Mosawo

Mosawo was originally a member of a baseball club and wanted to become a professional baseball player. He was forced to give up due to an injury. Mosawo stated that Shota Shimizu inspired him to be a singer when he saw him on TV when he was in his first year in middle school, In an interview with PIA, he admires Shota's "way of having his own worldview that isn't influenced by the people around him". He founded a music club and played guitar and vocals where they played cover songs of Radwimps and One Ok Rock.

In 2017, Mosawo started uploading song covers on YouTube with him singing and playing guitars. At the same time, he also uploaded it on Twitter and began collaborating with other users on the karaoke app named nana.

In March 2020, Mosawo posted a single phrase of "Gyutto" on TikTok. The song grew in popularity, the original video accumulated more than 200,000 likes, and comments, and many people commented that they wanted to see Mosawo become a singer.{{cite web |last1=Chihiro |first1=Goto |title=LINE MUSIC1位! "もさを。"に聞く人気の秘密「女性目線の歌詞にこだわっています」【次世代シンガーインタビュー:2】 |url=https://ure.pia.co.jp/articles/-/845183 |website=PIA |access-date=26 January 2025 |language=ja |date=8 October 2020}} It was used in more than 30,000 videos and accumulated 300 million views on TikTok.{{cite news |last1=Sakai |first1=Ayaka |title=「ぎゅっと。」で大ブレイク！女性目線で描くSSW "もさを。"とは？ {{!}} Special |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/special/detail/3117 |access-date=19 January 2024 |work=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}{{cite news |title=iri、もさを。、Ado……"会いたい"気持ちを素直に歌った恋愛ソングに注目集まった理由 |url=https://realsound.jp/2021/10/post-888245.html |access-date=19 January 2025 |work=Real Sound |date=24 October 2021 |language=ja}} Mosawo released his first single, "Gyutto", digitally in July 2020.

Mosawo's single "Aitai" was released in October 2020.{{cite news |title=もさを。遠距離恋愛を歌う新曲「会いたい」配信リリース（動画あり） |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/402157 |access-date=19 January 2025 |work=Music Natalie |date=October 26, 2020 |language=ja}} In September 2021, he release another single "Koiiro", and inspired by the manga A Sign of Affection.{{cite news |title=もさを。漫画『ゆびさきと恋々』とコラボ イメージ楽曲「恋色」制作 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2205748/full/ |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=Oricon |date=September 6, 2021}} In November of the same year, his song "Caramel" was used as the opening theme for the Japanese drama My Beautiful Man.{{cite news |title=もさを。の新曲「カラメル」配信リリースへ、ドラマ『美しい彼』オープニング主題歌 {{!}} Daily News |url=https://billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/105926 |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=Billboard Japan |date=November 15, 2021 |language=ja}}

In October 2022, Mosawo performed the theme song of the Japanese drama series Piece of Cake entitled "Halleluyah".{{cite news |title=基俊介×佐々木美玲×落合モトキ『ぴーすおぶけーき』"ユルユル幼なじみ"場面カット解禁 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2252495/full/ |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=Oricon |date=October 11, 2022}} In December of the same year, he releases his first album "Koi no Uta" containing his previous songs.{{cite news |title=もさを。1stアルバム発売決定、あなたの隣に寄り添ってくれる「こいのうた」（コメントあり） |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/495059 |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=Music Natalie |date=September 25, 2022 |language=ja}}

On January 16, 2023, Mosawo held his first ever live performance at WWW in Tokyo, following that he also held performances in Nagoya and Osaka in May of that year.{{cite news |title=【ライブレポート】もさを。初ワンマンで"こいのうた"続々、ファンと作った幸せな空間（写真9枚） |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/511190 |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=音楽ナタリー |date=February 2, 2023 |language=ja}} In March of the same year, he performed the song "Brownie" for the commercial for Nōkō Choco Brownies.{{cite news |title=當真あみ、高橋文哉に"キュン"止まらず CMで部活の先輩＆後輩に |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2273469/full/ |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=Oricon |date=30 March 2023}}

