HIMEHINA Reveals Cover Album 'Himehina Utamita San' After About 3 Years
The album's track list deliberately mixes Vocaloid, J-POP, and VTuber-origin hits, positioning HIMEHINA's cover series as a cross-genre showcase that bridges the VTuber scene with mainstream music.
Key Facts
- HIMEHINA's cover album 'Himehina Utamita San' releases on December 23, 2026.
- The album includes 10 tracks, with two tracks (02 and 08) to be announced sequentially.
- The first press limited deluxe edition costs 8,800 yen and includes a Himehina Flocked Mascot and a jacket illustration sticker.
- The first press limited regular edition costs 3,850 yen and includes a jacket illustration sticker.
- The album was announced at the Tokyo return performance of the 'HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026' on August 11, 2026.
Reporting from 3 sources: KAI-YOU, Brave group, PANORA.
Virtual artist unit HIMEHINA will release its third cover album, 'Himehina Utamita San,' on Wednesday, December 23, 2026. The announcement came at the Tokyo return performance of the 'HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 'LIFETIME is BUBBLIN'' at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo on August 11. The album follows 'Himehina Utamita Ni' from November 2023, making it the first cover album in about three years. It includes 10 tracks spanning Vocaloid, J-POP, and VTuber-origin songs, such as Giga's 'Beyond the way,' tuki.'s 'Bansanka,' Houshou Marine's 'Bishoujo Muzai♡Pirates,' and Hoshimachi Suisei's 'Bibideba.' Tracks 2 and 8 remain undisclosed and will be announced sequentially. Pre-orders for the first press limited edition are open at the official EC site 'HIMEHINA MART.' The deluxe edition, priced at 8,800 yen, includes a Himehina Flocked Mascot and a jacket illustration sticker in a digipak. The regular edition, priced at 3,850 yen, includes the sticker as a first press bonus. Studio LaRa, a Brave group company, handles the release.
The cover album was announced during the Tokyo return show of the world tour, which has been running since November 2025 and includes stops in Taipei, Seoul, and San Jose. The tour's grand finale is scheduled for October 3 and 4 at SGC HALL ARIAKE in Tokyo.
The track list includes 'UNDEAD' by YOASOBI, 'Proposal' by Naisho no Piercus, 'Rabbit Hole' by DECO*27, and 'Tokyo Shandy Rendez-vous' by MAISONdes feat. KAF and Tsumiki. The two hidden tracks are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.
HIMEHINA consists of Tanaka Hime and Suzuki Hina, who have over 1.13 million YouTube subscribers and 680 million total video views. Their fourth album 'Bubblin' reached No. 1 on the mora hi-res album ranking, and the title track served as the opening theme for TV Asahi's 'musicるTV.'
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.