Kenshi Yonezu - Iris Out / Jane Doe Vinyl Out Now
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KENSHI YONEZU
VIRAL GLOBAL SMASH “IRIS OUT”
HEADLINES CHAINSAW MAN COLLECTION
“IRIS OUT / JANE DOE” VINYL OUT TODAY
Tokyo, Japan (March 27, 2026) – At the intersection of global streaming dominance and theatrical blockbuster success, KENSHI YONEZU releases “IRIS OUT / JANE DOE” on import vinyl today, capturing a landmark cultural moment driven by the worldwide impact of CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC. The collection unites “IRIS OUT,” the official theme for the film; “JANE DOE,” a duet written and composed by Yonezu and performed with Hikaru Utada; and “KICK BACK,” the opening theme to the original CHAINSAW MAN TV anime — alongside three remixes by Frost Children, Hudson Mohawke, and Tomggg.
When “IRIS OUT” was released on September 15, it immediately rewrote streaming history in Japan, becoming the fastest song ever to surpass 100 million domestic streams while simultaneously setting a new all-time record for highest weekly streaming volume. Internationally, the track reached one of the highest chart peaks ever achieved by a Japanese-language song on the Billboard Global 200 and charted across Spotify's Daily Viral rankings in more than 50 countries and territories. The single later earned three honors at the 40th Japan Gold Disc Awards, including recognition in the streaming category, solidifying its status as one of 2025's defining global releases.
That global ascent builds on the foundation laid by “KICK BACK.” Originally released in 2022 and co-arranged with Daiki Tsuneta (King Gnu / MILLENNIUM PARADE), the track has surpassed 500 million cumulative streams worldwide and exceeded 200 million views on YouTube. In the United States, it became the first Japanese-language song ever certified Platinum by the RIAA — a watershed milestone signaling measurable commercial penetration into the American market.
The momentum surrounding “IRIS OUT” parallels the extraordinary theatrical performance of CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC, distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Internationally, Reze Arc expanded into more than 100 countries and territories. Following its October 24 U.S. theatrical debut, worldwide box office revenue surpassed $118.24 million as of December 7, firmly establishing the title as a major global hit and reinforcing anime's increasing commercial power in North America and beyond. Against this backdrop, “IRIS OUT / JANE DOE” functions not only as a soundtrack release but as a tangible document of a moment when Japanese-language music and anime cinema are breaking new ceilings simultaneously.
The vinyl's remix contributors further situate Yonezu's work within the international music landscape. New York-based duo Frost Children, known for their genre-defying hyperpop sound and growing influence in the U.S. alternative scene, deliver a high-intensity reinterpretation that connects anime culture with contemporary underground club aesthetics. Hudson Mohawke, the Grammy-winning producer and co-founder of TNGHT — whose production credits include work with Kanye West, Drake, and Travis Scott — brings his signature maximalist, trap-inflected sound design to the remix, aligning “KICK BACK” with a lineage of globally recognized hip-hop and electronic production. Alongside Tokyo-based producer Tomggg, the remixes extend the song's lifespan beyond its original release cycle and into the global club circuit.
All tracks included on “IRIS OUT / JANE DOE” were written specifically for the CHAINSAW MAN universe, and the vinyl's cover artwork is illustrated by Yonezu himself, uniting his musical and visual authorship in a single collectible edition. As anime continues to drive cross-border music discovery and theatrical growth, “IRIS OUT / JANE DOE” captures a pivotal moment — from viral breakout to certified global phenomenon.
IRIS OUT / JANE DOE (Vinyl) is available now:
Tracklist
Side A: IRIS OUT / JANE DOE / KICK BACK
Side B: KICK BACK (Frost Children Remix) / KICK BACK (Hudson Mohawke Remix) / KICK BACK (Tomggg Remix)
CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC opened today in United States on October 24, 2025 from Sony Pictures Entertainment, who has acquired the worldwide distribution rights for the film. Domestically on September 19th, and within 25 days (September 19th to October 13th) surpassed 5.7 billion yen in box office revenue and 3.74 million admissions. The film topped the weekend admissions rankings for four consecutive weeks (according to Eiga Tsushinsha) and is currently enjoying a massive hit run. Over a 103-day theatrical run through December 30, the film drew 6.56 million admissions in Japan and generated 10.01 billion yen (approximately 64.1 million USD) at the domestic box office, officially crossing the 10 billion benchmarks. Internationally, the film has been released in more than 100 countries and territories, delivering a strong global performance. As of December 7, worldwide box office revenue exceeded 118.24 million USD, marking the title as a major global hit.
