Haru Nemuri

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Haru Nemuri
春 ねむり
Haru Nemuri live in 2023
Born (1995-01-10) January 10, 1995 (age 29)[1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
Years active
  • 2016–present
LabelsSpecific (France)
TO3S(Japan)
Websiteharunemuri.love

Haruna Kimishima (君島 悠奈, Kimishima Haruna), known by her stage name Haru Nemuri (春 ねむり, Haru Nemuri), is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and "poetry rapper".[2] Her musical style mixes influences from J-pop, rap, post-hardcore, experimental pop, art rock, and electronica.[3][2][4] She is currently based in Tokyo.[2]

Life and career[edit]

Kimishima grew up in the Isogo Ward of Yokohama, Japan.[2]

In early life, the artist mentions that she was "like a child of emptiness itself" without being able to understand herself until she had started to make music in high school and gradually started to recognize her emotions.[5] When Kimishima was 17, she formed a duo band with her friend playing the synths and learned how to make tracks.[6][7] After they disbanded, Kimishima began her career as Haru Nemuri when she was 21.[8]

2016–2017: Sayonara, Youth Phobia and Atom Heart Mother[edit]

In October 2016, Haru Nemuri made her debut by releasing her first mini-album Sayonara, Youth Phobia.[9]

In June 2017, her second mini-album Atom Heart Mother was released.[10] The release event took place at Shibuya Loft 9 in Tokyo.[11] In September, she release her first double A-side single "Hello@New World / Torikobo Sareta Machi Kara Ai wo Komete" which was written in collaboration with Japanese singer-songwriter Mariko Goto.[12] On October 26, Nemuri held her first one-man live titled "Boku wo Saishuu Heiki ni shita nowa Kimi sa" at Musashino Kokaido, Tokyo.[13]

2018–2019: Haru to Shura[edit]

Haru Nemuri released her first full album Haru to Shura on April 11, 2018 and gained international attention.[14] Realizing that her music was being internationally accepted,[15] Nemuri became active in reaching out to her international audiences and performed her first oversea show in Taiwan at the Spring Scream 2018.[16] Nemuri continued to promote the album through shows and events in Tokyo.[17] In August, she released her EP Kick in the World which had been written for the MOOSIC LAB 2017 exhibition movie "eternal/spring movie".[18] Kick in the World was quickly highlighted internationally, where Stereogum [19] chose the songs as its number 1 song of "THE 5 BEST SONGS OF THE WEEK".[20] She continuously released two digital singles titled "I Wanna" in September[21] and "Tokyo (Ewig Wiederkehren)" which was a rearrange version of "Tokyo" on Sayonara, Youth Phobia in October.[22] Nemuri returned to Taiwan in October to perform a show at the 巨獸搖滾音樂祭 8.0 BEASTIE ROCK FESTIVAL.[21]

One year after its release, Haru to Shura became available in vinyl throughout Europe as it was released through the French label, Specific Recordings.[23] Between March and April 2019, Haru Nemuri took off on her first Asian tour with Mariko Goto titled "Hello! Ni Hao! Konnichiwa! ASIA TOUR 2019" with shows in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Taiwan and the final show being held in Tokyo.[24] From May to June, she had gone on her "Haru to Shura" European Tour 2019" performing 14 shows including live performances at the Primavera Sound 2019 held in Spain, Nippon Connection Film festival 2019 and the Wilwarin Festival 2019 in Germany.[25] Along with 15 artists including Xiu Xiu and iglooghost, Nemuri had joined The Needle Drop's self-titled, curated compilation with her track "Kick in the World (Alternate Version)" which was released in October.[26][27]

2020–2023: Lovetheism and Shunka Ryougen[edit]

