YOASOBI (夜遊び) Reacts to Fan-Made TikToks

Watch as members Ikura and Ayase of J-Pop duo YOASOBI (夜遊び) react to fan-made TikToks using their viral songs "Idol" and "Yoru ni Kakeru," discuss their newfound worldwide popularity and more.
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Yoasobi / yoasobi_staff_
Ikura / lilasikuta
Ayase / ayase_0404
Director: Charles Gray
Moderator: Emily Chung
Video Editor: Joshua Gong, Nathan Ko, and Wendy Minn
Camera Operators: Joyce Chang, Charles Gray, and Francis Ray
Sound Mixer: Nathan Ko
Translator: Amy Bui
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[@lowkey_gamer4298]

2023 was YOASOBI's year...These two really made a banger throughout this year!

[@frisknhinhi2819]

This year and their debut yearrr

[@JamesZ32100]

Nah, during the last 4 years, they released so much banger throughout the pandemic time, the songs this year are the cherry on top 🤌

[@cosmo_gurlie]

For me....Every year is yoasobi year!!!❤

[@minhio06]

@@frisknhinhi2819 bro??? their debut might be from 4 years ago :)))

[@llsdn]

the last 4 years have been their year, many people just didn’t know about them back then (i’m really glad that idol made people recognize them though)🥹🥹🥹

[@mastershinji8080]

It’s truly incredible that the two can purely evaluate and respect other content creators using their song in this charming manner. W YOASOBI. Hoping that they success even more in the industry and win the grammy someday!

[@puppude]

W ?

[@mahendravarma4956]

@@puppude W=DUB=WIN :):)

[@chuchu5923]

2:48 this is so relatable! Idol was constantly in my head and I couldn't stop listening to it on repeat. It seems like Yoasobi don't understand how popular this song REALLY becomes around the world. Love from Russia.

[@dblinkpink2242]

The song become popular mainly due to Oshi no Ko but also they are talented as well. When both merge it became a banger. I wonder will they do a song for Oshi no Ko season 2 and Love Agency if it do comes out.

[@alkali0206]

but i'm a little bit disappointed that no one explains to them what the video is about since they don't understand the text written in english

[@KatGoh]

The funny part is that the lady at @2:48 is bebiisan, who is half Korean and half Japanese, and she could speak both languages well too!

[@lucituci97]

⁠@@dblinkpink2242another thing is that this song also made Oshi no Ko more popular to people who didn’t read the manga! They both mutually benefited :)

[@chxrryvbomb2555]

Same!! I’m from Belgium, was listening to it on repeat last summer vacation and still do so now ^_^

[@tag6741]

She’s only 23 and already an amazing singer! And this man has such a vibe and great talent!

[@EveseveE]

She’s only 23??? She looks young ofc but I swear she’s been releasing banger music since forever!

[@Plak_Plakk]

Looks like 21

[@asmita2292]

1:00 Putting Twice on the thumbnail was a smart choice. Came here searching for more yoasobi x twice crumbs, after their kouhaku collaboration (well that was misamo to be specific)

[@DXDragon38]

Racing through the Night, when you ignore the lyrics, just makes everyone want to dance! I'm surprised they didn't know so many overseas fans were dancing to it

[@AbsoluteZero6714]

Yeah until they understand the lyrics, lol. But then even like this, in a weird way it is very quintessentially Japanese / Asian for the song to be treated this way because in our culture we are supposed to just pretended everything is okay and act like we are high even when we are depressed af.

[@NightmareGhostReap]

Even when I listen to the english version I still feel like dancing.

[@FairylightSky]

even knowing the lyrics it makes me want to dance

[@tobychan22]

1:00 TWICE and YOASOBI both are my favorite artist!! I'm so happy YOASOBI watched TWICE's Idol dance cover!! 🥺

[@megxme_]

SAMEEE AHAHAH

[@nr1877]

"we can see how our work has a new life after leaving our hands." woahh what a great quote!

[@ronnieketchum1241]

These guys show that if J-Pop was more internationally advertised, it would EXPLODE.

