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Who-ya Extended
Who-ya Extended signing autograph at Hyper Japan 2024, London.
Who-ya Extended signing autograph at Hyper Japan 2024, London.
Background information
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2019–present
Labels
MembersWho-ya
WebsiteOfficial Website (Japanese Only)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
GenreMusic
Subscribers66.5 thousand
Views33.36 million
Last updated: 27 July 2024[needs update]

Who-ya Extended is a Japanese music group, signed to Sacra Music under Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The main member of the group is the vocalist Who-ya (who was 20-years-old when they debuted in 2019).[2] Members other than Who-ya change depending on songs although they have core members.[3]

History

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On November 27, 2019, the group debuted with the single "Q-vism" from SME Records. The song was used as the opening theme of the TV anime Psycho-Pass 3 which started broadcasting in the same month.[4] The pre-released single on October 25 ranked No. 1 on the iTunes general chart,[5] No. 1 in Amazon Digital Popularity Ranking, No. 1 in iTunes Anime Category,[6] and ranked in the top 10 in Oricon weekly digital single rankings and so on.[7]

On March 9, 2020, they digitally released "Synthetic Sympathy" which was the theme song for anime movie Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector, started broadcasting in the same month.[8] On April 15, the first album "wyxt." was released.[9]

On January 3, 2021, for the first time they appeared publicly in the online festival "Sony Music Anime Songs Online Nippon Budokan" and performed "Q-vism" and "Synthetic Sympathy"[10]

On February 17, they released their first EP Vivid Vice. The lead song "Vivid Vice" was pre-released on January 16 as the opening song for the 2nd cour of the anime Jujutsu Kaisen.[11] The song recorded the 1st place on Oricon's daily ranking.[12] They also released an acoustic version of the song on The First Take.

On April 2, 2021, they held their first studio live on TikTok's program "Next Fire".[13]

In June 2021, it was announced that their new song "Icy Ivy" was selected as the opening song for the TV anime Night Head 2041, which began airing from July 14. The digital version of "Icy Ivy" was pre-released on July 15[14] and second EP Icy Ivy was released on August 11.[15] Also, celebrating the new EP release, they held a special live in Tokyo on August 20, inviting 100 people who purchased the CD of new EP.[16]

It has been announced that on November 10, 2021, they released their second full album WII. They held their first solo live on January 23, 2022.[17]

On June 15, 2022 they released their third EP, A Shout of Triumph. The lead track, "A Shout of Triumph", was pre-released on June 2 and served as the ending song for the TV anime Build Divide -#FFFFFF (Code White)-.

Member

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Who-ya – Vocal, Lyrics, Composition

Who-ya Extended at Hyper Japan 2024, London.
  • Who-ya was 20-year-old when they debuted.[18]
  • He started to listen to the music influenced by his parents, especially his mother who likes international rock-bands. He was especially influenced by Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.[19]
  • He was not a good singer until his primary school days.[20]
  • He started to play music when he was in the third year of the junior high school. At that time, his friends asked him to join the band as the vocalist for a school festival and there for the first time he sang in public. Then he was fascinated by the greatness and possibility of entertainment and started to hope to play in the bigger places, which is the reason why he became a musician. The biggest turning point for him was the moment when he met the current members in Who-ya Extended when he continued to play in a band in the high-school.[21]
  • His character is straightforward and stubborn.[22] He likes to do things to make people happier.[23]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[24]		 JPN
Comb.
[25]		 JPN
Hot
[26]
wyxt.
Track listing
  1. Synthetic Sympathy
  2. Killing My Fear
  3. Dogma-Agnostic
  4. ErroЯ CØDE
  5. Slight light life
  6. Too late to know
  7. ●REC ON
  8. G.O.A.T
  9. memorized.
  10. Q-vism