On January 10, 2020, she released the single "Fanfare". The music video for the single was shot under extreme temperatures over the frozen Amur River in Russia.[28] In March, the single "Riot" was released.[29] The music video of "Riot" that was filmed at the Russian Circus in Moscow was also revealed .[30] On March 20, the mini-album titled Lovetheism was released.[31] In March, Nemuri was scheduled to perform at South by Southwest, but the festival was cancelled due to COVID-19. In place of the cancelled show, she held a livestream performance on YouTube called "Unused VISA" on March 23.[32][33] During the same month, it was announced that her new song titled "Seventh Heaven" was going be featured as the theme of the upcoming Japanese movie, Colorless (Japanese: Sarugakucho de Aimasho).[34][35] In June, Nemuri shared the music video of "Trust Nothing but Love" [36](Japanese title: Ai Yori Tashika na Mono Nante Nai).[37] On June 10 (Juneteenth) Nemuri released a fund raise single titled "Heart of Gold (Demo)" through her Bandcamp site in support for the Black Lives Matter protest movement with all sales being donated to the NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).[38][39]

Haru Nemuri released "Bang" on January 15, 2021 which was produced in two contents both Tokyo and Los Angeles.[40] The music video for "Bang" was also released where the whole production had been done remotely online between Tokyo and Los Angeles and was filmed in Skid Row Downtown Los Angeles.[41] Nemuri shared a long statement about the song and the inspiration behind it, in which she discusses social division and the hope she finds in 'praying'.[42] On March 21, she had made an appearance on the SXSW Online 2021 with a full one shot take show from Tokyo. This performance had been highlighted by the New York Times and Nemuri being chosen as one of their "15 Best Acts" from the festival.[43] Within the same month, the single "Inori Dake Ga Aru" was released.[44] Nemuri later mentioned in an interview that she wrote the song without having the plan to have it released because it was written when she was going through a catastrophically rough time with death in mind and wrote this song with only prayers of saving herself.[45] "Seventh Heaven" The theme song of the movie, Colorless (Japanese: Sarugakucho de Aimasho) was released as a single on May 28.[46] Nemuri followed up with another single titled "Old Fashioned" in July [47] along with a music video that includes English subtitled lyrics that directly expressed her anger and resignation to society.[48] On October 1, Nemuri released the single "Déconstruction" which was co-produced with the producer duo MyRiot.[49] Nemuri explained "It's a song for all souls to be so noble. When you fight for your soul, this song is for you."[50] She further explained "We should destroy that structure," as a way of overturning the dichotomous way of thinking that had been prevalent in Western philosophy up to that point. I felt that this was what our world needs right now."[51]

In March 2022, Haru Nemuri had gone on her first North American tour that had been postponed four times due to the pandemic. The tour had kicked off with a performance in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Dallas which all shows on the tour had successfully sold out.[52][53] Nemuri also appeared at SXSW music festival 2022 and had been praised as one of "The Best Music We Saw at SXSW" by Austin Chronicle and Paste Magazine.[54][55] Nemuri had also appeared on stage with Pussy Riot performing the song "Police State", stunning the crowds.[56][57] Returning from her North American tour, Nemuri surprise released the single "Ikiru" as the lead single from her upcoming new album.[58] A part of Shuntaro Tanikawa's literary work "Ikiru" is quoted in the song by poetry reading, being used with direct permission from the Tanikawa himself.[59] The music video of "Ikiru" starring Japanese actress Ruka Ishikawa was also released. When asked in her interview, Nemuri stated "Ikiru" is about when you feel that momentary notice that you can still be alive. I wrote it when I felt that moment and made it into a song from the bottom of my heart. But it was really tough when I sung it today... I usually live my life forgetting about that feel, so every time I sing or listen to it, it makes me think that there are moments like this in life...but".[45]

On April 22, Haru Nemuri had released her second full album, Shunka Ryougen, which contained twenty-one songs including all singles released from 2021 to 2022. [60] The album received an 8/10 rating from Pitchfork[61] who also chose it for their list "The Best Progressive Pop Music of 2022".[62] Spin called it one of the "50 More Great Albums of the Year".[63] On September 13, Haru Nemuri held a kick off party for her "Shunka Ryougen North America Tour 2022" at Space Odd Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan[64] In October, she embarked on her "Shunka Ryougen Tour" starting in North America which included a show at the Pop Montreal Festival, Toronto, and thirteen shows in the United States.[65] After the third show on the tour, Nemuri tested positive for COVID-19 and several shows were postponed. The tour restarted from Dallas, Texas ended in Portland, Oregon.[66]

