Rappers Kianna, HARKA, AOTO and Siero will release a new collaboration single on March 4th.
STARLIGHT is an original song they created for hip-hop festival POP YOURS 2026, which will be held at Makuhari Messe on April 3rd, 4th and 5th. The four men were all selected to perform in "NEW COMER SHOT LIVE" slots the festival reserves
for up-and-coming hip-hop artists who have been attracting attention in the scene. The track was produced, mixed and mastered by KM, who also worked on Champions, a song created for the 2024 POP YOURS festival
by Kaneee,
Kohjiya and Yvng Patra.
KM's beat aims to encourage an explosion of the next generation's energy and a fresh feeling, allowing the artists to each freely present their unique styles.
The cover art was created by Ryu Nishiyama, while the artist visual was handled by Kohei Kawatani.
Links to download and stream STARLIGHT on various music platforms are available here.
HARKA, AOTO and Siero were all contestants on ABEMA's hip-hop audition show "RAPSTAR 2025" last year, making an impression with both their performances on the show and their activities after they were eliminated. Kianna drew
attention from fans both in Japan and overseas after appearing in the viral UDG FRESHMAN CYPHER 2026 - JPN video presented by she's rough, where he performed blah blah, a song he also produced himself.
Listen to STARLIGHT:
Kianna's performance of blah blah from the UDG FRESHMAN CYPHER 2026 - JPN video can be viewed below, followed by HARKA's performance from Red Bull's "RASEN" cypher video series, AOTO's music video for Violin and
Siero's MV for NIKO NIKO, a song he also performed in the UDG FRESHMAN CYPHER 2026 - JPN video.
