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My Take
Kikuo is one of those artists where the first listen genuinely stops you in your tracks. Born in Kanagawa in 1988, he built his name entirely through Vocaloid and net music culture — no flashy industry push, no face on a billboard, just these meticulously layered tracks that sound like lullabies designed to quietly unsettle you. The melodies are sweet, almost childlike, but there's always something lurking underneath — a loneliness, a dark little hook — that gets under your skin before you even realize it. He keeps his personal life completely off the table, which honestly makes the music feel more alive somehow, like the songs are the only thing he wants you to know about him. In a scene full of producers chasing trends, Kikuo has held his weird, specific, beautiful corner of it for years, and that quiet consistency is rarer than it looks.
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Overview
Kikuo is a Japanese composer born on September 21, 1988, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He is known for crafting music that pairs deceptively innocent, nursery-rhyme-like melodies with unsettling or melancholic undercurrents. He maintains a low public profile, keeping most personal details private, while his distinctive sound has earned him recognition in online music communities. He is active on social media under the handle kikuo_sound and maintains an official website at kikuo.jp.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kikuo
- Name (Japanese)
- きくお
- Reading
- きくお
- Born
- September 21, 1988 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Composer
2. Works & records
Works summary
- Appearances
- 308 (2006–2026)
- By year
- 2006: 1, 2008: 1, 2009: 3, 2010: 6, 2011: 9, 2012: 8, 2013: 13, 2014: 6, 2015: 4, 2016: 7, 2017: 3, 2018: 2, 2019: 2, 2020: 1, 2022: 6, 2023: 6, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 2
- Debut work
- 姉は一級建築士 〜イケない構造設計〜
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Book | Kikuostories 愛して愛して愛して | 2023 |
| Streaming single | てんしょう しょうてんしょう | 2016 |
| Streaming single | ごめんね ごめんね | 2016 |
| Streaming single | 光よ | 2016 |
| Streaming single | 幸福な死を | 2016 |
| Streaming single | 塵塵呪詛 -second curse- | 2014 |
| Streaming single | A happy death - Again - | 2014 |
| Streaming single | 月の妖怪 | 2013 |
| Streaming single | 塵塵呪詛 | 2013 |
| Book | 僕はお姉さんがほしい | 2013 |
| Streaming single | 鐘の歌/The song of the bell | |
| Streaming single | 下に沈む/Sink down | |
| Streaming single | 大天界/Great Heaven | |
| Streaming single | 回転体の海/Sea of rotating body | |
| Streaming single | 飛行の原理/The principle of flight | |
| Streaming single | 何もない/Nothing there | |
| Streaming single | 泥中深く/Deep in the mud | |
| Streaming single | 輝く都市と星の未来/Shining city and the future of the stars | |
| Streaming single | 夢の海で/In the sea of dreams | |
| Streaming single | 銀河鉄道/Galaxy Railway | |
| Streaming single | ケロちゃんの歌/Kero-chan's song | |
| Streaming single | おてんば最強恋娘/The strongest love daughter of a tomboy | |
| Streaming single | ひまな霊夢/Himana Reimu | |
| Streaming single | お姫様はきれいなニート/The princess is a beautiful NEET | |
| Streaming single | 星と水平線を超えて/Beyond the stars and horizons | |
| Streaming single | 私を食べて/Eat me | |
| Streaming single | 僕をそんな目で見ないで/Don't look at Me in that way | |
| Streaming single | 天国へ行こう/Let's go to Heaven | |
| Streaming single | 悪いことはしちゃいけないよ/We should not do bad things | |
| Streaming single | 昇る月、沈む太陽/Rising moon, Setting sun | |
| Streaming single | 月の妖怪/Phantom of the Moon | |
| Streaming single | 星くずの掃除婦/Cleaning lady of Stardust | |
| Streaming single | はじまりとおわりのうた/Song of the Beginning and the End | |
| Streaming single | Infinite Dreamer | |
| Streaming single | 物をぱらぱら壊す/Breaking things into pieces | |
| Streaming single | ボクを忘れた空想紀行/Journal of my Forgotten fantasies | |
| Streaming single | 夜想天鐘/Virtual bell of Heaven in the Sky | |
| Streaming single | 妖精の霧/Fairy of the Mist | |
| Streaming single | 無間地獄の子供達/Children of Infinity hell | |
| Streaming single | 水の神殿/Water Temple | |
| Streaming single | 人肉林からの楽しい逃走/Fun escape from the Human flesh forest | |
| Streaming single | 迷子の廃園/Deserted garden of the Lost children | |
| Streaming single | 暗叫/Screaming at the Darkness | |
| Streaming single | 夢の海/Sea of Dreams | |
| Streaming single | 青いピラミッド/Blue Pyramid | |
| Streaming single | 終末の花/Flower of the End | |
| Streaming single | 夢の始まり/The beginning of Dreams | |
| Streaming single | ON THE MOON | |
| Streaming single | 楽しい楽しい悪夢へおいで/Come to the Fun, Fun nightmare | |
| Streaming single | 幸福な死を/A Happy Death | |
| Streaming single | 赤ずきんの狼/Red Riding Hood's wolf | |
| Streaming single | 君が死んでも許してあげるよ/I'll forgive you even if you Die | |
| Streaming single | 水の中で/Inside the Water | |
| Streaming single | 世界で一番優しい死神/The Kindest Grim Reaper in the World | |
| Streaming single | 塵塵呪詛/Chiri Chiri Juso | |
| Streaming single | ぽっかんカラー/Pokkan Color | |
| Streaming single | 星くずの掃除婦 | |
| Streaming single | さかさまうちゅう/Upside down world | |
| Streaming single | ごめんね ごめんね/I'm sorry, I'm sorry |
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://kikuo.jp/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kikuo_sound/
- Xhttps://x.com/kikuo_sound
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%8D%E3%81%8F%E3%81%8A
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11264741
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kikuo born?
Born September 21, 1988 (age 37).
Where is Kikuo from?
Kikuo is from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kikuo do?
Kikuo works as Composer.
What is Kikuo known for?
Notable works include Kikuostories 愛して愛して愛して, てんしょう しょうてんしょう, ごめんね ごめんね.