HoneyWorks

Overview

HoneyWorks is a Japanese creator unit signed to Inx To Enter, affectionately nicknamed "Honiwa." It consists of songwriters and producers Gom and shito, plus illustrator Yamako. The group began uploading original Vocaloid songs to Niconico in 2010 and made its major debut in January 2014. In 2014 they teamed up with singer CHiCO to form the unit CHiCO with HoneyWorks. They are also the creators of the multimedia project Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai: Ren'ai Series (Confession Executive Committee). Their unofficial fan name is "Honeymate."

Members

• Main: Gom (composition, arrangement, production), shito (composition, arrangement, production), Yamako (illustration, video)
• Supporting: Oji (guitar), Mogelatte (illustration, video), Keiki Uto (keyboard), AtsuyuK! (drums), Kaoru (manipulator/composer; announced leaving the CwHW manipulator role in October 2021), Nakanishi (guitar), kyo (bass), Leon Yuuki (drums), Hanon and Kotoha (vocals), Emumero (video, joined April 2021), plus illustrators Noren and TMK
• Former: Rocoru (illustrator, 2013–2019), ziro (video, departure announced April 2021), Mario Komiya (composer and business assistant, departure announced July 2022)

Career

• 2010: Gom and shito, active on Niconico, made original Vocaloid songs and asked Yamako to illustrate the videos, launching HoneyWorks.
• 2012: Released their first compilation album, BabyPod.
• 2013: Their song "Sukikirai" was adapted into a novel by Kadokawa Beans Bunko.
• 2014: Major debut on January 29 with the Vocaloid best album Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita, which entered the Oricon weekly album chart at No. 4. More song-based novels followed, and in August they launched CHiCO with HoneyWorks with CHiCO, the grand prix winner of the "Utakatsu!" audition. Mogelatte began a manga adaptation, and the second major album Boku ja Dame desu ka? arrived in November.
• 2015: Released a split single with sana and the third major album Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o. in July, followed by their first one-man live shows in July and August.
• 2016: The film Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai opened on April 23, drawing about 17,000 people to the Makuhari Messe event and live viewings, and about 50,000 viewers in two days with box office exceeding 70 million yen. A second film followed on December 17.
• 2017: The TV anime Itsu Datte Bokura no Koi wa 10 Senchi Datta aired for six weeks from November 24.
• 2018: CHiCO with HoneyWorks appeared on NHK's R no Housoku, held a first Nippon Budokan concert in March and a first nationwide hall tour in July. The virtual idol project mona launched in March, and an original anime based on Yamako's illustration aired in October.
• 2019: Held their first art exhibition, "Honiwa no Atelier," at Yokohama Asobuild in December.
• 2020: Toured with HoneyWorks Premium Live Tour 2020 in January and released the official rhythm game HoneyWorks Premium Live on November 18, reaching one million downloads on day one and No. 1 on free game rankings. The "Honifes" concert and the 10th anniversary film LIP×LIP FILM×LIVE followed in December.
• 2022: The anime Heroine Tarumono! began airing in April, and a 24-hour livestream was held in August.
• 2023: The rhythm game ended service on March 31. In July they announced the VTuber production AiceClass, and in August the music project hololive × HoneyWorks.
• 2024: A special site for the 10th anniversary project "Honey 10 Works" opened in June.

Anime and Film Tie-ins

Opening themes include "Sekai wa Koi ni Ochiteiru" (Blue Spring Ride, 2014), "Pride Kakumei" (Gintama, 2015), "Nostalgic Rainfall" (After the Rain, 2018), "Himitsu Koigokoro" (Rent-A-Girlfriend, 2022) and "Kirakira" (365 Days to the Wedding, 2024). Endings include "Kessen Spirit" (Haikyu!! To The Top, 2020), "Bōken no Vlog" (Edens Zero, 2021) and "Bibitto Love" (2022). They continued supplying many anime themes in 2025 and 2026, and contributed songs to films such as Cosmic Princess Kaguya.

Musical Style

Starting from original Vocaloid songs, HoneyWorks expanded into J-pop and anime music. Their work is marked by a media-mix approach that extends songs into novels, manga, films, anime and games, and by collaborations with a wide range of vocalists and voice actors.