Siinamota
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| Born | 9 March 1995 Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 23 July 2015 (aged 20) |
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| Website | siinamota |
Siinamota (Japanese: 椎名もた), real name Mizoguchi Ryo (溝口遼, Mizoguchi Ryō; 9 March 1995 – 23 July 2015), was a Japanese keyboardist, lyricist, and composer.[1][2] He is regarded as one of the most influential Vocaloid producers of all time and is most well known for the song "Young Girl A". His music tended to use soft rock, piano, and electronic rhythms.[1]
Biography
A native of Ishikawa Prefecture, his career as a Vocaloid producer began as early as 14 years of age, publishing his first album Sepia Record in 2010.
Among his multiple albums released, Ikiru[a] gained the most overall attention. The album, whose title translates to "to live", was released on 4 March 2015. Siinamota's most notable work, "Young Girl A", has racked up over 212 million views on YouTube, reaching 100 million views on 24 July 2024, with the song's streams on Spotify reaching this number four months earlier. This makes "Young Girl A" the most viewed Vocaloid song on YouTube as of August 2026,[3][4][5] with 212 million views.[6]
On 23 July 2015, he released Please Give Me a Red Pen,[7] his final song. The name stems from the Japanese belief of writing a name in red pen giving bad luck to the name written, because of its use on gravestones.[8]
On the same day, U/M/A/A Inc. released a statement that Siinamota had passed away at the age of 20, with his cause of death undisclosed.[9] The funeral and memorial service were held with only close relatives in attendance, and the wake was held in the form of an event with a DJ, at the request of the family.[10][11]
On July 23 2019, exactly four years after his death, an album called Therefor.[b] compiling some of his unfinished and unreleased songs was released posthumously by his close friends.
"Young Girl A" again gained significant success in the 2020s, following the song's resurgence on short-form video platforms such as TikTok and YouTube Shorts.
References
- 1 2 "椎名もた (Music producer)". vocadb.net.
- ↑ "椎名もた（ぽわぽわP）". UMAA Inc. (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 January 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ "Song Rankings | VocaRank". vocarank.live. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "HOME". siinamota.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ Babatope, Dara (3 August 2022). "Alive by Siinamota | Album Review". Modern Music Analysis. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ U/M/A/A Inc. (17 October 2013). 椎名もた(siinamota) - Young Girl A / 少女A. Retrieved 31 May 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Please Give Me a Red Pen" feat. Hatsune Miku (in Japanese). 23 July 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2026 – via www.nicovideo.jp.
- ↑ "Writing a name in red ink is a rude manner in Japan | digi-joho Japan TOKYO BUSINESS". digi-joho.com.
- ↑ "訃報". UMAA Inc. (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ "椎名もた（ぽわぽわP）さん死去 20歳のボカロP". ハフポスト (in Japanese). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "人気ボカロP・椎名もたが20歳で逝去". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
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