The track was originally produced in collaboration with Mechatok, with an ethereal hyperpop soundscape blending bright and delicate synth melodies with Tohji’s intimate vocals, ‘medium rare’, furthering the foundations of previous collaborations between the duo such as "ULTRA RARE" and “One”. sim0ne’s reworking ups the BPM, elevating the original’s introspective tones into a high-energy rave classic.

The remix follows the music video for “medium rare” released last week. Directed by eternalusa, the hypnagogic and supersaturated visual features Tohji amongst dreamlike, neon-glowing Tokyo cityscapes, amplifying the otherworldliness of the music.

With an uninhibited sound blending euphoria and melancholy: visionary Japanese artist Tohji is the voice of his generation. As Japan’s number one tastemaker in alternative culture today, he started as a pioneer of the lo-fi obscure rap scene emerging on Soundcloud in 2017, growing exponentially in cultural impact ever since. From building a physical presence through his iconic u-ha party series that lifts up other creative figures in Japan’s underground, to his groundbreaking album ‘T-Mix’ in 2022 which marked a fresh era of influences through collaborations across Tokyo and London, working with producers like Mura Masa, Yeule and Bladee. Recently curating and headlining Japan’s biggest ever Boiler Room, the culmination of building an organic movement over the last seven years: Tohji is just getting started. His latest single release continues the unveiling of this new cultural moment: a Japanese superstar bringing his vision to the global stage.

From intimate secret shows with NTS in Osaka’s docklands, filling stadium arenas like Zepp Yokohama and Zepp Osaka, to headlining both Japan’s largest hip-hop festival Pop Yours and Tokyo’s iconic Boiler Room - now heralded as one of the most energetic crowds the platform has ever showcased - Tohji is bringing his euphoric live show worldwide. He headlined three European shows in April spearheaded by trailblazing promoters: partnering with FORM and Eastern Margins for his London show at Fire, with Rêves and SUPER! - the promoters behind Pitchfork Music Festival Paris - for Point Ephemere, before finishing his European leg at Les Nuits Botanique Festival in Brussels, sharing the lineup with fellow rising superstar Hannah Diamond.

At the epicentre of his world tour, Tohji recently headlined Tokyo’s legendary 20,000 capacity Pop Yours festival: closing out the main stage and cementing his place as the underground king of Japan. Capitalising on this momentum, he spearheaded Eastern Margins North American ROUTE:REDLINE tour and completed a four stop tour of China.