Japanese superstar Kenshi Yonezu is coming to Fortnite Party Royale

On the day of Diplo's exclusive Fortnite Party Royale event, Epic Games has announced its next, exciting collaboration. As a part of its Party Royale mode, Epic Games has roped in popular Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu on board.

This marks the first instance that a Japanese popstar will be affiliated with the game, where he will stream songs exclusively from his new album 'Stray Sheep'.

Who is Kenshi Yonezu?

For those who are not familiar with the name, Kenshi Yonezu is a 29-year-old Japanese musician who made his debut in 2012 with the release of his album 'Diorama'. Along with seven others, he also founded 'Balloom' in 2011, an independent record label for budding musicians.

Post the release of his debut album; he was picked up by Universal Sigma and released subsequent albums titled Yankee, Bremen and Bootleg. The latter-most album skyrocketed Kenshi Yonezu to superstardom as it won the Best Album of the Year at the 60th Japan Record Awards.

Since then, he has been one of the most prominent names in J-Pop and has won accolades at the MTV Video Music Awards, Japan as well as featuring on the year-end Billboard Japan charts.

Kenshi Yonezu is also the first Japanese artist to reach 5 million subscribers on YouTube, and his song 'Lemon' has amassed 580 million views so far, another Japanese record.

Fortnite ft. Kenshi Yonezu

Epic Games' latest collaboration is sure to excite several fans as they continue to expand their horizons in the Party Royale mode. Kenshi Yonezu is all set to take the Fortnite Main Stage on August 7.

As a reward, players who log into Fortnite from Thursday, August 6 at 8 PM EDT to Friday, August 7, will receive a free banner in return!

This latest collaboration has created a lot of buzz online as the Fortnite community gears up for a new association.

With this latest announcement, Fortnite continues to add to its impressive lineup of stars who impress with musical concerts in the Fortnite Party Royale Mode.

About the author

Saahil is an English Literature graduate, with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism.

An entertainment journalist with a strong penchant for anything cinema, travel and the ever-expansive world of pop-culture, he has contributed to film journals and websites such as Film Companion, Film Critics Circle of India, The Telegraph and Humans of Cinema.

Apart from flitting between the works of Shakespeare and Scorsese, he is also a comic-book aficionado, an avid gamer and sports enthusiast, who dabbles between putting in hours on the PlayStation and writing about the same.

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