First-run Limited Edition DVD

  1. Q-vism MUSIC VIDEO
  2. Synthetic Sympathy MUSIC VIDEO
  3. Synthetic Sympathy MUSIC VIDEO (PSYCHO-PASS ver.)
  4. "Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector" Non-credit Opening Movie
 373719
WII
  • Released: November 10, 2021
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: Blu-ray, CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing

CD

  1. WII -prologue-
  2. VIVID VICE
  3. Discord Dystopia
  4. Wander Wraith
  5. MESSY WORLD
  6. Growling Ghoul
  7. The master mind
  8. Wasted Dawn
  9. Absolute 0
  10. Toumeina Hana
  11. Icy Ivy
  12. WII -epilogue-

First-run Limited Edition BD

  1. Wander Wraith MUSIC VIDEO
  2. Icy Ivy MUSIC VIDEO
  3. VIVID VICE MUSIC VIDEO
  4. VIVID VICE / THE FIRST TAKE
  5. VIVID VICE Acoustic version
 46—32
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[24]		 JPN
Comb.
[25]		 JPN
Hot
[26]
Vivid Vice
  • Released: February 17, 2021
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, DVD, streaming
Track listing
  1. VIVID VICE
  2. The master mind
  3. VIVID BANG
  4. Enough Is Enough
  5. VIVID VICE TV size（Only in the Limited Edition）
  6. VIVID VICE (Instrumental)

Limited Edition

  • Special Anime Package for Digipak
  • Non-credit movie of opening song for the 2nd cool of the anime "Jujutsu Kaisen"

First-run Limited Edition

  • "VIVID VICE" MUSIC VIDEO DVD
 71112
Icy Ivy
  • Released: August 11, 2021[27]
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, DVD, streaming
Track listing
  1. Icy Ivy
  2. Growling Ghoul
  3. RAISE U UP
  4. Call My Name
  5. Icy Ivy TV size (Only in the Limited Edition)
  6. Icy Ivy Instrumental

Limited Edition

  • Special Anime Package for Digipak
  • Non-credit movie of opening song for the TV anime "Might Head 2041" Special DVD

First-run Limited Edition

  • Icy Ivy MUSIC VIDEO DVD
 ——53
A Shout of Triumph
  • Released: June 15, 2022
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, DVD, streaming
 ——75
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
[28]		 JPN Comb.
[29]
"Q-vism" 2019 4148 wyxt.
"Prayer" 2023 —— Non-album singles
"Aufheben" 2025 ——
"Cru Out Cry Over" ——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Digital singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN Comb.
[29]		 JPN
DL
[30]		 JPN
Hot
[31]
"Q-vism" 2019 —1093 wyxt.
"Synthetic Sympathy" 2020 —19—
"ErroЯ CØde" ———
"Vivid Vice" 2021 50850 Vivid Vice
"Icy Ivy" ——— Icy Ivy
"Icy Ivy (Coveted Eden MIX) - Sacra Chill Beats Singles" ——— Non-album single
"Wander Wraith" ——— WII
"A Shout of Triumph" 2022 ——— A Shout of Triumph
"Repentance Dance" 2023 ——— Non-album singles
"Gimme Your Tears" ———
"Die for a Life" ———
"Aloneness" 2024 ———
"Bitter End" 2025 ———
"Chained Chase" ———
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

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Released Song Ref(s)
October 25, 2019 "Q-vism" [32]
November 27, 2019 "S-cape 2 the abs" [33]
March 9, 2020 "Synthetic Sympathy (PSYCHO-PASS ver.)" [34]
March 27, 2020 "Synthetic Sympathy" [35]
April 13, 2020 "ErroЯ CODE" [36]
January 30, 2021 "Vivid Vice" [37]
July 28, 2021 "Icy Ivy" [38]
August 14, 2021 "Icy Ivy (Coveted Eden MIX) - Sakura Chill Beats Singles" [39]
October 27, 2021 "Wander Wraith" [40]
November 10, 2021 "Growling Ghoul" [41]
June 2, 2022 "A Shout Of Triumph" [42]

