# Who-ya Extended

Who-ya Extended is a Japanese music group, signed to Sacra Music under Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

## History

Who-ya Extended is a Japanese music group, whose main member is the vocalist Who-ya (who was 20-years-old when they debuted in 2019). Members other than Who-ya change depending on songs although they have core members.
In November 2019, the group debuted with the single "Q-vism" from SME Records. The song was the opening theme of the TV anime Psycho-Pass 3 which started broadcasting in the same month. The pre-released single on October 25 ranked No. 1 on the iTunes general chart, No. 1 in Amazon Digital Popularity Ranking, No. 1 in iTunes Anime Category, and ranked in the top 10 in Oricon weekly digital single rankings and so on.
In March 2020, they digitally released "Synthetic Sympathy" which was the theme song for anime movie Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector, started broadcasting in the same month. On April 15, the first album "wyxt." was released.
On January 3, 2021, for the first time they appeared publicly in the online festival "Sony Music Anime Songs ONLINE Nippon Budokan" and performed "Q-vism" and "Synthetic Sympathy"
In January 2021, their new song "VIVID VICE" was selected as the opening song for the 2nd cour of the anime Jujutsu Kaisen. On February 17, they released their first EP "VIVID VICE". The lead song "VIVID VICE" was pre-released in January and recorded the 1st place on Oricon's daily ranking. They also released the song in Acoustic Version, THE FIRST TAKE on YouTube.
On April 2, 2021, they held their first studio live on TikTok's program "Next Fire".
In Jun 2021, it was announced that their new song "Icy Ivy" was selected as the opening song for the new anime "Night Head 2041", which would be on air from July 14. The digital version of "Icy Ivy" was preleased on July 15 and 2nd EP "Icy Ivy" was released on August 11. Also, celebrating the new EP release, they held a special live in Tokyo on August 20, inviting 100 persons who purchased the CD of new EP.
It has been announced that on November 10, 2021, they released their 2nd full album "WII". They held their 1st solo live on January 23, 2022.

## Member

Who-ya – Vocal, Lyrics, Composition
* Who-ya was 20-year-old when they debuted.
* He started to listen to the music influenced by his parents, especially his mother who likes international rock-bands. He was especially influenced by Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.
* He was not a good singer until his primary school days.
* He started to play music when he was in the third year of the junior high school. At that time, his friends asked him to join the band as the vocalist for a school festival and there for the first time he sang in public. Then he was fascinated by the greatness and possibility of entertainment and started to hope to play in the bigger places, which is the reason why he became a musician. The biggest turning point for him was the moment when he met the current members in Who-ya Extended when he continued to play in a band in the high-school.
* His character is straightforward and stubborn. He likes to do things to make people happier.

## Discography
### Singles

| | Released | Title | Standard number | Songs | Note(s) |
| 1st | November 23, 2019 (JPN) | "Q-vism" | SECL-2525/6:First-run Limited Edition SECL-2528/9:Limited Edition SECL-2527:Normal Edition | Q-vism S-cape 2 the abs Q-vism （Instrumental） S-cape 2 the abs (Instrumental) Q-vism （TV size）（Only in the Limited Edition） Limited Version "Psycho-Pass 3" Special Package "Psycho-Pass 3" Non-credit Opening Movie DVD First-run Limited Edition "Q-vism" MUSIC VIDEO DVD | Oricon 41st, ranked-in 6 times |

### EPs

| | Released | Title | Standard number | Songs | Note(s) |
| 1st | February 17, 2021 (JPN) | "VIVID VICE" | SECL-2647/8:First-run limited Edition SECL-2649:Normal Edition SECL-2650/1:Limited Edition | VIVID VICE The master mind VIVID BANG Enough Is Enough VIVID VICE TV size（Only in the Limited Edition） VIVID VICE (Instrumental) Limited Edition Special Anime Package for Digipak Non-credit movie of opening song for the 2nd cool of the anime "Jujutsu Kaisen" First-run Limited Edition "VIVID VICE" MUSIC VIDEO DVD | Oricon 7th, ranked in 10 times |
| 2nd | August 11, 2021 (JPN) | "Icy Ivy" | SECL 2678-9:First-run limited Edition SECL 2680:Normal Edition SECL 2681-2:Limited Edition | Icy Ivy Growling Ghoul RAISE U UP Call My Name Icy Ivy TV size (Only in the Limited Edition) Icy Ivy Instrumental Limited Edition Special Anime Package for Digipak Non-credit movie of opening song for the TV anime "Might Head 2041" Special DVD First-run Limited Edition Icy Ivy MUSIC VIDEO DVD | Oricon 67th, ranked in 2 times |

