Entering the end of 2017, Billboard Japan has announced the ranking of the best songs of the year, with 9 categories. In the annual rankings, Uchiage Hanabi by DAOKO and Kenshi Yonezu were selected as the most popular song in the "Hot Animation" category. It also ranked third in the "Hot 100" category.  Released in Japan on August 16, 2017, this song is used as theme song of the anime movie "Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka? (Fireworks Read more on Last.fm.

daoko is a rapper and singer from Tokyo, Japan. After being under the LOW HIGH WHO? Productions label starting in 2012, she embarked on a major label career under TOY'S FACTORY in 2015. Born in March 1997, daoko first attracted attention as a 15 year old in 2012, for rap tracks she shared on NicoNico Douga, including a rap remix of the popular vocaloid song 戯言スピーカー (Tawagoto Speaker) she posted. She joined LOW HIGH WHO? Productions and appeared on labelmate 不可思議/wonderboy's second album in the song 世界征服やめた later that year, as she began to receive attention as the 15 year old high school girl rapper. She released her first album HYPER GIRL – 向こう側の女の子 - that December. In September 2013, daoko collaborated with m-flo for the theme song of a commercial, and in the same month also released the UTUTU EP, produced by Pigeondust. On December 11, 2013, she released her 2nd indie album, GRAVITY. Her debut major album, titled DAOKO, was released 25 March 2015 through TOY'S FACTORY. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.