Artist Profile
HANCE
A unique singer-songwriter who made his debut in his 40s while running his own company and working as an independent artist. Without belonging to an office or a label, HANCE himself gathered creators in various fields and launched the project. With his "desire" to "make music that adults can enjoy" by utilizing his own experience of traveling the world, he debuted in September 2020 with his first single "The night and the lie" The music video, shot in Valencia, Spain, became a hot topic not only in Japan but around the world after its release, and the debut song "The night and the lie" recorded 1 million views on YouTube in 3 months. and charted at #6 on the iTunes Store R&B Soul Top Songs in Taiwan, #2 in Mongolia and #5 in Bolivia on the Apple Music R&B/Soul Top Music Video Charts, and his second single "Valencia Sky" charted at #1 on the J-Pop Charts in Kyrgyzstan, Macau, and #4 in Armenia. and #4 in Armenia; 4th single "Rain" charted at #2 and #4 on the J-Pop charts in Bolivia and Armenia. In Azerbaijan, his 5th single "Marble Traveler" reached No.5 on the J-pop chart and his album song "SMOKE" reached No.6. Jpop Top Albums and reached No. 3 on the Jpop Top Albums chart. The album's lead song "SMOKE" was playlisted on Spotify's major playlists "Tokyo Rising", "soul Music Japan", and "New Music Wednesday". And the album's interview was featured on U.S. Billboard and tweeted alongside Ariana Grande, Weeknd, and other top artists from around the world.