Live

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Event dateTitleVenueNote(s)Ref(s)
April 2, 2021 TikTok 『Next Fire Online live [43]
August 20, 2021 『VIVID × VIVID』case of "Icy Ivy" Tokyo, YouTube live streaming Invited 100 persons who purchased the EP『Icy Ivy』 [44]

Events

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Event dateTitleVenueNote(s)Ref(s)
July 19,2024 Hyper Japan 2024 London, England Sang various songs live like "Vivid Vice", "Q-vism", "Shout of Triumph"
January 3, 2021 Sony Music AnimeSongs ONLINE Nippon Budokan Nippon Budokan （Tokyo） [45]
June 13, 2021 Jujutsu Kaisen JuJu-Fes 2021 Kawaguchi Sogo Center(Saitama); online Joined as a secret guest and sang Vivid Vice [46]

Awards and nominations

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Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022 Best Opening "Vivid Vice"
(from Jujutsu Kaisen anime)		 Nominated

References

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  1. ↑ "Who-ya Extended レーベル移籍のお知らせ". Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Who-ya Extended、劇場版「PSYCHO-PASS」主題歌を配信リリース(動画あり)". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Natalie (website) (in Japanese)
  3. ↑ "Who-ya Extended「VIVID VICE」インタビュー". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Natalie (website)(in Japanese)
  4. ↑ "アニメ『PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス ３』OPテーマはWho-ya Extended、EDテーマはCo shu Nie". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Billboard Japan (in Japanese)
  5. ↑ "Who-ya Extended 「Q-vism」、iTunesチャート総合1位！！". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Sony Music Entertainment Japan Official Website (in Japanese)
  6. ↑ "シングル「Q-vism」、iTunesアニメカテゴリーで1位！ カップリング曲「S-cape 2 the abs」も先行配信中！". Retrieved 2021-05-01. -Sony Music Entertainment Japan Official Website (in Japanese)
  7. ↑ "Who-ya Extended『Q-vism』、オリコン週間デジタルシングルランキングでTOP10入り！！". Retrieved 2021-05-01. -Sony Music Entertainment Japan Official Website (in Japanese)
  8. ↑ "Who-ya Extended、劇場版「PSYCHO-PASS」主題歌を配信リリース(動画あり)". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Natalie (website) (in Japanese) -
  9. ↑ "Who-ya Extendedが自身初となるファーストフルアルバム「wyxt.」を本日4月15日にリリース！". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Sony Music Entertainment Japan Official Website (in Japanese)
  10. ↑ "Set List". Sony Music AnimeSongs ONLINE 日本武道館 Official Site. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  11. ↑ "「呪術廻戦」第2クールに向けて新PV公開、呪術高専の東京校と京都校が激しいバトル". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Natalie (website)(in Japanese)
  12. ↑ "TVアニメ『呪術廻戦』第2クールOPテーマ「VIVID VICE」オリコン初登場1位！". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Sony Music Entertainment Japan Official Website (in Japanese)
  13. ↑ "Who-ya Extended、Billboard JAPANとTikTokによる番組『NEXT FIRE』に出演 自身初の生配信スタジオライブをレポート". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Billboard Japan (in Japanese)
  14. ↑ "フジテレビ「+Ultra」TVアニメ『NIGHT HEAD 2041』オープニング・テーマWho-ya Extended「Icy Ivy」、7月15日より先行配信開始！". Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  15. ↑ "Who-ya Extended、カルト的人気を誇るTVドラマをアニメ化した『NIGHT HEAD 2041』オープニングを担当". Billboard JAPAN. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  16. ↑ "Who-ya Extended、TVアニメ『NIGHT HEAD 2041』OPテーマ「Icy Ivy」のミュージックビデオを公開". Excite. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  17. ↑ "Who-ya Extended 2nd フルアルバム「WII」のリリース、そして1st solo live(仮)の開催が決定！". ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント (日本). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  18. ↑ "Who-ya Extended、劇場版「PSYCHO-PASS」主題歌を配信リリース（動画あり）". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Natalie (website) (in Japanese)
  19. ↑ "『NEXT FIRE』で放送されたWho-ya Extendedインタビューをレポート". Retrieved 2021-05-01. - Billboard Japan (in Japanese)
