Artist Profile
°pbdb°pbdb is a creative unit formed by Misaki Umei and Fuki Kitamura. Since 2023, the two have contributed to each other's music, and °pbdb emerged naturally out of their ongoing collaboration. Freely crossing genres, they handle everything together, including composition, lyrics, performance, vocals, track-making, and mixing.
Their process is lab-like: ideas are turned into sound on the spot and developed through trial and error, without settling on a genre in advance. Visual and conceptual work, including the unit name, titles, and artwork, often built around symmetry and letterforms, is also entirely self-produced.
In December 2024, °pbdb released qpqd. Its track "qd" was featured in an Apple ad campaign, and the duo were selected as cover artists for Spotify's official playlist "Electropolis." In 2025, Umei's debut album Asleep Above Creatures and Kitamura's debut album Spiraloop were both nominated for the APPLE VINEGAR -Music Award- 2026.
Having each built distinctive solo careers, the two now bring their individual artistry together in °pbdb, exploring music freely and joyfully.
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Fuki Kitamura
Misaki Umei