ABOUT KENSHI YONEZU
After gaining success with Vocaloid music under the stage name HACHI, Kenshi Yonezu began producing under his real name in 2012. In addition to music, he has attracted attention for his album cover illustrations and video productions. The video for his hit single “Lemon”, the long-running theme song for the TV series Unnatural, is the most-viewed music video in Japan, and topped Billboard Japan's year-end charts for two consecutive years, leaving a mark on music history both in Japan and abroad.
His 2020 album STRAY SHEEP set a record of 1.9 million copies sold with the highest-placing Japanese artist ever to appear on the IFPI year-end global ranking chart. He continued to work tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic, including performing as the first Asian in a virtual concert hosted by the online game Fortnite. Collaborated globally with UNIQLO on their UT collection with the storefront collaboration displays in NY and other 8 UNIQLO stores worldwide. He was awarded an AAC Award, listed in Forbes' 100 Asian Digital Stars, and received the Minister of NEWS RELEASE Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists.
In 2022, he released “M87” as the theme song for the film Shin Ultraman, and “POP SONG” as the theme song for a PlayStation commercial. His single “KICK BACK,” the opening theme for the TV anime CHAINSAW MAN, made Spotify's Global Top 50, and became the first Japanese-language song certified Gold by RIAA®. He was also selected as the first and only Japanese artist to be a part of the “RIAA Class of 2023”, with which the association summarized the artists who had flourished in the year.
In 2023, Yonezu released “Tsuki Wo Miteita - Moongazing” as the theme song for the RPG game Final Fantasy XVI, and “Chikyugi - Spinning Globe” – the theme song Studio Ghibli's animated film The Boy and the Heron (Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Feature, 2024), directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
In August 2024, Yonezu wrote “Garakuta – JUNK”, the theme song of the movie LAST MILE, and released his sixth studio album, LOST CORNER. In September, Yonezu released an exclusive line of graphic tees in collaboration with UNIQLO, as part of their ongoing UT series celebrating pop culture from around the world. After 11 years, Hachi (Kenshi Yonezu) himself created a new illustration for the VOCALOID song “Donut Hole”, and a fully animated music video based on the illustration. Original chocolate was also released from Godiva Japan as the “GODIVA x HACHI Donut Hole Collection” from October as the first time for Godiva worldwide to create a chocolate collection lineup in collaboration with an artist. In November Yonezu released “Azalea”, a song written as the theme song for the global Netflix series Beyond Goodbye. For the first time in 6 years, appeared at Kohaku Uta Gassen.
In 2025, Yonezu released “Plazma”, a theme to the film Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- and also the theme to its anime series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX. He then released the theme to the anime series Medalist with a collaboration music video between Kenshi Yonezu and the Winter Olympics gold Medalist Yuzuru Hanyu. Yonezu kicked off his largest-scaled world tour, KENSHI YONEZU 2025 WORLD TOUR / JUNK after performing domes in Japan, toured Asia, Europe, and the U.S., drew a total of 440,000 people. In September, his global hit “KICK BACK” received Platinum certification from the RIAA, marking the first time a Japanese-language song has achieved the milestone in the U.S. He recently released “IRIS OUT” as the theme song for the theatrical feature CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC, alongside the ending theme “JANE DOE,” a collaboration with Hikaru Utada. “IRIS OUT” set multiple all-time records, including the highest weekly streaming total and fastest song to reach 100 million streams in Japanese chart history, the highest weekly point total on Billboard JAPAN, and a peak at No. 5 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, the highest placement ever for a Japanese-language song. In October, Yonezu released “1991” as the theme song for the film 5 Centimeters Per Second, and on December 31, he appeared on the 76th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen, delivering the first-ever live performance of “IRIS OUT.”
Kenshi Yonezu has just recently announced his new tour, KENSHI YONEZU 2026 TOUR / GHOST— a 6-city, 14-show arena headliner across Japan. The tour will kick off in Nagano on November 6, 2026, and will travel through Osaka, Aichi, Fukuoka, Miyagi, and Kanagawa, concluding on December 17.
As for Yonezu's music videos, “Lemon” has surpassed 950 million views, continuing to break the records of Japanese artists. It is one of the 17 music videos of his songs that garnered him a commanding record of surpassing 100 million views each (“Lemon,” “Eine Kleine,” “LOSER,” “Peace Sign,” “Haiirotoao (+Masaki Suda),” “orion,” “Flamingo,” “Kanden,” “Fireworks,” “Paprika,” “Shunrai,” “Uma to Shika,” “Spirits of the Sea,” “KICK BACK,” Foorin's “Paprika” and Masaki Suda's “Machigaisagashi,” “Sayonara, Mata Itsuka! – Sayonara”). He has over 8.45 million subscribers on his official YouTube channel.