  20. ↑ "ユニゾン・斎藤宏介、チコハニ・CHiCO、Who-ya Extended、イコラブ・野口衣織がInterFM『MUSIClock』で貴重な音楽＆プライベートトークを展開！". Yahoo! News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  21. ↑ "『NEXT FIRE』で放送されたWho-ya Extendedインタビューをレポート". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  22. ↑ "『NEXT FIRE』で放送されたWho-ya Extendedインタビューをレポート". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  23. ↑ ""Who-ya Extended「VIVID VICE」インタビュー"". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  24. 1 2 Who-ya Extendedのアルバム売上TOP3作品. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 6, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  25. 1 2 Who-ya Extendedの 合算アルバム売上TOP2作品. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 6, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  26. 1 2 "Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 6, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
    • "wyxt". April 22, 2020. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
    • "Vivid Vice". February 24, 2021. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
    • "Icy Ivy". August 18, 2021. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
    • "WII". November 17, 2021. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
    • "A Shout of Triumph". June 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Who-ya Extended、TVアニメ『NIGHT HEAD 2041』オープニング・テーマを担当！8月には2枚目となるEP「Icy Ivy」のリリースも発表！(In Japanese)". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  28. ↑ Who-ya Extendedのシングル売上TOP1作品. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 6, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  29. 1 2 Who-ya Extendedの合算シングル売上TOP2作品. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 6, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  30. ↑ Who-ya Extendedのデジタルシングル売上TOP3作品. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 6, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 6, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
    • "Q-vism". October 30, 2019. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
    • "Vivid Vice". February 24, 2021. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  32. ↑ Who-ya Extended 「Q-vism」MUSIC VIDEO（TVアニメ『PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス ３』オープニングテーマ）. October 24, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  33. ↑ Who-ya Extended 「S-cape 2 the abs」 MUSIC VIDEO. November 27, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  34. ↑ Who-ya Extended 「Synthetic Sympathy」 MUSIC VIDEO (PSYCHO-PASS ver.). March 9, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  35. ↑ Who-ya Extended 「Synthetic Sympathy」 MUSIC VIDEO full ver. 「PSYCHO PASS サイコパス ３ FIRST INSPECTOR」OP. March 27, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  36. ↑ Who-ya Extended 「ErroЯ CODE」 MUSIC VIDEO. April 13, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  37. ↑ Who-ya Extended 「VIVID VICE」 MUSIC VIDEO TVアニメ『呪術廻戦』OPテーマ. January 29, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  38. ↑ Who-ya Extended 「Icy Ivy」 MUSIC VIDEO. July 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  39. ↑ Who-ya Extended / Icy Ivy (Coveted Eden MIX) - SACRA BEATS. August 14, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  40. ↑ Who-ya Extended 「Wander Wraith」 MUSIC VIDEO. October 27, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  41. ↑ Who-ya Extended 「Growling Ghoul」 MUSIC VIDEO. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  42. ↑ Who-ya Extended 「A Shout Of Triumph」 MUSIC VIDEO. June 2, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  43. ↑ "Who-ya Extended、Billboard JAPANとTikTokによる番組『NEXT FIRE』に出演 自身初の生配信スタジオライブをレポート". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  44. ↑ "■Who-ya Extended、『Icy Ivy』リリース記念ライブをYouTubeで生配信！". The F1rst Time. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  45. ↑ "Set List". Sony Music AnimeSongs ONLINE 日本武道館 Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  46. ↑ "「呪術廻戦」フェス、1年生と2年生が"荒川横断じゅじゅトラクイズ"で対決". Natalie. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
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