Mosawo stated that he sang mainly love songs with lyrics from a female perspective. In an interview with PIA, he said he writes songs such as "Kira Kira" "imagining the feelings of a woman with unrequited love" and often uses feminine terms and pronouns such as {{nihongo||あたし|"Atashi"}} when singing about "my feelings for him."{{cite news |last1=Hachisuka |first1=Chinami |title=もさを。「こいのうた」全曲レビュー、1stアルバムで表現された"大切な人との日常" - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー |url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/mosawo |access-date=19 January 2025 |work=Music Natalie |date=December 7, 2022 |language=ja}}{{cite web |last1=Chihiro |first1=Goto |title=LINE MUSIC1位! "もさを。"に聞く人気の秘密「女性目線の歌詞にこだわっています」【次世代シンガーインタビュー:2】 |url=https://ure.pia.co.jp/articles/-/845183 |website=PIA |access-date=29 January 2025 |language=ja |date=8 October 2020}} Ayaka Sakai of Billboard Japan described his style as "easier to remember."

{{further|Gyutto}}

Mosawo became popular among Zoomers during the COVID-19 Pandemic because of the lyrics to his song "Gyutto", and noted that he is a "talent that suddenly appeared during the COVID-19 pandemic". He charted 39 times in the Billboard Japan's "Artist 100" peaking at 27th place on December 16, 2020. Mosawo also charted twice for the "Artist 100 Year End" peaking at 63rd in 2021.{{cite web |title=もさを。 {{!}} Artist |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/955826 |website=Billboard Japan |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja}}

| July 27, 2020

| {{cite web |title=もさを。の「ぎゅっと。 - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/gyutto-single/1523598192 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=27 July 2020}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Kira Kira"|きらきら}}

| September 7, 2020

|{{cite web |title=もさを。の「きらきら - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/kirakira-single/1528937901 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=7 September 2020}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Suki ga Afureteitano"|好きが溢れていたの}}

|September 26, 2020

|{{cite web |title=もさを。の「好きが溢れていたの - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/sukiga-afureteitano-single/1532193386 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=28 September 2020}}

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| {{Nihono|"Aitai"|会いたい}}

| October 26, 2020

| {{cite web |title=もさを。の「会いたい - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/aitai-single/1535907589 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=26 October 2020}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Fuyu Puresento"|冬のプレゼント}}

| November 20, 2020

| {{cite web |title=もさを。の「冬のプレゼント - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/fuyunopresent-single/1540891240 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=30 November 2020}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Sakura Koi"|桜恋}}

| February 22, 2021

|{{cite web |title=もさを。の「桜恋 - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/sakurakoi-single/1553708899 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=22 February 2021}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Koiiro"|恋色}}

| September 12, 2021

|{{cite web |title=もさを。の「恋色 - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/koiiro-single/1583502116 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=13 September 2021}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Ano Oto"|あの音}}

| October 27, 2021

| {{cite web |title=もさを。 & A夏目の「あの音 - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/あの音-single/1590031488 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=27 October 2021}}{{efn|along with Anatsume}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Caramel"|カラメル}}

| November 21, 2021

|{{cite web |title=もさを。の「カラメル - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/カラメル-single/1594108687 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=21 November 2021}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Mou Ichido" (feat. asmi)|もう一度 (feat. asmi)}}

| March 22, 2022

| {{cite web |title=もさを。の「もう一度 (feat. asmi) - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/もう一度-feat-asmi-single/1613657809 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=22 March 2022}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Rakugaki"|ラクガキ}}

| June 20, 2022

| {{cite web |title=もさを。の「ラクガキ - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/ラクガキ-single/1628033984 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=20 June 2022}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Gift"|ギフト}}

| July 27, 2022

| {{cite web |title=もさを。の「ギフト - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/gift-single/1634312089 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=27 July 2022}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Cider"|サイダー}}

| August 23, 2022

|{{cite web |title=もさを。の「サイダー - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/cider-single/1640176879 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=31 August 2022}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Kinmokusei"|キンモクセイ}}

| February 22, 2023

|{{cite web |title=もさを。の「キンモクセイ - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/kinmokusei-single/1670557521 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=22 February 2023}}

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| {{Nihongo|"Brownie"|ブラウニー}}

| April 26, 2023

| {{cite web |title=もさを。の「ブラウニー - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/brownie-single/1681937714 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=26 April 2023}}

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| "Love Song"

| November 15, 2023

| {{cite web |title=もさを。の「Love Song - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/love-song-single/1714779313 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=15 November 2023}}

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| "Snow White"

| December 13, 2023

|{{cite web |title=もさを。の「Snow White - Single」をApple Musicで |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/snow-white-single/1718493697 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=ja |date=13 December 2023}}

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