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KENSHI YONEZU
VIRAL GLOBAL SMASH “IRIS OUT”
HEADLINES CHAINSAW MAN COLLECTION
“IRIS OUT / JANE DOE” VINYL OUT TODAY
Tokyo, Japan (March 27, 2026) – At the intersection of global streaming dominance and theatrical blockbuster success, KENSHI YONEZU releases “IRIS OUT / JANE DOE” on import vinyl today, capturing a landmark cultural moment driven by the worldwide impact of CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC. The collection unites “IRIS OUT,” the official theme for the film; “JANE DOE,” a duet written and composed by Yonezu and performed with Hikaru Utada; and “KICK BACK,” the opening theme to the original CHAINSAW MAN TV anime — alongside three remixes by Frost Children, Hudson Mohawke, and Tomggg.
When “IRIS OUT” was released on September 15, it immediately rewrote streaming history in Japan, becoming the fastest song ever to surpass 100 million domestic streams while simultaneously setting a new all-time record for highest weekly streaming volume. Internationally, the track reached one of the highest chart peaks ever achieved by a Japanese-language song on the Billboard Global 200 and charted across Spotify's Daily Viral rankings in more than 50 countries and territories. The single later earned three honors at the 40th Japan Gold Disc Awards, including recognition in the streaming category, solidifying its status as one of 2025's defining global releases.
That global ascent builds on the foundation laid by “KICK BACK.” Originally released in 2022 and co-arranged with Daiki Tsuneta (King Gnu / MILLENNIUM PARADE), the track has surpassed 500 million cumulative streams worldwide and exceeded 200 million views on YouTube. In the United States, it became the first Japanese-language song ever certified Platinum by the RIAA — a watershed milestone signaling measurable commercial penetration into the American market.
The momentum surrounding “IRIS OUT” parallels the extraordinary theatrical performance of CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC, distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Internationally, Reze Arc expanded into more than 100 countries and territories. Following its October 24 U.S. theatrical debut, worldwide box office revenue surpassed $118.24 million as of December 7, firmly establishing the title as a major global hit and reinforcing anime's increasing commercial power in North America and beyond. Against this backdrop, “IRIS OUT / JANE DOE” functions not only as a soundtrack release but as a tangible document of a moment when Japanese-language music and anime cinema are breaking new ceilings simultaneously.
The vinyl's remix contributors further situate Yonezu's work within the international music landscape. New York-based duo Frost Children, known for their genre-defying hyperpop sound and growing influence in the U.S. alternative scene, deliver a high-intensity reinterpretation that connects anime culture with contemporary underground club aesthetics. Hudson Mohawke, the Grammy-winning producer and co-founder of TNGHT — whose production credits include work with Kanye West, Drake, and Travis Scott — brings his signature maximalist, trap-inflected sound design to the remix, aligning “KICK BACK” with a lineage of globally recognized hip-hop and electronic production. Alongside Tokyo-based producer Tomggg, the remixes extend the song's lifespan beyond its original release cycle and into the global club circuit.
All tracks included on “IRIS OUT / JANE DOE” were written specifically for the CHAINSAW MAN universe, and the vinyl's cover artwork is illustrated by Yonezu himself, uniting his musical and visual authorship in a single collectible edition. As anime continues to drive cross-border music discovery and theatrical growth, “IRIS OUT / JANE DOE” captures a pivotal moment — from viral breakout to certified global phenomenon.
IRIS OUT / JANE DOE (Vinyl) is available now:
Tracklist
Side A: IRIS OUT / JANE DOE / KICK BACK
Side B: KICK BACK (Frost Children Remix) / KICK BACK (Hudson Mohawke Remix) / KICK BACK (Tomggg Remix)
CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC opened today in United States on October 24, 2025 from Sony Pictures Entertainment, who has acquired the worldwide distribution rights for the film. Domestically on September 19th, and within 25 days (September 19th to October 13th) surpassed 5.7 billion yen in box office revenue and 3.74 million admissions. The film topped the weekend admissions rankings for four consecutive weeks (according to Eiga Tsushinsha) and is currently enjoying a massive hit run. Over a 103-day theatrical run through December 30, the film drew 6.56 million admissions in Japan and generated 10.01 billion yen (approximately 64.1 million USD) at the domestic box office, officially crossing the 10 billion benchmarks. Internationally, the film has been released in more than 100 countries and territories, delivering a strong global performance. As of December 7, worldwide box office revenue exceeded 118.24 million USD, marking the title as a major global hit.
