Inabakumori (styled as inabakumori, Japanese: 稲葉曇; born February 25, 1995[1]) is a Japanese musician, Vocaloid producer and songwriter. His most notable works are Lost Umbrella (ロストアンブレラ) in 2018 and Lagtrain (ラグトレイン) in 2020.
Career
Inabakumori's account began publishing music in 2016, debuting with the song Secret Music (秘密音楽) using Kaai Yuki.[2] However, he claimed that MichouP (Japanese: 視長P), an account that began producing music in 2011, is his alias.[3] His content surged in popularity some time after the release of Lost Umbrella (ロストアンブレラ)[4] in 2018, when the song was used widely on TikTok. He published his first album ANTICYCLONE (アンチサイクロン) in 2019.[1]
Sample of Inabakumori's "Lagtrain", performed by Kaai Yuki. The single is a pop rock song with a tempo of 147 BPM, characterized by a drop in pitch of the melody at the beginning of the refrain.[6]
The videos accompanying early songs featured his own art of Kaai Yuki until the release of "Lost Umbrella", when he collaborated with illustrator Nukunukunigirimeshi, with art featuring his character Osage-chan.
Inabakumori has spoken about his respect for Wowaka, with many of his songs being influenced by his works.[7]
His song "Relayouter" won first place in the TOP100[11] rankings at "The VOCALOID Collection ~2023 Summer~" (aka VocaColle), a ceremony hosted by online media site Niconico to celebrate Vocaloid music, held in August 2023.[14] It also won first place in a Niconico VOCALOID TOP20 list[15] from Billboard Japan.[16]
