APOKI Releases Japanese Song

K-pop artist APOKI releases her sixth single, “Hold On,” her first original Japanese song. APOKI is Korea’s first and No.1 virtual K-pop artist. Her dream was to sing an original Japanese song someday.

She debuted in February 2021 with her first song, “Get it Out“, but she has been captivating people’s attention since February 2019 with her dancing and covering K-pop songs. 

Her song “West Swing” is a smash hit in Japan, South Korea, and North America. The song features West Coast American rap legend E-40. She has four other songs: “Get It Out,” “Coming Back,” “Shut Up Kiss Me,” and “Mood V5.”

She has over 5 million followers all across the world. APOKI has global popularity because of her vocals, fashion skills, appearances, and sharp dance performances.  

Her new song “Hold On” is produced by major songwriter Chizzy Stephens. Stephens has produced songs for artists like Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez and DJ Snake. Stephens” most notable project was production on Brown’s album Indigo.

“Hold On” describes love at first sight. The song is a pop song created by a rich assembly of songwriters from South Korea, Japan, and the United States. The lyrics on “Hold On” are written by the talented Mayu Wakisaka. Wakisaka has collaborated with popular groups such as Tomorrow X Together, OH MY GIRL, NiziU, and TWICE. 

APOKI music videos are known to attract a lot of attention. The music video is 3D animated with flying cars, candy, teddy bears, and hearts. Word spread WATERMELONBAR is APOKI’s favorite popsicle so LOTTE’s WATERMELONBAR made an appearance in the music video. “The popsicle is cute and yummy, and I always want to eat it in the summertime, APOKI said.” The popsicle is famous in Japan and South Korea. 

APOKI music is loving and soft. Her music gives you the urge to dance and sing along. She has announced she is releasing her anticipated SPACE album this autumn.