ABOUT KENSHI YONEZU
After gaining success with Vocaloid music under the stage name HACHI, Kenshi Yonezu began producing under his real name in 2012. In addition to music, he has attracted attention for his album cover illustrations and video productions. The video for his hit single “Lemon”, the long-running theme song for the TV series Unnatural, is the most-viewed music video in Japan, and topped Billboard Japan's year-end charts for two consecutive years, leaving a mark on music history both in Japan and abroad.
His 2020 album STRAY SHEEP set a record of 1.9 million copies sold with the highest-placing Japanese artist ever to appear on the IFPI year-end global ranking chart. He continued to work tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic, including performing as the first Asian in a virtual concert hosted by the online game Fortnite. Collaborated globally with UNIQLO on their UT collection with the storefront collaboration displays in NY and other 8 UNIQLO stores worldwide. He was awarded an AAC Award, listed in Forbes' 100 Asian Digital Stars, and received the Minister of NEWS RELEASE Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists.
In 2022, he released “M87” as the theme song for the film Shin Ultraman, and “POP SONG” as the theme song for a PlayStation commercial. His single “KICK BACK,” the opening theme for the TV anime CHAINSAW MAN, made Spotify's Global Top 50, and became the first Japanese-language song certified Gold by RIAA®. He was also selected as the first and only Japanese artist to be a part of the “RIAA Class of 2023”, with which the association summarized the artists who had flourished in the year.
In 2023, Yonezu released “Tsuki Wo Miteita - Moongazing” as the theme song for the RPG game Final Fantasy XVI, and “Chikyugi - Spinning Globe” – the theme song Studio Ghibli's animated film The Boy and the Heron (Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Feature, 2024), directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
In August 2024, Yonezu wrote “Garakuta – JUNK”, the theme song of the movie LAST MILE, and released his sixth studio album, LOST CORNER. In September, Yonezu released an exclusive line of graphic tees in collaboration with UNIQLO, as part of their ongoing UT series celebrating pop culture from around the world. After 11 years, Hachi (Kenshi Yonezu) himself created a new illustration for the VOCALOID song “Donut Hole”, and a fully animated music video based on the illustration. Original chocolate was also released from Godiva Japan as the “GODIVA x HACHI Donut Hole Collection” from October as the first time for Godiva worldwide to create a chocolate collection lineup in collaboration with an artist. In November Yonezu released “Azalea”, a song written as the theme song for the global Netflix series Beyond Goodbye. For the first time in 6 years, appeared at Kohaku Uta Gassen.
In 2025, Yonezu released “Plazma”, a theme to the film Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- and also the theme to its anime series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX. He then released the theme to the anime series Medalist with a collaboration music video between Kenshi Yonezu and the Winter Olympics gold Medalist Yuzuru Hanyu. Yonezu kicked off his largest-scaled world tour, KENSHI YONEZU 2025 WORLD TOUR / JUNK after performing domes in Japan, toured Asia, Europe, and the U.S., drew a total of 440,000 people. In September, his global hit “KICK BACK” received Platinum certification from the RIAA, marking the first time a Japanese-language song has achieved the milestone in the U.S. He recently released “IRIS OUT” as the theme song for the theatrical feature CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC, alongside the ending theme “JANE DOE,” a collaboration with Hikaru Utada. “IRIS OUT” set multiple all-time records, including the highest weekly streaming total and fastest song to reach 100 million streams in Japanese chart history, the highest weekly point total on Billboard JAPAN, and a peak at No. 5 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, the highest placement ever for a Japanese-language song. In October, Yonezu released “1991” as the theme song for the film 5 Centimeters Per Second, and on December 31, he appeared on the 76th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen, delivering the first-ever live performance of “IRIS OUT.”
Kenshi Yonezu has just recently announced his new tour, KENSHI YONEZU 2026 TOUR / GHOST— a 6-city, 14-show arena headliner across Japan. The tour will kick off in Nagano on November 6, 2026, and will travel through Osaka, Aichi, Fukuoka, Miyagi, and Kanagawa, concluding on December 17.
As for Yonezu's music videos, “Lemon” has surpassed 950 million views, continuing to break the records of Japanese artists. It is one of the 17 music videos of his songs that garnered him a commanding record of surpassing 100 million views each (“Lemon,” “Eine Kleine,” “LOSER,” “Peace Sign,” “Haiirotoao (+Masaki Suda),” “orion,” “Flamingo,” “Kanden,” “Fireworks,” “Paprika,” “Shunrai,” “Uma to Shika,” “Spirits of the Sea,” “KICK BACK,” Foorin's “Paprika” and Masaki Suda's “Machigaisagashi,” “Sayonara, Mata Itsuka! – Sayonara”). He has over 8.45 million subscribers on his official YouTube channel.
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