Kenshi Yonezu was born in 1991 in Tokushima, Japan. He is primarily a musician and writes and composes all of his songs. Before he was signed to a major lable in 2013, he also did all of the producing, mixing, and instrument performance. He is also an illustrator, and does the cover art drawings for his releases. Additionally, he used to draw and animate most of his music videos by himself.
Kenshi Yonezu credits the bands Bump of Chicken, Asian Kung Fu Generation, and Radwimps as his main influences on his music. He considers Susumu Hirasawa's work, especially the song MOTHER, to be particularly influential. Other inspirations include the Japanese authors Kenji Miyazawa and Yukio Mishima, and the illustrator Edward Gorey.
He prefers to keep his work as Hachi and his work as Kenshi Yonezu seperate, although he has recorded a self cover of Donut Hole. Additonally, his songs under Hachi can still be found on his official Youtube channel.
Kenshi Yonezu's music has been featured in anime, movies, and other media.
| 2017 | orion | March Comes in Like a Lion ED 2 |
| 2017 | Peace Sign | My Hero Academia S2 OP |
| 2018 | Lemon | Theme song for the TV series Unnatural |
| 2018 | Uma to Shika | Theme song for the TV drama No Side Manager |
| 2018 | Umi no Yurei | Theme song for the film Children of the Sea |
| 2020 | Paprika | Representative song for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 2020 | Kanden | Theme song for the TV series MIU404 |
| 2021 | Pale Blue | Theme song for the drama Rikokatsu |
| 2022 | M87 | Theme song for the film Shin Ultraman |
| 2022 | Kick Back | Chainsaw Man OP |
| 2023 | Moongazing | Theme song and end credits theme of Final Fantasy XVI |
| 2023 | Spinning Globe | Theme song for the film The Boy and the Heron |
| 2024 | Sayonara, Mata Itsuka! | Theme song for the TV drama The Tiger and Her Wings |
| 2024 | Azalea | Theme song for the Netflix series Beyond Goodbye |
| 2025 | Plazma | Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - Beginning - OP |
| 2025 | Bow and Arrow | Medalist OP |