If you
thought that Ado had already reached the ceiling of the unpredictable, the
queen of the raspy voice is back to prove that she has no musical boundaries
whatsoever. The singer confirmed the release of her second album of covers
entitled Ado no Utattemita Album Sono 2, which will be officially
released on December 23, 2026.
This new
release compiles songs selected from the requests of their own followers,
covering for the first time not only Vocaloid songs and Japanese pop, but also
classics of Western music. Although the complete album will have around ten
songs in total, the first three gems that will be part of the initial
repertoire have already been revealed.
Among the
first advances is the 2014 song Vocaloid Mousou Shikkan Girl, created by
Moja in collaboration with Rerulili. She is joined by Kuchibashi ni Cherry,
the remembered 2002 song by the band EGO-WRAPPIN that served as the theme for
the drama Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike. As a curious fact, Ado had already
recorded a version of this song in 2020 at the age of 17 as an exercise of his
record label before his massive debut, audio that only saw the light of day in
March 2026.
The biggest
surprise of the announcement is undoubtedly headed by Metallica's legendary
1991 track, Enter Sandman. This performance is no coincidence, as Ado
used it as the opening theme and encore during his stellar performance at the
Summer Sonic 2026 festival in Tokyo and Osaka, marking his debut on the stages
of massive festivals.
The project
follows up on the first Ado no Utattemita Album released in December
2023. For this new edition, whose production was announced in June 2026 when
voting for international issues was opened, two physical formats will be
offered. The limited edition with an original acrylic stand and decals will
cost approximately $36 (USD), while the standard version will be available for
about $22.
Ado is a Japanese singer born in 2002
who revolutionized the music industry since her debut in 2020 with the huge
success of her single Usseewa. Known for keeping her facial identity anonymous
and using an illustration as a public image, the artist positioned herself as
one of the most powerful voices of her generation by performing the soundtrack
of the film One Piece Film Red as Uta's singing voice, conquering the
charts both in Japan and internationally.
