# LMYK
LMYK is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Osaka, signed to Sony Music Japan's Epic Records, whose music has reached a worldwide audience mainly through anime ending themes, with production by the American team Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.[1](https://www.lmyk.jp/en/profile/) • [2](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LMYK/profile/) She debuted on November 6, 2020 with "Unity," the theme song of the Japanese-dubbed version of the animated film *The Legend of Hei* (羅小黒戦記 ぼくが選ぶ未来), and followed it in 2021 with "0 (zero)," the ending theme of the TV anime *The Case Study of Vanitas*.[2](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LMYK/profile/) • [3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/777943/products/1402970/1/) Her first album, *DESSERTS*, arrived on March 29, 2023.[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lmyk-interview-jam-lewis-album-desserts-1235304660/)
| Key facts | Detail |
|---|---|
| Origin | Osaka, Japan; Japanese mother and German father[1](https://www.lmyk.jp/en/profile/) |
| Debut | "Unity," November 6, 2020, theme of the Japanese-dubbed film *The Legend of Hei*[2](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LMYK/profile/) |
| Label | Sony Music / Epic Records Japan[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/777943/products/1402970/1/) |
| Producers | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, who also produced Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Hikaru Utada[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lmyk-interview-jam-lewis-album-desserts-1235304660/) |
| Oricon chart peak | "0 (zero)": No. 33 on the Oricon weekly singles ranking[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/777943/products/1402970/1/) |
| First album | *DESSERTS*, March 29, 2023, produced by Jam & Lewis[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lmyk-interview-jam-lewis-album-desserts-1235304660/) • [5](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2022-12-19/lmyk-new-single-without-love-announced-as-ending-theme-for-vinland-saga-season-2/.193119) |
| Anime tie-ups | *The Case Study of Vanitas* (2021), *Vinland Saga* Season 2 (2023), *Bye Bye, Earth* (2024)[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/777943/products/1402970/1/) • [5](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2022-12-19/lmyk-new-single-without-love-announced-as-ending-theme-for-vinland-saga-season-2/.193119) • [6](http://anison.info/data/person/47971.html) |
| Live record | AnimagiC convention in Mannheim, 2022 and 2023; the 2022 date was her first overseas performance[7](https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000131672/) • [8](https://animagic.de/animagic-2023/lmyk-2023/) |
## Who LMYK is
LMYK was born and raised in Osaka in a multicultural household with a Japanese mother and a German father.[1](https://www.lmyk.jp/en/profile/) She began writing music and performing while attending university in New York, where producers [Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis](https://www.edgepedia.org/jimmy-jam-and-terry-lewis) heard her music and voice and offered to produce her themselves; after returning to Japan she made her major debut in November 2020 with the Jam & Lewis-produced first single "Unity."[1](https://www.lmyk.jp/en/profile/) • [9](https://natalie.mu/music/pp/lmyk)
The name is deliberately opaque: LMYK are the initials of her real name, and Billboard notes that this is essentially all that is publicly known of her profile.[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lmyk-interview-jam-lewis-album-desserts-1235304660/) The official profiles present her as a singer-songwriter.[1](https://www.lmyk.jp/en/profile/) • [2](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LMYK/profile/)
## Debut and early singles: "Unity" and "0 (zero)"
"Unity," released November 6, 2020, served as the theme song for the Japanese-dubbed version of the film *The Legend of Hei*.[2](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LMYK/profile/) In 2021, "0 (zero)" was written as the ending theme of the TV anime *The Case Study of Vanitas* ([ヴァニタスの手記](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-case-study-of-vanitas)), based on Jun Mochizuki's manga, the follow-up to *PandoraHearts* with more than 5.5 million copies in circulation.[9](https://natalie.mu/music/pp/lmyk) • [10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGZDkJhuzM) The CD single was released September 8, 2021 on Epic Records Japan with "Unity" as the c/w track, and it peaked at No. 33 on the Oricon weekly singles ranking.[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/777943/products/1402970/1/)
For the anime's overseas streaming, Japanese and English versions of "0 (zero)" were produced, with the English version used in English-speaking regions, an approach Sony described as a new experiment.[10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGZDkJhuzM) At release, news articles about "0 (zero)" appeared in 51 media outlets across 15 countries and regions.[7](https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000131672/)
## Discography and anime tie-ups
Her releases to date, with the tie-ups that define her catalog:
- **"Unity"** (November 6, 2020): theme song, Japanese-dubbed *The Legend of Hei* film.[2](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LMYK/profile/)
- **"0 (zero)"** (September 8, 2021, CD): ending theme, *The Case Study of Vanitas*.[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/777943/products/1402970/1/)
