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Mosawo
GenresJ-Pop
Years active2017–present

Mosawo (Japanese: もさを。) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He becomes popular during the COVID-19 pandemic among Zoomers due to his song "Gyutto".

History

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He was originally a member of a baseball club and wanted to become a professional baseball player. He was forced to give up due to an injury. He stated that Shota Shimizu inspired him to be a singer when he saw him on TV when he was in his first year in middle school, In an interview with PIA, he admires Shota's "way of having his own worldview that isn't influenced by the people around him".[1] He founded a music club and played guitar and vocals where they played cover songs of Radwimps and One Ok Rock.[2]

In 2017, he started uploading song covers on YouTube with him singing and playing guitars. At the same time, he also uploaded it on Twitter and began collaborating with other users on the karaoke app named nana.[2]

In March 2020, he posted a single phrase of "Gyutto" on TikTok. The song grew in popularity, the original video accumulated over 200,000 likes, and comments and many people commented that they wanted to see Mosawo become a singer.[1] It was used in over 30,000 videos and accumulated 300 million views on TikTok.[2][3] He released his first single "Gyutto" digitally in July 2020.[4]

He his single "Aitai" in October 2020.[5] In September 2021, he release another single "Koiiro", and inspired by the manga A Sign of Affection.[6] In November of the same year, his song "Caramel" was used as the opening theme for the Japanese drama My Beautiful Man.[7]

In October 2022, he performed the theme song of the Japanese drama series Piece of Cake entitled "Halleluyah".[8] In December of the same year, he releases his first album "Koi no Uta" containing his previous songs.[9]

On January 16, 2023, he held his first-ever live performance at WWW in Tokyo, following that he also held performances in Nagoya and Osaka in May of that year.[10] In March of the same year, he performed the song "Brownie" for the commercial for Nōkō Choco Brownies.[11]

Style

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He stated that he sang mainly love songs with lyrics from a female perspective. In an interview with PIA, he said he writes songs such as "Kira Kira" "imagining the feelings of a woman with unrequited love" and often uses feminine terms and pronouns such as "Atashi" (あたし) when singing about "my feelings for him."[12][4] Ayaka Sakai of Billboard Japan described his style as "easier to remember."[2]

Reception

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He became popular among Zoomers during the COVID-19 Pandemic due to his song "Gyutto" due to the song's lyrics and noted that he is a "talent that suddenly appeared during the COVID-19 pandemic".[2][4] He charted 39 times in the Billboard Japan's "Artist 100" peaking at 27th place on December 16, 2020. He also charted 2 times for the "Artist 100 Year End" peaking at 63rd in 2021.[13]

Discography

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Albums

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Album Title Release date Ref
Koi no Uta (こいのうた) December 7, 2022 [14]

Singles

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Song Title Release date Ref
"Gyutto" (ぎゅっと。) July 27, 2020 [15]
"Kira Kira" (きらきら) September 7, 2020 [16]
"Suki ga Afureteitano" (好きが溢れていたの) September 26, 2020 [17]
"Aitai" (会いたい) October 26, 2020 [18]
"Fuyu Puresento" (冬のプレゼント) November 20, 2020 [19]
"Sakura Koi" (桜恋) February 22, 2021 [20]
"Koiiro" (恋色) September 12, 2021 [21]
"Ano Oto" (あの音) October 27, 2021 [22][a]
"Caramel" (カラメル) November 21, 2021 [23]
"Mou Ichido" (feat. asmi) (もう一度 (feat. asmi)) March 22, 2022 [24]
"Rakugaki" (ラクガキ) June 20, 2022 [25]
"Gift" (ギフト) July 27, 2022 [26]
"Cider" (サイダー) August 23, 2022 [27]
"Kinmokusei" (キンモクセイ) February 22, 2023 [28]
"Brownie" (ブラウニー) April 26, 2023 [29]
"Love Song" November 15, 2023 [30]
"Snow White" December 13, 2023 [31]

Notes

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  1. ^ along with Anatsume

References

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  1. ^ a b Chihiro, Goto (October 8, 2020). "LINE MUSIC1位! "もさを。"に聞く人気の秘密「女性目線の歌詞にこだわっています」【次世代シンガーインタビュー:2】". PIA (in Japanese). Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sakai, Ayaka. "「ぎゅっと。」で大ブレイク!女性目線で描くSSW "もさを。"とは? | Special". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "iri、もさを。、Ado……"会いたい"気持ちを素直に歌った恋愛ソングに注目集まった理由". Real Sound (in Japanese). October 24, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Hachisuka, Chinami (December 7, 2022). "もさを。「こいのうた」全曲レビュー、1stアルバムで表現された"大切な人との日常" - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "もさを。遠距離恋愛を歌う新曲「会いたい」配信リリース(動画あり)". Music Natalie (in Japanese). October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "もさを。漫画『ゆびさきと恋々』とコラボ イメージ楽曲「恋色」制作". Oricon. September 6, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  7. ^ "もさを。の新曲「カラメル」配信リリースへ、ドラマ『美しい彼』オープニング主題歌 | Daily News". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). November 15, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  8. ^ "基俊介×佐々木美玲×落合モトキ『ぴーすおぶけーき』"ユルユル幼なじみ"場面カット解禁". Oricon. October 11, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  9. ^ "もさを。1stアルバム発売決定、あなたの隣に寄り添ってくれる「こいのうた」(コメントあり)". Music Natalie (in Japanese). September 25, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  10. ^ "【ライブレポート】もさを。初ワンマンで"こいのうた"続々、ファンと作った幸せな空間(写真9枚)". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). February 2, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  11. ^ "當真あみ、高橋文哉に"キュン"止まらず CMで部活の先輩&後輩に". Oricon. March 30, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  12. ^ Chihiro, Goto (October 8, 2020). "LINE MUSIC1位! "もさを。"に聞く人気の秘密「女性目線の歌詞にこだわっています」【次世代シンガーインタビュー:2】". PIA (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  13. ^ "もさを。 | Artist". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  14. ^ "もさを。の「こいのうた」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  15. ^ "もさを。の「ぎゅっと。 - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. July 27, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  16. ^ "もさを。の「きらきら - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. September 7, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  17. ^ "もさを。の「好きが溢れていたの - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. September 28, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  18. ^ "もさを。の「会いたい - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  19. ^ "もさを。の「冬のプレゼント - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. November 30, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  20. ^ "もさを。の「桜恋 - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. February 22, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  21. ^ "もさを。の「恋色 - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. September 13, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  22. ^ "もさを。 & A夏目の「あの音 - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  23. ^ "もさを。の「カラメル - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. November 21, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  24. ^ "もさを。の「もう一度 (feat. asmi) - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. March 22, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  25. ^ "もさを。の「ラクガキ - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. June 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  26. ^ "もさを。の「ギフト - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. July 27, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  27. ^ "もさを。の「サイダー - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. August 31, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  28. ^ "もさを。の「キンモクセイ - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. February 22, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  29. ^ "もさを。の「ブラウニー - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. April 26, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  30. ^ "もさを。の「Love Song - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  31. ^ "もさを。の「Snow White - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. December 13, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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