[@jame254]

Funny thing is that Japan tried that in the 80s and realized that would be problematic specifically during their economic bubble.

[@JojoplayAB]

The only J pop songs I listen aside form this is form Tokusastu( Japanese genre of special effects like Godzilla Ultraman, Kamen rider, super sentai along the American adaptation power rangers) So is nice to see j pop becoming more main stream thanks to this song and anime

[@illucomet3108]

Facts

[@eldzhra]

Aw, they're so well-spoken. I've never seen any of their interviews before but this one moved my heart and opened my eyes to what a lovely person they are.

[@aznmochibunny]

The person at the 2 minute mark is actually half Japanese and half Korean and speaks Japanese fluently so she does understand the meaning of the song. But this was such a fun watch.

[@SnowYukiYap]

Yoasobi, you're one of the J-Pop icons, I hope you can spread J-Pop to international markets

[@iam1hobbit]

I love this! They are so thoughtful and grateful with their comments. What an incredibly talented yet humble duo!

[@Samaqueen396]

1:08 Twice+Yoasobi= PERFECTION

[@deving9799]

lemme add that: TWICE + YOASOBI + TWICE fan Aka Akasaka who made Oshi no ko with a little bit of TWICE in mind = perfection

[@Samaqueen396]

@@deving9799 HE WHAT?! WOHOOOOOOO

[@once3twice]

​@@deving9799Even Mengo is also a twice fan

[@lanking_man]

Ikura_san, her voice is so heartwarming when she speaks normally ❤

[@fengtae9394]

1 thing YOASOBI can't make is they can't make bad music... I can listen to any of their music with no problem... Thank you so much for bringing such really good music to my ears...

[@clipt25]

As a top 0.1% of Yoasobi's fans, I'm incredibly proud of how far they have been able to achieve. I hope they continue creating amazing music and become recognized worldwide!

[@アウエン]

I was a huge fan of Ayase before YOASOBI came to be for his works with Vocaloids, and I'm so happy he started to work with Ikura to form a band. I hope they'll have a long career doing musics they love !

[@manuelsal1915]

Ikura is so talented and charming as well.

[@MaxSchmerz1986]

Both are so humble and respectful :)

[@theteacup.]

I work at a KFC and my manager played racing into the night on our store playlist, I was so happy 😭

[@ajith_can_draw]

Lucky 😂

[@roquejo]

I been watching a lot of these fan made Tiktok videos of Idol and Yoru ni Kakeru for 2 weeks now, some videos are very funny..and glad these were finally shown to Yoasobi so they can comment and react to them.

[@yukning2415]

i am so proud of being yoasobi fans

[@bokgamer0311]

I discovered Yoasobi when one of my best friends asked me to translate "Yoru ni Kakeru" in Spanish. I just made a cover of that song, and i fell in love with this impressive Duo. I love all the songs and is nice to know that they like those translated covers. Is completely unofficial and is for myself but at least it feels well to know that they are happy about it.

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

3:46 was very cool!

[@CR4ZIES]

im a top 11% yoasobi fan, theyre my most listened artist and my top song is idol😭😭😭 theyre amazing🥺

[@amhayydi5991]

OMG SAMEEEE

[@brenomaia8857]

im 1%, since i discovered then in april its my most listened band since.

[@mocha6315]

rookie number

[@skyyy9121]

​@@mocha6315lmao get a life

[@freaky.onceuu]

Same top song idol

[@monets6365]

外国のリスナーの皆様にも大路てくれるYOASOBIに感謝感激です。 リラさんコメント上手😍

[@idkimjiah]

I love how they are so happy to see all these people loving their songs! These two are such talented artists and have literally impacted anime fans and others all over the world! I personally love their songs and I’m always overjoyed when hearing their music! keep up the great work ❤

[@konpasu85]

Aww this is so nice.... wish you guys had provided them an ipad/tablet to view instead of a mobile phone. I love how humble they are around 2:48 thinking the girl is trying to memorize the lyrics but it's more about the song being stuck in her head for weeks so she keep singing it everywhere she go. 🤣

[@Plak_Plakk]

1:22 the way that she say "very cute" 💓💓

[@Tommy33210]

Bruh how Ikura and Ayase didn't realize was that one of the people who interviewed them four months ago made the interview video about their favorite Japanese song.