The tour had continued into East Asia in 2023, where she performed at the Maho Rasop Festival in Thailand,[67][68] Okinawa,[69] and into Taiwan including a show at the Emerge Festival in Taipei.[70][71] She then resumed her North American tour from Houston up to Atlanta to complete a string of shows which were postponed from the year before from March 2023.[72] Nemuri stopped in Austin, TX for several shows at the SXSW 2023 including a show at the Dr. Martens Presents supporting the show along with Danny Brown.[73] There Haru Nemuri had performed the song "Old Fashioned" with Taiwanese-rappers SiNNER MOON and Peatle [74] and a song called "Angry Angry" with Jaguar Jonze, which had been released a month later in April along with another collaboration song wrote with Jaguar "don't call me queen".[75] Returning to Asia, Nemuri performed at the City ROARS! Festival in Malaysia[76] and the tour had continued into the United Kingdom.[77] Returning from her Shunka Ryougen UK Tour 2023, Nemuri had completed the tour in Tokyo, at the Liquid Room titled "Shunka Ryougen Tour Final" on July 1st, 2023 with Shinsei Kamattechan as the guest opener of the show.[78]

2023–present: INSAINT[edit]

Few days before her "Shunka Ryougen Tour Final" Nemuri released a single titled '"Wrecked", expressing protest against the proposed 'Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Amendment' which was passed in Japan on June 9th. The song was created while she was in London for her UK Tour.[79] Haru Nemuri appeared at the Creepy Teepee Festival in Czech Republic closing the entire festival on July 16th.[80] In the same month, Haru Nemuri had appeared on several more festivals in Europe including a show at the CONGÉS ANNULÉS in Luxembourg and on August 19 at the OFF Festival in Katowice, Poland.[81]

Critical response[edit]

Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop reviewed her debut album Haru to Shura, mentioning that "Haru Nemuri's debut album pushes J-pop/rap in an exciting direction by channeling Japan's rich history of underground rock music."[82]

Haru Nemuri's Shunka Ryougen had been hailed by Pitchfork ("Blending elements of J-pop, rap, and hardcore, the experimental Japanese artist's latest album presents a convincing balance of nihilism and hope."),[83] and also from The Fader,[84] Spectrum Culture ("Nemuri looked to the balance of life and death and represents their intersection. That's why the album is as celebratory as it is volcanic),[85] Stereogum ("We named genre-exploding Japanese musician Haru Nemuri, who mixes pop, rock, and hip-hop into her own beautifully experimental cocktail, one of the best new artists of 2018."),[86] and Ones to Watch ("Treasure. We are constantly looking for it and by its very nature it remains elusive....everything about Haru Nemuri is comfortably atypical.").[87] Spin stated "Rather than merely recreate her debut, Haru Nemuri chose deconstruction for her second album. The word appears throughout Shunka Ryougen's song titles, and it's key to how the record reconfigures Nemuri's blend of art rock, noise pop, and hip-hop"[63]

Artistry[edit]

Influences[edit]

Haru Nemuri has mentioned Shimura Masahiko (Fujifabric), Seiko Oomori, Shinsei kamattechan, Björk,[88] and Susumu Hirasawa[89] as her major influences. She also mentions Fugazi had taught her what hardcore is and The Clash and Yeah Yeah Yeahs showed her that "rock 'n' roll can exist as art".[90] She also mentioned Rage Against the Machine had taught her "Art exists in a dimension that is inseparable from society and (thanks to them) I learned how to think about that responsibility."[90] Nemuri expressed her love in Aurora's music and contacted the producer duo MyRiot who worked with the artist to co-produce Nemuri's song "Déconstruction".[91]

She has covered some of her influences' songs, including "Police State" by PussyRiot which she mentioned was another huge inspiration (Nemuri performed the song with PussyRiot at the Flood Fest held at SXSW 2022).[92]

Ideology and themes[edit]

Nemuri has touched on her ideology in regards to punk; she believes it is about love, anger, and even kindness itself, and living in this world and society, where she personally feels that it is inevitable or very natural to be associated with feminism.

