Review: Ado, Japan’s mysterious megastar, delivered the most metal performance of this year’s Lolla
<p>It’s entirely possible that in a few years we’ll find out Ado is just a front for a secret CIA operative.</p><p>Since coming on the scene in 2020, the real person behind the mysterious J-pop star has been kept up under wraps. Anonymity is a foundational part of her identity as a singer who started as a cover artist and rose to international fame through the community of creators using Vocaloid, a Japanese music-composition software.
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<p>It’s entirely possible that in a few years we’ll find out Ado is just a front for a secret CIA operative.</p><p>Since coming on the scene in 2020, the real person behind the mysterious J-pop star has been kept up under wraps. Anonymity is a foundational part of her identity as a singer who started as a cover artist and rose to international fame through the community of creators using Vocaloid, a Japanese music-composition software. And the length Ado’s team goes to keep her identity secret is a mind-blowing feat and quite impressive in the age of social media.</p><p>Watching this process all unfold at Lollapalooza was truly a marvel. Thirty minutes before Ado’s finale set at the Airbnb Stage kicked off, crews worked furiously to set up the large metal cage she performs behind — only visible as silhouette — while testing out a massive amount of lights strategically placed in front for another optical distraction.</p><p>Messages came across screens warning the throngs of people gathered that absolutely no photos, videos, recordings or binoculars of any kind would be allowed before, during or after the show.
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- <p>It’s entirely possible that in a few years we’ll find out Ado is just a front for a secret CIA operative.</p><p>Since coming on the scene in 2020, the real person behind the mysterious J-pop star has been kept up under wraps. Anonymity is a foundational part of her identity as a singer who started as a cover artist and rose to international fame through the community of creators using Vocaloid, a Japanese music-composition software.
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Review: Ado, Japan’s mysterious megastar, delivered the most metal performance of this year’s Lolla
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