HaKoniwaLily (ハコニワリリィ) is a Japanese musical duo consisting of Hanon and Kotoha who are affiliating vocals of HoneyWorks who started solo and group activities before their major label debut in 2021.
Background[]
Prior to the formation of HaKoniwaLily, the two started as vocalists doing solo activities under HoneyWorks until the formation of Hanon×Kotoha as an indie band. Since then, these two often have duets together both original and cover songs. During this period, they released two indie albums, Koi-iro Doumei and Suisei Shoujo. On June 24, 2021, it was announced that they would have their major debut as HaKoniwaLily with the release of their first single, Koganezora, which served as the ending theme of the anime SD Gundam World Heroes. Their original name, Hanon×Kotoha, is still used whenever a doujin album is released on Comiket.
In July 2023, both Hanon and Kotoha became affiliated with the virtual YouTuber agency AiceClass, which HoneyWorks organized.
In June 2024, it was decided that both would receive singing voicebanks for the CeVIO AI singing-synthesis software. These "Song Voices" would be named "Hakoniwa Hano" (for Hanon), and "Hakoniwa Koto" (for Kotoha).
Members[]
- Hanon
- Profile
- Birthday: March 6
- Height: 152 cm
- Image Color: Blue
- Debut Date as Vocalist: August 28, 2018
- Fan Name: Hano-men
- Fanmark: Penguin (🐧)
- She started her activities as Hanon in 2018 when she began working as a guest vocalist for HoneyWorks after she was scouted from her cover song of CHiCO with HoneyWorks. She is highly regarded for her overwhelming singing ability and her multi-range of singing genres. She is a fan of LiSA and Sphere.
- Kotoha
- Profile
- Birthday: June 10
- Height: 152 cm
- Image Color: Green
- Debut Date as Vocalist: August 27, 2019
- Fan Name: Koto-risu
- Fanmark: Clover (🍀)
- She started her activities as Kotoha in 2019 on the HoneyWorks 828 (August 28) 24-hour livestream and worked as a guest vocalist for them. She is remarked for her ability to captivate all listeners with her crystal clear singing voice. She is a fan of games such as VALORANT, Apex Legends, and Genshin Impact. She grew up listening to Vocaloid but when she started to sing original songs as Kotoha, she started to listen to a lot of different people's songs such as YOASOBI and Yorushika. Her cover of "Shin Seikatsu" won the grand prize at "The Best Covers (2022)" which recognized the song to be the most played cover song across all music distribution sites in 2022.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- [2019.12.19] Koi-iro Doumei (恋色同盟; as Hanon×Kotoha)
- [2020.10.10] Suisei Shoujo (水声少女; as Hanon×Kotoha)
- [2022.09.28] Lily's Plage
- [2025.01.29] HaKoniwa Resonance
Mini-albums[]
- [2021.06.19] Mirage Vox (as Hanon×Kotoha)
- [2022.12.30] Winter Vox (as Hanon×Kotoha)
- [2023.08.13] Summer Vox (as Hanon×Kotoha)
- [2023.12.30] Spring Vox (as Hanon×Kotoha)
- [2024.08.12] Autumn Vox (as Hanon×Kotoha)
Singles[]
- [2021.09.01] Koganezora (コガネゾラ)
- [2022.06.01] Kyori-kan (キョリ感)
Digital Singles[]
- [2024.07.31] Rabbit Number
- [2024.10.04] Kirakira (キラキラ)
- [2024.12.11] Ai ni Deai Koi wa Tsuzuku (愛に出会い恋は続く)
- [2025.02.12] Fansa - Cover (ファンサ)
Collaboration Digital Singles[]
- [2024.04.21] Senpai. (センパイ。) with Karen na Ivory and Takane no Nadeshiko
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Their image color is white which means purity and their motif flower is a pure white lily.
- Their name is a portmanteau of the first syllable of their names (Ha= Hanon, Ko=Kotoha).
- "HaKoniwa" (ハコニワ) in Japanese means miniature garden. Kotoha expressed that they wanted to introduce their "garden" to everyone.
- It was said that it was a coincidence that the name "Haniwa" (ハニワ) is included in HaKoniwaLily and not intentional.
- Both have the same height (152 cm).
- Their fanbase is officially called as "Hakosen".[1]
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