NIJISANJI Debuts Taiga Kaminaga and Ryuichiro Yamada as Unit RhyZyGy
The debut pairs a violinist and a composer-pianist into a music-focused unit, signaling a continued push into music production as a core part of NIJISANJI's talent strategy.
Key Facts
- Taiga Kaminaga and Ryuichiro Yamada debuted as NIJISANJI livers on August 27, 2026, forming the unit RhyZyGy.
- The first streams are scheduled for August 28, 2026, at 20:00 for Kaminaga and 20:30 for Yamada.
- The RhyZyGy Music Relay premieres on August 28, 2026, at 21:10, with the debut song 'Like an Explosion' music video at 21:30.
- Debut commemorative goods and voices go on sale on August 28, 2026, at 21:05 at NIJISANJI Official Store and NIJISANJI EN Official Store.
- The debut song 'Like an Explosion' receives a digital release on August 29, 2026, at 00:00.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, PANORA.
ANYCOLOR debuted two new NIJISANJI livers on August 27, 2026: Taiga Kaminaga and Ryuichiro Yamada, who will operate as the unit RhyZyGy. Kaminaga is introduced as the only son of a famous violinist, described as having life on easy mode, while Yamada is a composition scholarship student who handles everything from music production to piano performance to earn his living expenses. Their first streams run in relay format on August 28, with Kaminaga at 20:00 and Yamada at 20:30. A music video premiere, RhyZyGy Music Relay, follows at 21:10, featuring Kaminaga, then Yamada, and finally the unit's debut song 'Like an Explosion' at 21:30. The debut song's music video premieres on the RhyZyGy YouTube channel at 21:30 on August 28, with digital release starting August 29 at 00:00. Debut commemorative goods, including acrylic stands, can badges, random check-style cards, and voices, go on sale at NIJISANJI official stores from 21:05 on August 28. The unit's X accounts and the individual accounts launched on the debut date.
- Kaminaga's birthday is November 22, height 177cm; Yamada's is July 6, height 180cm.
- Yamada is a composition scholarship student who keeps top grades and is called a prince for his consideration of others.
- The debut song 'Like an Explosion' has lyrics, music, and arrangement by Hayato Yamamoto, with Shuya Masayoshi on music and arrangement.
- Kaminaga plays violin on the track; Yamada plays piano. Tomomi Ogata handled vocal and instrument recording, digital edit, and mix.
- The unit's music spans classical to pop, with Kaminaga on violin and Yamada on composition and piano.
- Goods are limited per transaction: 5 acrylic stands each, 40 can badges each, and 40 random cards each. Cards come in 2 regular and 2 foil-stamped copies with signatures.
- Voices sell as a complete set for 1,000 yen (two livers plus a key visual wallpaper) or individually at 500 yen each for self-introduction, "Good Morning," and "Good Night" tracks.
- Animate carries the welcome goods from August 29 to September 27 at 27 stores, with life-size standing displays at Ikebukuro Main Store and Umeda Store.
- Handwritten signed flyers from both members display at those two stores through September 27.
- The unit maintains Instagram at rhyzygy alongside X and YouTube accounts.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.