Tuki (singer)

Tuki (stylized as tuki.) is a Japanese singer and songwriter.

Her debut single "Bansanka" released in September 2023 took the top spot on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart on January 24, 2024, making her the youngest artist in the chart's history to surpass a 100 million views on streaming services.

Biography
Tuki first started playing the guitar at the age of 13 and soon began uploading videos of performances of her original songs and covers on TikTok.

2023
On July 7, 2023, the chorus of an original song "Bansanka" was posted on TikTok without revealing its title. Subsequently, the first verse and bridge of the song were uploaded and on August 16, the chorus was reposted under the official title "Bansanka". The song became popular on TikTok, where it was used in various videos and covered by numerous users. On September 3, her official YouTube channel was opened.

"Bansanka" was released on September 29 to coincide with Otsukimi. On the same day, "Bansanka" became available on the DAM karaoke service. The acoustic version of "Bansanka" was released on September 30 on YouTube, reaching a million views within a few days. "Bansanka" was made available on the Joysound karaoke service on October 8. "Bansanka" took the top spot on Spotify's Daily Viral Songs (Japan) and Viral Top 50 (Japan) charts on October 18 and October 21, respectively.

On November 28, Tuki released her second single, "Ichirinka" on streaming services together with the music video on YouTube. The video was animated by Urara.

On December 24, the music video for "Bansanka" was released. Illustrations for the music video were provided by Posuka Demizu, known for having drawn the manga The Promised Neverland.

2024
On January 10, 2024, Tuki's third single "Sakura Kimi Watashi" was released on streaming services. It was also announced that the song would be used as an insert song for AbemaTV's dating reality series I Fell in Love with You Today – Graduation Edition.

On January 24, Tuki took the top spot on Oricon's Weekly Digital Ranking chart for the first time with "Bansanka". It was announced on January 25 that Tuki took the top spot on Oricon's Weekly Singles Ranking chart as well with "Bansanka".

"Bansanka" took the first place on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart on January 24. She became the youngest solo artist on the chart to surpass 100 million streams.

On April 20, Tuki made her first television appearance without revealing her face on Nippon TV's music TV show, Buzz Rhythm.