UNIQLO UT to Launch Its Second YOASOBI Collaboration in Mid-July After Five Years

UNIQLO’s graphic T-shirt brand UT will launch a new YOASOBI collaboration in mid-July 2026, marking the second partnership between UT and YOASOBI after five years. This special UT-exclusive collection features newly created designs by four creators who have closely supported YOASOBI’s creative output, each using the two YOASOBI members as their theme. The collection includes four designs and incorporates a special YOASOBI logo created exclusively for this collaboration. The T-shirts use a relaxed fit that is easy to style in various ways, offering a collection through which fans can feel the world of YOASOBI’s music. For “YOASOBI UT,” artwork was created in collaboration with four creators to translate YOASOBI’s music and stories onto clothing as a canvas. With different backgrounds and methods of expression, the creators reinterpret YOASOBI’s songs and ideas from diverse perspectives, ranging from animation and illustration to street art and science-fiction-inspired visuals. Each UT piece contains stories, emotions, and the distinctive personality of its creator. Ayase commented that he is truly happy to collaborate with UT again after five years. If the previous collaboration was an introduction to YOASOBI, this collection more fully expresses what the group wants to communicate today. Because the pieces were created with artists they regularly work with, he hopes people will feel the shared YOASOBI identity present across the different designs. ikura said that the four creators who have always worked with YOASOBI creatively have each incorporated their own perspectives into designs that express YOASOBI’s current form after five years of evolution. She hopes both longtime fans and people encountering YOASOBI for the first time through UT will enjoy wearing the shirts freely, guided by the feeling that they simply like them. The collaboration is titled YOASOBI UT and will launch in mid-July 2026. The lineup consists of four MEN T-shirt designs priced at 1,990 yen each, available in sizes XS to 4XL. Sizes XS, XXL, 3XL, and 4XL will be available only through the online store. The collection will be sold at UNIQLO stores across Japan and through the online store. Ai Niina said she is very pleased that her illustration has been used again for YOASOBI’s second UT collaboration. Inspired by YOASOBI’s concept of “turning novels into music,” she illustrated the image of stories and music rising from a book. Ai Niina is an artist centered on animation-based expression, working across music videos, advertising, jacket production and design, brand collaborations, and art direction. Her unique sense of color and touch creates a distinctive worldview with a strong presence across creative fields. GILLOCHINDOX☆GILLOCHINDAE said they are happy to participate in YOASOBI’s UT collaboration after previously working with the group on live sets and merchandise. They hope people who know nothing about them will wear the design purely because they like it, without knowing who created it, and look forward to seeing it in the city. They interpreted Ayase and ikura as characters in the style of shonen manga, drawing inspiration from YOASOBI’s energetic, assembled image and its way of bringing things to life through collaborations, turning clothes, shoes, and flames into creature-like forms. GILLOCHINDOX☆GILLOCHINDAE is an artist born in Tokyo in 1999 who grew up with subcultures such as manga and film. Their work takes cities and youth as themes and uses conceptual, narrative expression. They are also developing “Kemono,” a long-term project in which a story unfolds over seven years through a combination of contemporary art exhibitions and live performances. DAIMON RYOTA said he depicted the two members of YOASOBI looking in the same direction and freely spreading their wings. He expressed their one-of-a-kind brilliance through airbrush techniques, adding respect for this collaboration and hopes for their further leap forward. Born in Tokyo in 1997, DAIMON RYOTA uses self-taught airbrush techniques to develop a unique style influenced by street culture and cartoons. His unconventional style, free from existing contexts, has drawn attention in Japan and abroad, and he works internationally. QINGYI said the artwork centers on ikura and Ayase while layering imagery inspired by YOASOBI’s songs with the sensibilities of the two members. He hopes viewers can sense from the work the atmosphere of YOASOBI moving into a new phase. QINGYI is an illustrator from China currently based in Tokyo, known for fantastical visual expression. He created the jacket for YOASOBI’s THE BOOK 3 vinyl record and has worked on projects in Japan and overseas. For this work, he newly depicted Ayase and ikura, presenting an artist visual that symbolizes YOASOBI’s move into its next phase. YOASOBI is a unit formed by composer Ayase and vocalist ikura, known for “turning novels into music.” Their debut song “Yoru ni Kakeru,” released in November 2019, topped Billboard JAPAN’s annual overall song chart, and its cumulative streaming plays surpassed 1.2 billion for the first time in history. In 2021, their first EP THE BOOK ranked No. 1 on Oricon’s digital album ranking for five consecutive weeks. Their 2023 release “Idol” spent 21 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard JAPAN’s JAPAN Hot 100, surpassed 1 billion cumulative streams, and topped the U.S. Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, becoming a global hit. YOASOBI has successfully performed at Nippon Budokan, completed nationwide arena tours and Asian tours, and appeared at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Lollapalooza in 2024. In 2025, they performed on the main stage of Primavera Sound Barcelona 2025 and held an arena concert in London. In 2026, they will release “Adrena” and “BABY,” theme songs for the TV anime Hana-Kimi, and are scheduled to hold a 10-dome and stadium tour including five Asian cities, the first of its kind for a Japanese artist.