[@Shionsan12]

This song is just too good that you'll just know yourself dancing with it

[@btsmochimi7924]

Idol was definetely my song of the summer😂❤ it was sooo good the song had it on repeat for weeks

[@antonycarles1499]

i remembered listened to Yoasobi's song first time on Spotify during Covid in its peak around June 2020 , i never thought this superduo just been formed in 2019

[@NightmareGhostReap]

I love how most of this is just "Idol" while the only other 2 videos are "Yoru ni kakeru". I'm surprised that none of them were about "Kaibutsu" since "Kaibutsu" actually has more views than "Yoru ni kakeru".

[@wanderingviewer8411]

Tbf tho Yoru Ni Kakeru is actually more popular the reason why Kaibutsu has more views is because the MV for Yoru Ni Kakeru is age-restricted.

[@NightmareGhostReap]

@@wanderingviewer8411 Oh yea that's true.

[@jame254]

勇者 is getting up there Ia views too

[@NightmareGhostReap]

@@jame254Not as much as the top three though.

[@brenomaia8857]

yoasobi is truly great, the way the spread meaning and fun worldwide by music is trully amazing, im 1% according to spotify, when i discovered then in april its my most listened band since then.

[@tornado100able]

So... is that a meme or something?🤔

[@RyanHo-ck6rq]

The two videos where they started by interviewing a person in public is from a KZbin group called TheAnimeMen. They actually interviewed YOASOBI in person about 3 months back, the video’s in their page

[@eusoffchan2004]

My heart always gets butterflies listening to them talk

[@sying1616]

It’s crazy how they thought their song was not going to be viral

[@Fnyanya]

Amazing duo love you from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 🇯🇵 And yesss Jpop is the best:)

[@memainiotorete]

"This song sucks, why would you listen....." YOASOBI: wwwwwwww

[@Power..BloodDevil]

i cant believe they watched TWICE's tiktok 😭

[@Dessert_And_Tea]

No one can beat YOASOBI

[@candypop1786]

YOASOBI AND TWICE😭🩷

[@Eke2004]

Person who hates sweet things but uses those containers to drum X person who eats the sweets New ship unlocked

[@harrizmoktar3825]

YOASOBI 'Idol' was so cool i can't get enough of it 😂 now a banger is Bling-Bang-Bang-Born by Creepy Nuts from the anime mashle magic and muscles

[@taiyonohikari]

They really have no idea how popular they really are......

[@KingJosh-u5t]

Music has no borders and it's only becoming more evident. What a truly amazing time we are in

[@DXDragon38]

Surprised we didn't see one for "Gunjou"!

[@trainerdevesh]

4:11 she sung it so nice all languages especially hindi

[@shimpiyaa]

I see twice i click also i love yoasobi

[@mrkhoros]

I love that she didn't give a sheit about Twice but got so excited over a random fan video.

[@Romanoff.Kalashnikov]

These duo just a super genius! Either, anime, manga or video game they will turn it into a beautiful song with catchy beat ❤🔥💯

[@nr1877]

yoasobi is my idol 💗💗

[@irl.vampir3]

MY FAV JAPANESE ARTIST REACTED TO MY FAV KPOP ARTIST(twice) 😭😭😭?????

[@shadiyasvlog9650]

I see twice ❤️ i click ❤

[@lalapurplelala]

Twice girlies were featured. 🥰

[@_Exusiai_]

I really love Ayase music he really inspire me I am looking forward to your more song in later future

[@Master_YT]

1:50 YOASOBI actually had an interview with these dudes - theAnimeMen

[@jhaishna5064]

Me and my friends actually performed Idol for our school music festival! It was fire our performance was on the tv for 2 whole months!!

