Tsukuyomi

Overview

Tsukuyomi (月詠み) is a music project led by Vocaloid producer Yurry Canon (ユリイ・カノン), centered on original storytelling. Yurry Canon runs the project as its only permanent member and assembles a different production lineup for each work, building stories and music together with a variety of creators. Songs are generally released as part of individual story series.

The project began in October 2020 as a band of the same name and, from 2021, took its current form: a project that forms a new creative team for each work. Its 1st Story is the "Dareka no Shinzo ni Naretara" (If I Could Be Someone's Heart) series, reconstructed from Yurry Canon's Vocaloid song of the same name and related tracks.

Career History

2020

• Formed in October around Yurry Canon.
• On October 10, the first work, "Konna Inochi ga Nakereba," was uploaded to YouTube; it passed 1 million views on October 20.

2021

• January 16: second work "Necropolis" released on YouTube. By February 4, "Konna Inochi ga Nakereba" had passed 3 million views and "Necropolis" 1 million. "Necropolis" was chosen as the February ending theme of TBS's "CDTV Saturday."
• March 3: a self-cover of "Dareka no Shinzo ni Naretara" was included as an Animate bonus on Yurry Canon's major-label debut album "Ningen Gekijo."
• March 6: official merchandise went on sale on BOOTH.
• The third work, "Shin Sekai Kara," was selected as theme song of "Gundam Build Real," a video marking the 40th anniversary of Gunpla, streamed from March 29 on the official Gundam Channel; it passed 1 million views on July 4.
• July 7: fourth work "Mahiru no Tsukiakari" released, passing 1 million views in about a week (July 15). A first mini album and a premium event were announced at the same time (the event was postponed).
• August 26: fifth work "Zettai Reido" released. September 8: first mini album "Kaketa Shinsho, Yo no Yosuga" released.
• October 15: announced the shift from band format to project format. October 25: official fan club "Tsuki no Ura" established.
• December 12 (COOLJAPAN PARK OSAKA TT Hall) and December 17 (Shinjuku ReNY): first one-man live, "Gekka."

2022

• January 26: digital single "Ikiru Yosuga," the first work of Chapter 2 of the 1st Story, announced; it passed 1 million views on February 3.
• February 18: the postponed first premium live "Kaketa Shinsho, Yo no Yosuga" took place at Shibuya WWW X, Tokyo. The same day, it was announced that the newly written "Yodaka" would be the ending theme of the TV Tokyo anime "BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story-."
• Digital singles "Mede" (Feb 24), "Yodaka" (Apr 13), "If" (May 8) and "Ame Sensou" (Jun 29) were released, each with a music video.
• June 4: second one-man live "Ikiru Yosuga" at Yokohama Bronte.
• August 17: second mini album "Tsuki ga Michiru" released.
• October 10: Tsukuyomi Story Live 2022 "Dareka no Shinzo ni Naretara," followed by an additional show on December 11.

2023

• Digital singles "Gyakutengeki" (April 5) and "Kyuseishu" (July 5).
• September 20: first EP "Another Moon." September 21: acoustic live "Umi to Tsuki" streamed on YouTube.
• November 2: Tsukuyomi LIVE 2023 "ANOTHER MOON."

2024

• March 3: the 2nd Story, "Sore o Bokura wa Kamisama to Yobu" (We Call It God), began.
• "Doka," written for the "Duel Masters Special Movie," was released as a digital single with an MV on April 17.
• Digital singles "Shi yori Uruwashi" (May 29) and "Akiurara" (August 21).
• "Narrative," theme of the web anime "Duel Masters LOST: Crystal of Remembrance" (streaming from October 4), was released October 2, with its MV following on December 21.

2025

• February 26: third mini album "Sore o Bokura wa Kamisama to Yobu" released, with the live stream "Yume to Utsutsu" on YouTube the same day.
• October 7 (Osaka BIG CAT) and October 29 (Tokyo EX THEATER ROPPONGI): Tsukuyomi LIVE 2025 "Sore o Bokura wa Kamisama to Yobu."

2026

• February 6: a new Session Story was launched, with "Saku-jitsu feat. Yoshino" chosen as the ending theme of the web anime "Duel Masters LOST: Sun of Oblivion"; the digital single was released February 11.
• April 29: a new Story began with new vocalist noa and the digital single "Sekai no Arukikata," with an MV.
• June 17: MV for "Saku-jitsu feat. Yoshino" released.
• July 12: the first live tour in the history of Yurry Canon & Tsukuyomi, "Life Of Lies," was announced: November 18 at GORILLA HALL Osaka, November 25 at ReNY limited Nagoya, and December 1 at Zepp Diversity Tokyo.

Members

• Yurry Canon: composer and keyboardist; writes lyrics, music and arrangements for nearly all songs and conceives the stories. Active as a Vocaloid producer since 2015, released the album "Kardia" in 2019 and the major-label debut album "Ningen Gekijo" in 2021.
• mikoto: vocals, 1st Story Chapter 1
• Yue: vocals, 1st Story Chapter 2
• Juna & mido (THE BINARY): vocals, 2nd Story
• noa: vocals, the new Story
• SERA: support member who joins live shows as vocalist and also sings with SALTY DOG.

Until 2021 the group was a band; it is now a project whose performers change by work.

Musical Style

Tsukuyomi works across J-pop, anime, Vocaloid and J-rock. With Yurry Canon handling lyrics, composition, arrangement and original story concepts, music and narrative develop as one. Vocalists and performers change from work to work, giving the project a flexible production approach.