Yama (singer)

Yama (stylized in lowercase) is a Japanese singer affiliated with Sony Music Entertainment Japan. After starting a singing career with Vocaloid covers, they became the vocalist of the rock trio BIN, and they also have performed music for the anime 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team, Ranking of Kings, Spy × Family, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury.

Biography
While in junior high school, Yama started making Vocaloid covers at home. In March 2018, under the name "Yama" (stylized in lowercase), Yama made their singing debut with a YouTube cover of Picon's "Atatakai Ikimono". In 2019, Yama formed the rock trio BIN, as the group's vocalist under the stage name Yamagami.

In November 2019, Yama participated as a guest vocalist in a special version of Kujira (musician)'s song "Nemurumachi". In April 2020, Yama's first original song, "Haru wo Tsugeru", was released; it peaked at #7 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and #8 at the Oricon Combined Singles Chart.

In 2021, Yama sang "Mahi", the opening theme of 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team, and in February 2021, it was released as a single from Sony Music Records. In September 2021, Yama's first album, The Meaning of Life, was released. Yama later sang "Oz", the ending theme of Ranking of Kings; in November 2021, it was released as part of another single, "Oz/Sekai wa Utsukushī Hazunanda/Smokey Heroine", with all three songs in their 2022 album "Versus the Night".

In 2022, Yama's song "Shikisai", was featured as the ending theme for the second half of Spy × Family's first season; it was released as a single in November 2022. In 2023, Yama performed "Slash", an ending theme of the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury; it was later released as a single that year, alongside another album the next year. From 28 November to 5 December 2023, Yama held a solo concert tour throughout Southeast Asia and Taiwan, performing in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila, Bangkok, and Taipei.

Yama uses a genderfluid public image, and their voice has been described by Azrin Tan of Vogue Singapore as "soulful, feminine". Most of Yama's personal life is kept anonymous, including their true identity and gender. When asked about this, Yama cited a lack of self-confidence and a desire to keep a real-life identity separate from their career.