Zanmu

In 2022, Ado released her debut studio album, Kyōgen, which went to debut atop both the Oricon Albums Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart. The album broke a string of records, including becoming the first to sell over 100,000 copies in its first week by a female artist since Superfly's 2008 self titled debut studio album.{{Cite web |date= |title=Ado『狂言』が「アルバム」1位「VOCALOIDのおかげで今のAdoがいる」【オリコンランキング/本人コメントあり】 |trans-title=Ado's "Kyōgen" ranks 1st in the "album" list "Thanks to VOCALOID, Ado is who she is today" [Oricon Rankings] |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2223022/full/ |access-date=May 1, 2024 |work=Oricon}} Later that year, Ado provided singing vocals for Uta for the Japanese animated musical fantasy film One Piece Film: Red. The accompanying soundtrack album Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red became an international success, charting in various countries and breaking records on the Japan Hot 100.{{Cite web |last=Harding |first=Daryl |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Ado Makes Japanese Music Chart History With Uta and One Piece Film: Red |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/08/30/ado-makes-japanese-music-chart-history-with-uta-and-one-piece-film-red |access-date=May 1, 2024 |website=Crunchyroll |language=en-us}}{{Cite magazine |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Ado Breaks Another Japan Hot 100 Record With 6 Tracks in Top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ado-breaks-another-japan-hot-100-record-1235131045/ |access-date=May 1, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |date=August 17, 2022 |title=Ado Dominates Top Three Slots on Japan Hot 100 — A Chart First |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ado-top-three-spots-japan-hot-100-1235127810/ |access-date=May 1, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} In 2023, Ado released multiple singles, alongside a compilation album of cover recordings, Ado's Utattemita Album.{{Cite web |date=September 15, 2023 |title=Ado、「ヴィラン」「飾りじゃないのよ涙は」など収録の"歌ってみたアルバム"リリース ティザー映像も公開 |trans-title=Ado to release "Utattemita Album", including "Villain" and "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa". Teaser video also released |url=https://realsound.jp/2023/09/post-1434278.html |access-date=May 1, 2024 |website=Real Sound |language=ja}}

On April 20, 2024, Universal Music Japan announced Ado's second studio album.{{Cite web |date=April 20, 2024 |title=Adoの2ndアルバム発売決定、タイトルは（コメントあり） |trans-title=Ado's 2nd album will be released, the title is (with comments) |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/570269 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Music Natalie |language=ja}} Multiple variants of the album will be released, which will contain bonus bundles while the limited edition will include footage of her Los Angeles performance from her first world tour, the Wish tour.{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2024 |title=Ado、ニューアルバム『残夢』7月リリース ロサンゼルス公演映像も収録 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/136903/2 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}

Various songs included on the album were used in commercial tie-ins or as theme songs for Japanese films. "Missing", which was written by Ringo Sheena, served as the theme song for Karada Sakari while "Dignity" served as the theme song for the live-action adaption of The Silent Service and "Chocolat Cadabra", which was used by Lotte Wellfood for their 60th anniversary commercial.{{Cite web |title=Adoの新作アルバム『残夢』人気曲を多数収録、初回限定盤にはロサンゼルスでのライブ映像も |trans-title=Ado's new album "Zanmu" includes many popular songs, and the first limited edition also includes live footage in Los Angeles |url=https://www.fashion-press.net/news/117873 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Fashion-Press |language=ja}}

In promotion of Zanmu, Ado embarked on her first Japanese arena tour, the Profile of Mona Lisa tour.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-27 |title=Ado、9都市18公演の初全国アリーナツアー＜モナ・リザの横顔＞を7月より開催 |trans-title=Ado to hold first national arena tour with 18 performances in 9 cities starting in July |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000246927 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Barks |language=ja}} The tour began on July 14 and concluded on October 13, 2024.

{{Track listing

| headline = Zanmu track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 54:59

