NEWME

by UA

NEWME cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 February 2026
  • Label: SPEEDSTAR
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 34:10
  • Community rating: 3.52/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking her 30th anniversary in music, UA's album 'NEWME' is a vibrant and genre-spanning work described as a form of "new pop". The album features diverse collaborations, including a composition from the late Ryuichi Sakamoto and features from rapper MFS and her son, actor Nijiro Murakami, blending different musical approaches across its tracks. This release, her first full album in nearly a decade, encapsulates the ever-evolving and unique worldview of the artist.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, japanese, soulful, female-vocals, experimental

Tracklist

  1. NEWME (01:35)
  2. Mood (03:20)
  3. Happy (04:19)
  4. ZOMBIE feat. Nijiro Murakami (03:27)
  5. Mawaru Mirai feat. Sakura Fujiwara (03:27)
  6. WAKEUP feat. MFS (02:58)
  7. GORILLAS are still very shy (02:13)
  8. Henshin (03:38)
  9. Tonic (02:10)
  10. ALK (03:24)
  11. Twilight Before Sunrise (03:39)

Credits

  • UA - primary artist, producer, chorus, lyrics by, music by
  • Kosuke Kageyama - a&r, directed by
  • Naonori Yago - art direction
  • ÉI Kaneko - artwork
  • 植村舞 - coordinator [visual]
  • Shuntaro Watanabe - design
  • 戴瑞艶 - design
  • Satomi Agematsu - engineer [ma]
  • Mikie Oishi - executive-producer, management [artist]
  • Nozomu Iso - executive-producer
  • 雨乞直人 - film director
  • 清田直登 - film editor
  • Noriyuki Mogi - film producer
  • Noboru Tomizawa - hair, make-up
  • Dave Cooley - mastered by
  • Yoshiyuki Watanabe - mixed by, recorded by, recorded by, mixed by
  • Katsuhide Morimoto - photography by
  • Atsuki Iwasa - photography by [menu]
  • Yuichiro Soshi - product manager
  • 林直嗣 - promotion [promotion planning]
  • Shota Uemura - promotion [sales]
  • Yumiko Imai - recorded by [live]
  • Remi Takenouchi - stylist
  • Lili Itagaki - stylist [assistant]
  • Akiko Igaki - arranged by [chorus]
  • mabanua - bass, drums
  • Tomoko Kanda - chorus
  • Masahiro Araki - mixed by, music by, arranged by, programmed by, arranged by [chorus], piano, recorded by
  • Toshihiko Kasai - mixed by
  • Yohannes Tona - bass
  • Desire Nealy - chorus, drums
  • Kansha - chorus
  • Takumi - chorus
  • Tida - chorus
  • Yuuma - chorus
  • Shuta Nishida - guitar, bass, guitar, bass, sampler, music by, arranged by, programmed by
  • Haruhito Nishi - mixed by
  • Happy Imaeda - programmed by, drums, music by, arranged by, recorded by
  • 村上虹郎 - featuring, guest, vocals
  • Kirin Uchida - cello
  • 藤原さくら - featuring, guest, vocals
  • Taiji Okuda - mixed by
  • Mio Okamura Strings - strings
  • Shoko Miki - viola
  • Kaoru Kuroki - violin [1st]
  • Mio Okamura - violin [1st]
  • Akane Irie - violin [2nd]
  • Osamu Iyoku - violin [2nd]
  • Fuyu - drums
  • MFS - featuring, lyrics by, rap
  • マシータ - technician [drum]
  • Kazuya Oi - drums
  • Genki Wada - technician [drum]
  • Takuto Kudo - arranged by [strings], programmed by [strings]
  • 小池正太 - music by, arranged by, organ
  • 梶祥太郎 - music by, arranged by
  • Ryota Sasaguri - bass trombone
  • Ami Okada - horn
  • 齋藤麻衣 - horn
  • Yusuke Sase - trumpet

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