Taiwanese Artist Wooly to Consecutively Release New Works with a "New-Generation Shibuya-kei" Style!
Wooly, a Taiwanese singer-songwriter with a deep love for Japanese culture, is set to release new music. The releases feature a cover of SATELLITE LOVERS' classic "Best Friend" and a new song written by Kunimondo Takiguchi, aiming to bridge the music scenes of Japan and Taiwan.
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Wooly, a Taiwanese singer-songwriter active with a deep affection for Japanese culture, began her solo career in 2022. With her translucent voice and delicate expressiveness that captures emotional nuances, she has recorded approximately 63,000 monthly listeners. She also performs live mainly in Tokyo, gaining attention in the Shibuya-kei/city pop scene.
Her latest project involves the consecutive release of a cover of SATELLITE LOVERS' "Best Friend," which is being re-evaluated overseas, and a new song, "Naishodayo," written by Kunimondo Takiguchi (RYUSENKEI). For the cover song, yopeco of sucola handled the track, updating it to a modern sound while preserving the original's light groove and mellow charm. The newly written song delicately portrays the bittersweetness of a maiden's heart, with a sophisticated arrangement that highlights her appeal. Listeners can experience the current form of "New-Generation Shibuya-kei" from Taiwan, where nostalgia and freshness coexist.
【Release Information】
Artist: Wooly (楊宜蓉)
Label: Kissing Fish Records
Format: Digital Distribution
Title: Best Friend
Release Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
https://kissingfish.lnk.to/BestFriend
Title: Naishodayo
Release Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
https://kissingfish.lnk.to/Naishodayo
【Profile】
Wooly (Yang Yi-Jung) is a singer-songwriter from Taiwan. Based in Taipei and Tokyo, she is gaining attention for her delicate expression that captures the subtleties of daily life.
At the end of 2025, she released her first full self-produced album, "Taipei Survival Guide." The track "一起浪費時光的安全感" (The Security of Wasting Time Together) has surpassed one million cumulative plays on digital platforms.
Her music blends elements of love songs and indie rock centered around C-pop. Her lyrics, spun from fragments of daily life and internal monologues, carefully depict the fluctuations of the heart, quietly connecting her private emotions with the listener's empathy.
https://www.instagram.com/meow__sing/
Her latest project involves the consecutive release of a cover of SATELLITE LOVERS' "Best Friend," which is being re-evaluated overseas, and a new song, "Naishodayo," written by Kunimondo Takiguchi (RYUSENKEI). For the cover song, yopeco of sucola handled the track, updating it to a modern sound while preserving the original's light groove and mellow charm. The newly written song delicately portrays the bittersweetness of a maiden's heart, with a sophisticated arrangement that highlights her appeal. Listeners can experience the current form of "New-Generation Shibuya-kei" from Taiwan, where nostalgia and freshness coexist.
【Release Information】
Artist: Wooly (楊宜蓉)
Label: Kissing Fish Records
Format: Digital Distribution
Title: Best Friend
Release Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
https://kissingfish.lnk.to/BestFriend
Title: Naishodayo
Release Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
https://kissingfish.lnk.to/Naishodayo
【Profile】
Wooly (Yang Yi-Jung) is a singer-songwriter from Taiwan. Based in Taipei and Tokyo, she is gaining attention for her delicate expression that captures the subtleties of daily life.
At the end of 2025, she released her first full self-produced album, "Taipei Survival Guide." The track "一起浪費時光的安全感" (The Security of Wasting Time Together) has surpassed one million cumulative plays on digital platforms.
Her music blends elements of love songs and indie rock centered around C-pop. Her lyrics, spun from fragments of daily life and internal monologues, carefully depict the fluctuations of the heart, quietly connecting her private emotions with the listener's empathy.
https://www.instagram.com/meow__sing/