Patrick St. Michel

Kenshi Yonezu: “I create music with a distinctly Japanese quirk to it. That’s something I take great pride in”

One of J-pop’s biggest artists looks back on his 2025 with NME, including his contributions to ‘Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc’: the “free-fall ride” of ‘Iris Out’ and his massive, melancholic collaboration with Hikaru Utada