[@EternalVirgin]

Ah yes my favorite duo from YOASOBI, the vocalist Ms. Yoasobi and That Other Guy

[@dr.densbums3078]

I kinda feels like they don't know yet, that a lot of J-Pop Fans outside of Japan listen to their music.

[@justsomeguywithoutabeard8306]

Nah they know. They're just being humble

[@shawn_techa]

TheAnimeMen 🗿🍷🥶💯🔥

[@UltriLeginaXI]

The beauty of music is you don't have to speak any language to clearly understand Yoasobi is bopper central🔥

[@omarkazi7504]

Them seeing TheAnimeMen tik tok and then having an interview with them. Noice

[@imgonnaputsomedirtinureyedabs]

Wondering if they remember the guy because idk they recognise him 😅

[@QpK-x3l]

요아소비 팬이에요 ㅎㅎ 항상고마워용

[@Asuhaa]

“korean idols” Momo: Made in Japan 😐

[@mari-bc1fc]

Yes but she doesn't really perform in Japan. .ost people would still say she is a Korean idol who is born in Japan

[@akaGamerChlos]

I got a little sad when I realized the video ended I was so into it 😭 anyways it was fun to watch and it's funny seeing their confused reactions us from overseas understand lol!

[@raymonditsreal7839]

YOASOBI runs wild 2023

[@Kean_Ken]

Ikura kawaii

[@きちぽん-p1t]

いくらちゃん品があり過ぎて 皇室感すらある

[@naylafadya3433]

I LOVE THEM!!❤❤

[@gabieisosem]

nah cuz ALL of their songs should be popular worldwide

[@marlongonzales1016]

Ikura so kyutttt!

[@Black_to_th3_pink]

I'm from Germany and I really LOVE the japanese language and I love listening to japanese music and also K-Pop and Rap. I also really love how japanese people talk. It always sounds so calm and nice 🥺🩵

[@jrdatz]

just a fun fact: the tiktok with the caption "my brain after the past two weeks" is bebiisan and she speaks korean, japanese, and english. her parents also speak those 3 languages to her and even use all 3 in the same sentence

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

yoasobi! so amazing!

[@rjvzz]

I LOVE YOU YOASOBI

[@mahreen.]

theyre so cute

[@RyanWong-g9f]

Finally can hear Ayase's real voice

[@Loneshillouete]

If you make a good music, language doesnt matter anymore

[@Captain-bw9ib]

I NEED MOREEE❤

[@oohjolyjoly]

i saw twice on the thumbnail, i clicked

[@Arimatics]

NAHHHHH POOR ANIMEMEN THEY MADE 2 MVs ON YAOSOBI'S SONGS AND 1 SHORT ONE AND YAOSOBI WAS LIKE "who's that" *NO FLAME TO YAOSOBI I LOVE YAOSOBI SO MUCH

[@eDubbie]

3:10 They thought @bebiisan didn't speak Japanese😂

[@KatGoh]

Ikr!

[@mi_jacks]

congrats to all of them got react directly from Yoasobi 🥳🥳

[@arsaphone]

dang can u give both of em at least ipad or something bigger

[@sk.m.subhani7888]

This year is yoasobi year ❤❤❤

[@Soukoku_s_version]

1:25 1:25 1:25 one of them is japanese, Momo

[@ossas5656]

YOASOBI 最高！

[@dreamercross]

they need to be shown more memes about racing into the night

[@khushiangel.]

당신은 이 모든 것을 받을 자격이 있어요❤🎉

[@imtheonehero9305]

Banger songs and banger anime!

[@Shiro-qy9mn]

I didn't know yoasobi was 2 people 😮

[@UlyLun]

I also very love "Yuusha"💖💖💖

[@-Az1xety-6776]

YOASOBI is awesome what else can i say?

[@handa4947]

Ikura gemoooy😫

[@うり-u1w]

サムネにつられて😍😍

[@melody1651]

TWICE AND YOASOBI PLS COLLAB💓

[@chinsuetmun7317]

I would love to see Yoasobi react to Avantgardey idol performance