Self-produced and from Shinagawa, Tokyo, Aya Gloomy, has been conspicuously world-building in the Eastern hemisphere since 2018. Her wildly hooky pop melodies and distinctive fashion proclivities have garnered attention throughout Japan and beyond. She has performed alongside Mykki Blanco, Yves Tumor, and Kedr Livanskiy in Asia and Australia. Aya’s debut album was released on Japanese tastemaker label, Big Love. Since then she has self-released one EP and one LP, Tokyo Hakai (“Destruction”).Her most recent singles are on Australian imprint 21 N’ FUN, a label run by Aya’s perennial collaborator, artist Mahne Frame.
Aya was on the cover of IN Magazine in 2020 and has been featured in Vogue, i-D, and Sabukaru Magazine. In 2021, she guest starred in several episodes of Kiko Mizuhara’s Amazon series, Kiko Kikaku. She is also the subject of Francesca Allen’s sold out photography book entitled “Aya”. aya also operates a trailblazing vintage shop, Pompom Shop, which has a cult following both online and in pop-ups.
