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The Japanese girl group opened Central Music and Entertainment Festival 2026 in Kuala Lumpur and announced that its debut single, Coco
EMERGING Japanese girl group KiOra marked a major milestone last Saturday, Aug 1 with its first-ever overseas performance, taking the stage as the opening act at Central Music and Entertainment Festival 2026 in Kuala Lumpur.
During the performance, the four-member group announced that the official music video for their highly anticipated debut single, Coco will premiere worldwide on Aug 8, along with the song’s digital release.
Coco celebrates living in the present
Titled after the phrase “in my core” and the Japanese words that mean “here and now”, Coco is KiOra’s expression to highlight that the true self is in the moment, not some distant ideal.
The track is an anthem to finding the courage to move forward before you feel ready.
Tokyo Hyper City Pop
First introduced at Head in the Clouds Music and Arts Festival in Tokyo, kiOra represents a fresh musical movement that the group describes as “Tokyo Hyper City Pop”, which fuses the sounds of hyperpop with the melodic charm of city pop.
The sound was shaped by four accomplished producers and songwriters: Her0ism, Yaeji, Mechatok and Kanata Okajima.
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