### Digital distribution only

| Released | Title | Note(s) |
| October 25, 2019 (JPN) | "Q-vism" | Pre-released |
| March 9, 2020 (JPN) | "Synthetic Sympathy" | |
| March 27, 2020 (JPN) | "ErroЯ CØDE" | Pre-released |
| January 16, 2021 (JPN) | "VIVID VICE" | Pre-released |
| July 15, 2021 (JPN) | "Icy Ivy" | Pre-released |
| August 13, 2021 (JPN) | "Icy Ivy (Coveted Eden MIX) - Sakura Chill Beats Singles" | |
| October 27, 2021 (JPN) | "Wander Wraith" | Pre-released |
| April 11, 2022 (JPN) | "A Shout of Triumph" | Pre-released |

### Albums

| | Released | Title | Standard number | Songs | Note(s) |
| 1st | April 15, 2020 (JPN) | "wyxt." | SECL-2560/1:First-run Limited Edition SECL-2562:Normal Edition | Synthetic Sympathy Killing My Fear Dogma-Agnostic ErroЯ CØDE Slight light life Too late to know ●REC ON G.O.A.T memorized. Q-vism First-run Limited Edition DVD Q-vism MUSIC VIDEO Synthetic Sympathy MUSIC VIDEO Synthetic Sympathy MUSIC VIDEO (PSYCHO-PASS ver.) "Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector" Non-credit Opening Movie | Oricon 37th Trailer |
| 2nd | November 10, 2021 (JPN) | "WII" | SECL-2706~2707:First-run Limited Edition【CD+BD】 SECL-2708: Normal Edition【CD】 | CD WII -prologue- VIVID VICE Discord Dystopia Wander Wraith MESSY WORLD Growling Ghoul The master mind Wasted Dawn Absolute 0 Toumeina Hana Icy Ivy WII -epilogue- First-run Limited Edition BD Wander Wraith MUSIC VIDEO Icy Ivy MUSIC VIDEO VIVID VICE MUSIC VIDEO VIVID VICE / THE FIRST TAKE VIVID VICE Acoustic version | |

## Music videos

| Released | Song | Note(s) |
| October 25, 2019 | "Q-vism" | Over 1 million views |
| November 27, 2019 | "S-cape 2 the abs" | Over 100,000 views |
| March 9, 2020 | "Synthetic Sympathy (PSYCHO-PASS ver.)" | Over 1 million views |
| March 27, 2020 | "Synthetic Sympathy" | Over 1 million views |
| April 13, 2020 | "ErroЯ CODE" | Over 900,000 views |
| January 30, 2021 | "VIVID VICE" | Over 15 million views |
| July 28, 2021 | "Icy Ivy" | Over 300,000 views |
| August 14, 2021 | "Icy Ivy (Coveted Eden MIX) - Sakura Chill Beats Singles" | Over 300,000 views |
| October 27, 2021 | "Wander Wraith" | Over 1 million views |
| November 10, 2021 | "Growling Ghoul" | |
| June 2, 2022 | "A Shout Of Triumph" | Over 100,000 views |

## Opening and ending themes

| Year | Song | Tie-up |
| 2019 | "Q-vism" | TV anime Psycho-Pass 3 opening song |
| 2020 | "Synthetic Sympathy" | Anime movie Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector theme song |
| 2021 | "VIVID VICE" | TV anime Jujutsu Kaisen opening song for the 2nd cour |
| 2021 | "Icy Ivy" | TV anime Night Head 2041 opening song |
| 2022 | "A Shout of Triumph" | TV anime Build Divide -#FFFFFF (Code White)- ending song |

## Live

| Event date | Title | Venue | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
| April 2, 2021 | TikTok 『Next Fire | Online live | | |
| August 20, 2021 | 『VIVID × VIVID』case of "Icy Ivy" | Tokyo, YouTube live streaming | Invited 100 persons who purchased the EP『Icy Ivy』 | |

## Events

| Event Date | Title | Venue | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
| July 19,2024 | Hyper Japan 2024 | London, England | Sang various songs live like “Vivid Vice”, “Q-vism”, “Shout of Triumph” |
| January 3, 2021 | Sony Music AnimeSongs ONLINE Nippon Budokan | Nippon Budokan （Tokyo） | | |
| June 13, 2021 | Jujutsu Kaisen JuJu-Fes 2021 | Kawaguchi Sogo Center(Saitama); online | Joined as a secret guest and sang Vivid Vice | } |

## Awards and nominations

| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | 2022 | Best Opening | "Vivid Vice" (from Jujutsu Kaisen anime) | Nominated |