VSinger NEPHLA to Make Major Debut with Nippon Columbia on October 28
The Columbia Songs official "RE:J-POP Official Music Channel" adopted her cover of Kimura Keiko's "Natsu no Antenna" in August 2026, a label-side placement that came before the major debut itself rather than after it.
Key Facts
- Nippon Columbia announced on October 1 that VSinger NEPHLA will make her major debut on October 28, 2026.
- NEPHLA's major debut single is titled "LUMINARIA" and will be released digitally on October 28, 2026.
- The lyrics for "LUMINARIA" are written by Sakuragi Asue and Kuriyama Kenta, with music by Kuriyama Kenta and YouSee and arrangement by YouSee and APAZZI.
- A major debut commemorative live stream will run on October 28, 2026 on NEPHLA's official YouTube channel, with a release event on November 23, 2026 at Tennozu SONORRA.
- NEPHLA's YouTube channel has over 111,000 subscribers.
Reporting from 2 sources: MoguLive, PANORA.
Nippon Columbia announced on October 1 that VSinger NEPHLA will make her major debut on October 28. Her major debut single, "LUMINARIA," will be released the same day through digital distribution. The lyrics are credited to Sakuragi Asue and Kuriyama Kenta, with music by Kuriyama Kenta and YouSee. YouSee and APAZZI handled the arrangement. A major debut commemorative live stream is set for the evening of October 28 on NEPHLA's official YouTube channel. A commemorative release event follows on November 23 at Tennozu SONORRA. NEPHLA sings and also works in dance and choreography, having provided choreography and instruction to other VTubers and VSingers. On her third anniversary of activity, she set the goal of becoming a singer who transcends the boundary between real and virtual and changed her name from nah to NEPHLA to re-debut, taking over her past achievements and accounts. Her YouTube channel has over 111,000 subscribers.
The debut follows a run of appearances that put NEPHLA outside the streaming screen. She performed at a live band festival at Ikebukuro harevutai, took part in Rock on V, and held hologram life-size one-on-one meetings in major cities nationwide. She is a personality on the Bunka Hoso radio program "Buikafe." She also appeared at Germany's DoKomi and at Tokyo Game Show 2025.
The announcement units agree on the dates, the single title, and the writing and arrangement credits. MoguLive lists Sakuragi Asue and Kuriyama Kenta as lyricists, while PANORA's October 1 report carries the subscriber figure and the label's confirmation. The debut single comes out by digital distribution on October 28, with the live stream that evening and the release event on November 23 at Tennozu SONORRA.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.