TV Anime 'Magical Sisters Lulutto Lily' Opening Theme, ILLIT 'Bubee', Available for Streaming April 6 (Mon)!
Universal Music will release ILLIT's 3rd Japanese digital single "Bubee" on April 6. The song is the OP for the anime 'Magical Sisters Lulutto Lily' and features creators popular on TikTok.
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Universal Music LLC (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Naoshi Fujikura / hereafter, Universal Music) will release ILLIT's Japan 3rd Digital Single "Bubee" starting Monday, April 6th.
ILLIT, a 5-member girl group, was also selected as the theme song artist for the TV anime "Tis Time for 'Torture,' Princess" broadcasted in January this year. Their opening theme "Sunday Morning" entered the top 10 of the Oricon "Daily Digital Single Ranking" (as of 1/13) and won 1st place on music distribution services such as iTunes, AWA, mu-mo, and mora.
This work is a dance-pop song that fuses the essence of Shibuya-kei subculture and a J-POP feel, and has also been chosen as the opening theme song for the TV anime "Magical Sisters Lulutto Lily" broadcasting from Sunday, April 5th. It is an impressive song with a creative sound where the floating feeling played by soft keyboards intersects with fast-paced drums. The title "Bubee," based on "Buddy" meaning partner or friend, contains the thought that "with you, whom I dearly love, I can become anyone" and the determination to pursue a new self. Following "Topping" recorded in their Japan 1st Single 'Stop Time', noa, a new generation singer-songwriter who creates "buzz" mainly on TikTok with songs like "Omnidirectional Beautiful Girl," was in charge of the lyrics. Sako Makita, a choreographer who has worked on hit songs like M!LK's "Love Too Much and Destroy!" and CUTIE STREET's "Is it bad just to be cute?" and has over 15 billion total views on TikTok, participated in creating the choreography for the SNS challenge. Inspired by "Buddy," the origin of the song title, it is produced with a theme of a challenge that can be enjoyed by two people, such as friends, lovers, or family members, and a key point is that it can be arranged according to the chemistry (compatibility) of each pair.
ILLIT started their first live tour "ILLIT LIVE 'PRESS START♥︎'" in March. In Japan, they will hold 11 performances across 5 cities, touring Aichi on June 13-14, Osaka on June 20-21, Fukuoka on June 29-30, Hyogo on July 18-19, and Tokyo on July 23, 25, and 26.
ILLIT Japan 3rd Digital Single "Bubee"
Distribution starts on Monday, April 6, 2026
ILLIT, a 5-member girl group, was also selected as the theme song artist for the TV anime "Tis Time for 'Torture,' Princess" broadcasted in January this year. Their opening theme "Sunday Morning" entered the top 10 of the Oricon "Daily Digital Single Ranking" (as of 1/13) and won 1st place on music distribution services such as iTunes, AWA, mu-mo, and mora.
This work is a dance-pop song that fuses the essence of Shibuya-kei subculture and a J-POP feel, and has also been chosen as the opening theme song for the TV anime "Magical Sisters Lulutto Lily" broadcasting from Sunday, April 5th. It is an impressive song with a creative sound where the floating feeling played by soft keyboards intersects with fast-paced drums. The title "Bubee," based on "Buddy" meaning partner or friend, contains the thought that "with you, whom I dearly love, I can become anyone" and the determination to pursue a new self. Following "Topping" recorded in their Japan 1st Single 'Stop Time', noa, a new generation singer-songwriter who creates "buzz" mainly on TikTok with songs like "Omnidirectional Beautiful Girl," was in charge of the lyrics. Sako Makita, a choreographer who has worked on hit songs like M!LK's "Love Too Much and Destroy!" and CUTIE STREET's "Is it bad just to be cute?" and has over 15 billion total views on TikTok, participated in creating the choreography for the SNS challenge. Inspired by "Buddy," the origin of the song title, it is produced with a theme of a challenge that can be enjoyed by two people, such as friends, lovers, or family members, and a key point is that it can be arranged according to the chemistry (compatibility) of each pair.
ILLIT started their first live tour "ILLIT LIVE 'PRESS START♥︎'" in March. In Japan, they will hold 11 performances across 5 cities, touring Aichi on June 13-14, Osaka on June 20-21, Fukuoka on June 29-30, Hyogo on July 18-19, and Tokyo on July 23, 25, and 26.
ILLIT Japan 3rd Digital Single "Bubee"
Distribution starts on Monday, April 6, 2026