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born 30 April 1991, also known as OBKR, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and producer. Along with Yaffle, he is a co-founding member Tokyo Recordings. He is responsible for producing songs for acts like Wednesday Campanella, Kou Shibasaki, and other famous acts. His music combines musical elements of the R&B, PBR&B, Electronic music and experimental tones genres. In 2018, it was revealed that he would make his solo debut as a singer and songwriter under Sony Music's Epic Records label. The album is co-produced by famed Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada.
In September 2016, Obukuro gained fame when J-pop singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada released her sixth Japanese album, Fantôme. His vocals are featured in track 6, Tomodachi, an R&B song. He performed with Utada in NHK the song, making it his television debut.
In January 2018, Obukuro announced his major debut under Epic Records, with his debut single featuring Utada. The song, called "Lonely One", was released in streaming services on January 17th, 2018. His debut album, " Bunriha no Natsu", was released in April 2018. A music video for the song "Selfish" was released.
In 2019, Obukuro was featured alongside KEIJU, on the song "Summertime" by RIRI. In the same year, Obukuro was also featured on the song "Cold" by The fin.
On December 13th, 2019, Obukuro released a music video for a shorter version of the song "Gaie". On December 18th, Obukuro released his second studio album " Piercing" featuring artists Kenn Igbi, Tohji & 5lack.
Obukuro released his third studio album Strides on October 13th, 2021. On the same day, a music video for the song "Work" was released. Obukuro went on a tour in the following year supporting the album. A remix version of the album was released in November, 2022. On January 20th, 2023, Obukuro released a music video for the song "Butter"
In December 2024, Obukuro announced his fourth studio album Zatto and their first independent release, to be released on January 15th, 2025. This album features Rosetta Carr, who plays bass in Sampha’s support band, Ayo Sarawu, Kokoroko’s drummer, and the band, who visited Japan for the first time this November. Many musicians active in the London music scene are participating, including Lyle Barton, who is also a support pianist for Nala Sinephro. The mixing engineer was Russell Elevado, known as the Grammy-winning engineer who worked on D’Angelo’s Voodoo and Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun. It is said to be an ambitious work that combines multinational music such as jazz, reggae, dub, and Latin with the beauty of the Japanese language. Pre-orders were made available for the limited edition CD case, which will be released on February 26th.
In support of the new album Zatto, Obukuro announced a live tour for the first time in almost 3 years. Starting at Misono Universe in Osaka, the tour will tour five cities: Nagoya, Fukuoka, Hokkaido, and Tokyo.
| + List of albums, with selected chart positions |
| + List of singles |
| + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions |
| + List of music videos, showing year released and directors |
| 2013 | N.O.R.K. | "The Fall" | ADSR |
| "Yell Out" | |||
| "Offense" | |||
| "Umbrella" | |||
| "White Space" | |||
| 2014 | Megumi Wata | "Wakannai" | Sainan Dawa |
| "Sainan Dawa" | |||
| "Tokyo no Sora wa Kumori" | |||
| "Tokai" | |||
| "Gohan" | |||
| "Mother" | |||
| "Wakatta" | |||
| "Tanomuzo Kakumeika, Watashi wa Oyogu" | |||
| "Monkey George" | |||
| "Yamanotesen" | |||
| 2015 | Wednesday Campanella | "Napoleon" | Triathlon |
| Capeson | "Leave You Alone" | Portrait 1 Hiraeth | |
| "Latent" | |||
| "Walk Away" | |||
| "Back in the Day" | |||
| Megumi Wata | "Koi ga Aimai" | Sainan Dawa (Repackaged) | |
| 2016 | Keishi Tanaka | "Hello, New Kicks" | What's A Trunk? |
| Megumi Wata | "Blind Man wa Shitteiru" | Blind Man | |
| "Kono Machi no Yoru wa Akarui Hoshi Dake ga Kirari" | |||
| "Blind Man" | |||
| "Kesshin" | |||
| "Run! Run! Run!" | |||
| "Tsuioku" | |||
| "Invisible Man" | |||
| "Fluff" | Sainann Dawa (Repackaged) | ||
| Kuuchuu Metro | "Δ" | Δ/Boku no Uta | |
| "Boku no Uta" | |||
| Capeson | "Believe My Eyes" | Hiraeth | |
| Ko Shibasaki | "Soshite Boku wa Toho ni Kureru" | Zoku Ko Utau | |
| "Tasogare no Begin" | |||
| Okamoto's | "Rocky" | ||
| Capeson | "The Video, It's Not That Old" | Hiraeth | |
| "A Tear into the River" | |||
| "Bow And Arrow" | |||
| "Sunshine | |||
| "Track 4, Noisy But" | |||
| "Steerman" | |||
| "Cry Like a Bird" | |||
| "The Ending" | |||
| Awesome City Club | "Cold & Dry" | Awesome City Tracks 4 | |
| BŌMI | "Hello the World" | A_B | |
| "A_B" | |||
| "Kioku" | |||
| "Super Girl" | |||
| "Good Night!!" | |||
| "Lonely Lonely" | |||
| "Hatsukoi" | |||
| "They Don't Know" | |||
| "Hutatsu no Machi" | |||
| "Sora wo Tadoreba" | |||
| 2017 | Seiko Omori | "Pocky wo Tabenagara" | rowspan="4" |
| adieu | "Narratage" | ||
| "Hana wa Yureru" | |||
| Thylacine | "Yume" | ||
| SIRUP | "Synapse" | SIRUP EP | |
| Yaffle | "Backlight" (featuring Linnéa Lundgren) | Go Outdoor Living: The Moment in the Outdoor Living | |
| Keiichi Sokabe | "Kaze to Itawari" | ||
| 2018 | iri | "Corner" | Juice |
| "Slowly Drive" | |||
| Loza Reena | "Tarareba Ryūseigun" | ||
| Hikaru Utada | "Phakchi no Uta" | Hatsukoi | |
| "Too Proud" (featuring XZT, Suboi, EK (L1 Remix)) | |||
| 2020 | "Time" | Bad Mode | |
| "Darenimo Iwanai" | |||
| 2021 | "Beautiful World - Da Capo Version" | One Last Kiss | |
| "Find Love" | Bad Mode |
| 2018 | Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2018 | Spotlight Award | "Selfish" | ||
| 2019 | CD Shop Awards 2019 | Grand Prix | Bunriha no Natsu | rowspan="2" | |
| Best Alternative Artist | Space Shower Music Awards 2019 | Himself | |||
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