She has introduced herself as a "riot grrrl",[93][94][95] which she believes is "one of the few 'names' that I feel I can use my energy to live with or fight against the inconveniences and biases that come from advocating it."[94] In her interview with Japanese media Natalie, she said, "Within myself, my music is inherently pernicious and cannot be harmless to everyone. If it is treated as harmless by bias or prejudice, I think that's not right, and would like everyone to touch it as such."[45] Nemuri mentioned, "There's no way it's not violent to appeal something to someone. I don't want it to turn into war, massacre, or discrimination, so I'm doing music. I know it's hot and depressing. 'Do you know how mankind won democracy? It must have started with anger!'"[96] Nemuri added, "Taking away the power to think is the easiest way for those who rule and those who obtain wealth. It may sound like an exaggeration, but if this sounds like an exaggeration, you've probably been robbed. I think art is the most peaceful way to fight against such things. That's why I want to compete with art."[96]

Nemuri often uses the word "Rock 'n' Roll" in her lyrics and mentioned, "I think that rock'n'roll is something that continues to become new all the time. Change is a very scary thing, but if you don't continue to update, in the true sense you won't be able to be kind."[5]

In an interview with Billboard Japan, Nemuri explained, "I try to make sure that the voices of the parties concerned aren't lost in my words. I also try to consider each time whether the anger I'm feeling is really something I should be expressing... I'm open about the fact that I'm a liberal feminist, so people who defend contrary positions don't approach me very often...They're for me; I write my songs in desperation, in order to survive. Things that are done in desperation have energy, so there might be people who are pulled along by it, and I also believe that writing songs and presenting them is a violent act like hitting someone. I compose and write lyrics feeling pain, coexisting with the thought that 'people might be better off not knowing things like this.' It's almost like I'm experiencing life through pain."[97]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Information
Haru to Shura[2]
  • Released: April 11, 2018
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, vinyl
Shunka Ryougen
  • Released: April 22, 2022
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl

Mini albums[edit]

Title Information
Sayonara, Youthphobia
  • Released: October 12, 2016
  • Formats: CD
Atom Heart Mother
  • Released: June 7, 2017
  • Formats: CD
Lovetheism[14]
  • Released: March 20, 2020
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl
INSAINT
  • Released: September 29, 2023
  • Formats: Digital download

EPs[edit]

Title Information
Kick in the World[3]
  • Released: August 29, 2018
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles[edit]

Title Year Album
"Hello@New World / Torikobosareta Machi Kara Ai wo Komete" 2017 non-album singles
"I Wanna" 2018
"Tokyo (Ewig Wiederkehren)"
"Fanfare" 2020 Lovetheism
"Riot"
"Heart of Gold" (Demo) non-album single
"bang" 2021 Shunka Ryougen[98]
"Inori Dake ga Aru"
"Seventh Heaven"
"Old Fashioned"[99]
"Déconstruction"[100]
"Ikiru"[101] 2022
"Old Fashioned feat. PIZZALI & SiNNER MOON & Peatle" 2023 non-album single
"Angry Angry / Don't Call Me Queen" (with Jaguar Jonze)
"Wrecked"[102]
"I Refuse" INSAINT

Featured songs[edit]

Title Year Album
"sore eyes with Haru Nemuri"

GOMESS with Haru Nemuri

2016 Haikei -Kouhen-
"Ghost Noise"

NELHATE featuring Haru Nemuri

TEN ELEVEN
"Kakkoii Dance"

THE BASSONS featuring Haru Nemuri, Saki

2018 Kata Me ga kataru! Band ga Hiku! Tataku!
"Return - feat. Haru Nemuri"

Prune Deer featuring Haru Nemuri

2019 Insufficient Postage
"graspingatstraws"

Nap Head featuring Haru Nemuri

2020 my sleeping bag
"Jasmine (feat. Haru Nemuri)"

Fall of Tears featuring Haru Nemuri

2022 Never forget, Never regret.
"No Muse feat. HARU NEMURI"

AFSHEEN

2023 Small World

Extended plays[edit]

Title Information
Haru Nemuri on Audiotree Live
  • Released: February 8, 2023
  • Formats: Digital download

Awards and nominations[edit]

Organisation Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Apple Vinegar Music Award 2023 Nominee Shunka Ryougen Nominated [103]
Forbes Japan 2023 30 Under 30 2023 Honoree Herself Won [104]

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