- **"Square One"** (digital single, June 1, 2022): her first drama tie-up, written specially as the opening theme for the Monday drama *Iburi Gurashi* (いぶり暮らし).[7](https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000131672/)
- **"Without Love"** (digital February 7, 2023; CD+DVD limited edition ESCL-5753～5754 on March 1, 2023, ¥1,400 plus tax): ending theme of *Vinland Saga* Season 2, which began airing in January 2023.[5](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2022-12-19/lmyk-new-single-without-love-announced-as-ending-theme-for-vinland-saga-season-2/.193119) • [11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffCkmSqmykU)
- ***DESSERTS*** (March 29, 2023, ESCL-5755, ¥3,000 plus tax, first-run limited package): first album, including "Without Love."[1](https://www.lmyk.jp/en/profile/) Tokyo Weekender describes "0 (Zero)" as one of the album's standout songs, in a track list running from darker numbers like "Little Bit Lonely" and "Weak" to upbeat ones like "It's So Fun" and "Smiley."[12](https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/music/lmyk-desserts/)
- **"I LUV U 2"** (July 20, 2024): ending theme 1 of the TV anime *Bye Bye, Earth* (ばいばい、アース), first airing August 7, 2024.[6](http://anison.info/data/person/47971.html) • [1](https://www.lmyk.jp/en/profile/)
- **Remix EP** (January 22, 2025): collects remixes of earlier releases, with new versions by Sakepnk, the solo project of w.a.u producer Reo Anzai (an acid tech house remix of "0 (zero)" English version), and Australia-based Asian artist Maggie Tra (a house remix of "It's so fun").[13](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LMYK/info/570578)
## Production and songwriting
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, the team behind records by [Janet Jackson](https://www.edgepedia.org/janet-jackson), Mariah Carey, and [Hikaru Utada](https://www.edgepedia.org/hikaru-utada), produced "Unity," "0 (zero)," and the *DESSERTS* album.[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lmyk-interview-jam-lewis-album-desserts-1235304660/) • [10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGZDkJhuzM) On "Without Love" she is credited as a co-writer alongside James Harris III (Jimmy Jam) and Terry Lewis, with production by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions together with Hidenobu Okita.[11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffCkmSqmykU) Billboard Japan ran a three-way interview between LMYK and Jam & Lewis on their cross-generational collaboration.[14](https://www.billboard-japan.com/special/detail/3346)
## By the numbers
"0 (zero)" reached No. 33 on the Oricon weekly singles chart.[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/777943/products/1402970/1/) Its release drew coverage in 51 media outlets across 15 countries and regions, and the "0 (ZERO) Son of 8 Club Mix" from a Remix EP entered the UK's Music Week Upfront Club Chart.[7](https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000131672/)
## Live and festival career
AnimagiC 2022, one of Europe's largest anime conventions, was LMYK's first overseas performance.[7](https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000131672/) She returned in 2023, presented together with [Sony Music](https://www.edgepedia.org/sony-music); the festival billed her as bringing her current single "Without Love" and her debut album *DESSERTS*, released March 29, 2023.[8](https://animagic.de/animagic-2023/lmyk-2023/)
## Recent developments
After *DESSERTS*, her recorded output has moved through the *Bye Bye, Earth* ending theme "I LUV U 2" (July 20, 2024) and the Remix EP of January 22, 2025.[6](http://anison.info/data/person/47971.html) • [13](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LMYK/info/570578)
## References
1. [LMYK – Profile (Official Site)](https://www.lmyk.jp/en/profile/)
2. [プロフィール | LMYK | ソニーミュージックオフィシャルサイト](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LMYK/profile/)
3. [0(zero) | LMYK | オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS）](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/777943/products/1402970/1/)
4. [LMYK Talks Jam & Lewis-Produced Album 'DESSERTS': Interview – Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lmyk-interview-jam-lewis-album-desserts-1235304660/)
5. [LMYK's New Single "Without Love" Announced as Ending Theme for Vinland Saga Season 2 – Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2022-12-19/lmyk-new-single-without-love-announced-as-ending-theme-for-vinland-saga-season-2/.193119)
6. [LMYK – anison.info](http://anison.info/data/person/47971.html)
7. [LMYK、海外初パフォーマンスが決定！ – THE FIRST TIMES](https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000131672/)
8. [LMYK – AnimagiC 2023](https://animagic.de/animagic-2023/lmyk-2023/)
9. [LMYK「0（zero）」インタビュー – 音楽ナタリー](https://natalie.mu/music/pp/lmyk)
10. [LMYK『0 (zero)』Japanese ver. – Sony Music official YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGZDkJhuzM)
11. [LMYK – Without Love (Official channel)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffCkmSqmykU)
12. [LMYK: Serving Up a Treat – Tokyo Weekender](https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/music/lmyk-desserts/)
13. [Remix EPを本日リリース！ | LMYK | ソニーミュージックオフィシャルサイト](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LMYK/info/570578)
14. [＜鼎談インタビュー＞LMYK×Jam&Lewis – Billboard JAPAN](https://www.billboard-japan.com/special/detail/3346)
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