementary and middle school years, when they carried pent-up feelings, the song serves as an anthem of encouragement to younger generations living with the same sense of stagnation.

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Kenshi Yonezu MV 'Love and Fever'

This is a track included on the original album “diorama,” the first release under the name Kenshi Yonezu—marking a shift from his Hachi moniker, under which he primarily produced songs using Vocaloid, to performing vocals himself.

Although he had already built popularity online, the lyrics—tinged with the youthful conflict unique to a 21-year-old at the time—resonated with younger listeners.

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Kenshi Yonezu 3rd Single “Flowerwall” crossfade

This is the B-side track from the third major single, “Flowerwall.” With piercing lyrics that depict the universal feelings of guilt and the subconscious desire for forgiveness, paired with a satisfying shuffle-beat sound, it’s a song you’ll want to listen to over and over and savor.

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Kenshi Yonezu 2nd Album “YANKEE” crossfade

This song, included as the seventh track on the second original album “YANKEE,” weaves Kenshi Yonezu’s feelings into its lyrics as he speaks about having lived while receiving “flowers” from many different people.

It’s a piece you’ll want to listen to slowly while letting your thoughts dwell on its story.

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Kenshi Yonezu 1st Album 'diorama' Crossfade

This is the first track on the independently released debut original album, diorama.

The title perfectly embodies the album, which was created around the concept of an imaginary town.

It’s a song that, strangely enough, evokes a sense of nostalgia.