【Japanese Biography】
ビッケブランカ / VK Blanka
シンガーソングライター
2018 年「まっしろ」がドラマ挿入歌として大きな話題を呼び、iTunes 総合アルバムチャートで 2 位を記録。翌年『Spotify』のTV CM 曲に「Ca Va?」が起用され、同曲収録の3rd アルバム『Devil』はiTunes J-POP チャートで1位を記録。『ブラッククローバー』シリーズのオープニング曲がロングヒットを続け、「Black Catcher」は、Spotify「海外で最も再生された国内アーティストの楽曲」に 2020 年より 3 年連続 TOP10 入り、月間リスナー数は 150万人を突破。ストリーミングサービスの総再生回数は 8 億回超える。
2023年からは本格的に世界へ進出。北米・中南米・アジアでの単独ツアー完遂に加え、海外フェスのメインアクトとして1万人を超える動員など、グローバルな存在感を確立している。
2026年10月からは、TVアニメ『ドラゴンボール超 ビルス』のエンディングテーマに６枚目のシングル「完璧のペキ」が決定。同月より突入するメジャーデビュー10周年イヤーの幕開けを華々しく飾り、さらなる世界展開と多角的な挑戦を加速させていく。
【English Biography】
VK Blanka is a versatile songwriter/composer.
"Masshiro" from album "wizard“ (2018) gained a surge of attention as a featured song in a TV series and marked #2 on the iTunes Japan Top Album Chart. "Masshiro" hit #1 in the USEN Request: J-POP HOT30, YouTube MV Trending videos, and LINE MUSIC real-time ranking. In the following year, "Ca Va?" was featured in a TV advert for Spotify Japan, and the third album "Devil” (2020) hit #1 on the iTunes J-POP charts. “Black Catcher” (2020) and “Black Rover” (2018) which were opening theme tracks for the anime series "Black Clover" continues to be a global hit, making more than 1.7M monthly listeners of VK Blanka on Spotify.
In 2022, released “BEST ALBUM SUPERVILLAIN” to celebrate the 5th anniversary of his major debut, and in the same year, he made his first arena concert in Japan. This year, VK Blanka has been active overseas showing his unstoppable expansion of activities beyond the Japanese market, and in October, a new EP, "Worldfly,” will be released which will be a collection of music inspired by his experiences in various countries he recently visited.In December of the same year, he performed at events in Poland and Spain, and recorded an overseas live attendance of over 5,000 people.
Starting with a performance in Vancouver on January 31st, 2024, he toured North America, hitting nine cities, and wrapped up in New York City on February 20th.
In Japan, he will hold his third special event, “Vicke Blanka presents RAINBOW ROAD -TEN-”, on May 4th (Sat.) at Osaka's Festival Hall.
This will be the first time the event will be held in Osaka, in a Battle of the Bands format with ayaka and Ryokuoushoku Shakai participating as opposing artists.
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