| title1 = Nukegara

| note1 = {{nihongo2|抜け空}}

| writer1 = {{hlist|Yunosuke|Gyuniku}}

| extra1 = Yunosuke

| length1 = 3:08

| title2 = Missing

| note2 = {{nihongo2|行方知れず}}

| writer2 = Ringo Sheena

| extra2 = Sheena

| length2 = 3:13

| title3 = Dignity

| writer3 = {{hlist|Tak Matsumoto|Koshi Inaba}}

| extra3 = Matsumoto

| length3 = 4:12

| title4 = Chocolat Cadabra

| note4 = {{nihongo2|ショコラカタブラ}}

| writer4 = {{hlist|Taku Inoue|Camellia}}

| extra4 = Inoue

| length4 = 3:04

| title5 = Kura Kura

| note5 = {{nihongo2|クラクラ}}

| writer5 = Meiyo

| extra5 = {{hlist|Meiyo|Yoko Kanno}}

| length5 = 3:11

| title6 = I'm a Controversy

| note6 = {{nihongo2|アタシは問題作}}

| writer6 = PinocchioP

| extra6 = PinocchioP

| length6 = 3:14

| title7 = Rebellion

| note7 = {{nihongo2|リベリオン}}

| writer7 = Chinozo

| extra7 = Chinozo

| length7 = 2:58

| title8 = All Night Radio

| note8 = {{nihongo2|オールナイトレディオ}}

| writer8 = Mitchie M

| extra8 = Mitchie M

| length8 = 3:32

| title9 = Himawari

| note9 = {{nihongo2|向日葵}}

| writer9 = Mewhan

| length9 = 4:19

| extra9 = {{hlist|40mp|Mewhan}}

| title10 = Eien no Akuruhi

| note10 = {{nihongo2|永遠のあくる日}}

| writer10 = Teniwoha

| extra10 = Teniwoha

| length10 = 4:06

| title11 = Mirror

| writer11 = Natori

| extra11 = Natori

| length11 = 3:00

| title12 = Rule

| note12 = {{nihongo2|ルル}}

| writer12 = Maretu

| extra12 = Maretu

| length12 = 3:07

| title13 = Show

| note13 = {{nihongo2|唱}}

| writer13 = {{hlist|Giga|TeddyLoid|Tophamhat-Kyo}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Giga|TeddyLoid}}

| length13 = 3:12

| title14 = Ibara

| note14 = {{nihongo2|いばら}}

| writer14 = Vaundy

| extra14 = Vaundy

| length14 = 4:22

| title15 = Value

| writer15 = Police Piccadilly

| extra15 = Police Piccadilly

| length15 = 3:04

| title16 = 0

| writer16 = Sheeno Mirin

| extra16 = Mirin

| length16 = 3:00

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Zanmu {{nobold|– limited edition DVD / Blu-ray bonus live performances from the Wish Tour in Los Angeles}}

| title1 = New Genesis

| writer1 = Yasutaka Nakata

| title2 = Usseewa

| writer2 = Syudou

| title3 = Lucky Bruto

| writer3 = Hiiragi Kirai

| title4 = Readymade

| writer4 = Three

| title5 = Rebellion

| writer5 = Chinozo

| title6 = Fleeting Lullaby

| writer6 = Tophamhat-Kyo

| title7 = Motherland

| writer7 = Nilfruits

| title8 = Gira Gira

| writer8 = Teniwoha

| title9 = Tot Musica

| writer9 = {{hlist|Canon|Hiroyuki Sawano}}

| title10 = Aishite Aishite Aishite

| writer10 = Kikuo

| title11 = I'm Invincible

| writer11 = Motoki Ohmori

| title12 = Ashura-chan

| writer12 = Neru

| title13 = Kura Kura

| writer13 = Meiyo

| title14 = Yoru no Pierrot

| note14 = TeddyLoid remix

| writer14 = Biz

| title15 = Kokoro to iu Na no Fukakai

| writer15 = Mafumafu

| title16 = Mayonaka no Door

| writer16 = {{hlist|Tetsuji Hayashi|Yoshiko Miura}}

| title17 = Show

| writer17 = {{hlist|Giga|TeddyLoid|Tophamhat-Kyo}}

| title18 = Backlight

| note18 = encore

| writer18 = Vaundy

| title19 = Freedom

| note19 = encore

| writer19 = Jon-Yakitory

| title20 = Senbonzakura

| note20 = encore

| writer20 = Kurousa-P

| title21 = Odo

| writer21 = {{hlist|Giga|TeddyLoid|Deco*27}}

| note21 = encore

}}

Notes

• "Dignity" and "Mirror", named in English, are stylized in uppercase.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Zanmu |publisher=Virgin}}
• "{{nihongo2|行方知れず}}" ("Missing"), when presented in English, is stylized in lowercase.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQtmqpSE64w |title=【Ado】missing / 行方知れず |date=October 10, 2022 |publisher=Ado |via=YouTube}}
• "{{nihongo2|ルル}}" ("Rule"), when presented in English, is stylized as "RuLe".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z_YqhYHhpg |title=【Ado】RuLe |date=July 5, 2024 |publisher=Ado |via=YouTube}}

Musicians

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• Ado – vocals
• Keisuke Torigoe – bass on "Missing"
• Ringo Sheena – computer music systems on "Missing"
• Atsushi Matsushita – drums on "Missing"
• Yukio Nagoshi – guitar on "Missing"
• Ichiyo Izawa – keyboards on "Missing"
• Seiji Kameda – bass on "Dignity"
• Hideo Yamaki – drums on "Dignity"
• Takahiro Matsumoto – guitar on "Dignity"
• Yuto Saito – piano on "Dignity"
• Hitoshi Konno Strings – strings on "Dignity"
• Masato Honda – alto saxophone on "Kura Kura"
• Takuo Yamamoto – baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone on "Kura Kura"
• Yasuo Sano – drums on "Kura Kura"
• Takafumi "CO-K" Kokei – guitar on "Kura Kura"
• Andy Wuff – tenor saxophone on "Kura Kura"
• Shinsuke Torizuka – trombone on "Kura Kura"
• Yoichi Murata – trombone on "Kura Kura"
• Koji Nishimura – trumpet on "Kura Kura"
• Sho Okumura – trumpet on "Kura Kura"
• Kei Nakamura – bass on "Himawari"
• Test – guitar on "Himawari"
• JimuinG – keyboards on "Himawari"
• 40mp – programming on "Himawari"
• Yu Manabe Strings – strings on "Himawari"
• Leon Nishizuki – bass on "Mirror"
• Haruno – drum programming on "Mirror"
• Natori – drum programming on "Mirror"
• Merlyn Kelly – bass on "Ibara"
• Bobo – drums on "Ibara"
• Taiking – guitar on "Ibara"

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Technical

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• Vis – mixing on "Nukegara" and "All Night Radio"
• Uni Inoue – mixing and engineering on "Missing"
• Hiroyuki Kobayashi – mixing and engineering on "Dignity"
• Masashi Uramoto – mixing on "Chocolat Cadabra"
• Tom Manning – mixing on "Kura Kura"
• Naoki Itai – mixing on "I'm a Controversy", "Rebellion", "Himawari", "Eien No Akuruhi", "Rule", "Value", and "0"
• Maretu – mixing and recording arrangement on "Rule"
• Norikatsu Teruuchi – mixing, engineering on "Ibara"
• Tsubasa Yamazaki – mastering on "Dignity"
• Matt Colton – mastering on "Kura Kura"
• Masashi Yabuhara – engineering on "Kura Kura"
• Yunosuke – recording arrangement on "Nukegara"
• Ringo Sheena – recording arrangement on "Missing"
• Seiji Kameda – recording arrangement on "Dignity"
• Taku Inoue – recording arrangement on "Chocolat Cadabra"
• Seatbelts – recording arrangement on "Kura Kura"
• Yoko Kanno – recording arrangement on "Kura Kura"
• PinocchioP – recording arrangement on "I'm a Controversy"
• Chinozo – recording arrangement on "Rebellion"
• Mitchie M – recording arrangement on "All Night Radio"
• 40mp – recording arrangement on "Himawari"
• Teniwoha – recording arrangement on "Eien No Akuruhi"
• Natori – recording arrangement on "Rule"
• Giga – recording arrangement on "Show"
• TeddyLoid – recording arrangement on "Show"
• Vaundy – recording arrangement on "Ibara"
• Police Piccadilly – recording arrangement on "Value"
• Sheeno Mirin – recording arrangement on "0"
• Haruki Doi – additional engineering on "Missing"

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class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for Zanmu ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak position
{{album chart|Oricon|1|date=2024-07-22|rowheader=true|access-date=July 17, 2024}}
scope="row"| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2024-07-22 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2024-07-22/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=July 18, 2024 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718041643/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2024-07-22/ |archive-date=July 18, 2024}} | 1
scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2024&month=07&day=22|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of July 17, 2024|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=July 17, 2024}} | 1

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class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for Zanmu ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position
scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2024 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2024/p/3/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=December 20, 2024|language=ja |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241220070611/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2024/p/3/ |archive-date=December 20, 2024}} | 29
scope="row"| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=【オリコン年間ランキング2024】Snow Man、「作品別売上数部門」で史上最多の6冠を達成! Creepy Nuts「Bling-Bang-Bang-Born」が3冠、Number_i『No.O -ring-』も首位に {{!}} デジタルアルバム 1位~10位 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/69766/5/ |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=Oricon |date=December 20, 2024 |language=ja}} | 8
scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums_year&year=2024|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – 2024 Year-End|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=December 20, 2024}} | 23

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