Meirin Yung, known by her stage name Zombie-Chang, is a Japanese singer and model.[1][2] Originally from Yokohama,[3] she is now based in Tokyo.[4]
Career
In 2013, Yung's debut EP あたしはなんですか was released. It featured "anti-folk" elements.[5] Yung released her debut Zombie-Change album in 2016, and her second album Gang! in 2017.[6]Gang! was her major label debut.[7] Also in 2017, she released "We Should Kiss". The single was described by The Fader as "a breathy should-be smash with an unshakeable bounce."[8]
In 2018, her third album Petit Petit Petit was released.[9] In 2020, her fourth album, Take Me Away from Tokyo was released.[5]
In 2021, she released her single "PaRappa the Gabber" through Roman Label's Bayon Production.[10][11] In May 2022, her STRESS de STRESS album was released.[12] She is scheduled to go on tour for the album later in the year.[13] In 2022, she performed at the Fuji Rock festival.[14]
Musical style
Yung's musical style has been described as "genre-blending"; on Zombie-Change she rapped "over new wave-derived beats".[6] Later on Gang!, she delivered a performance that was J-pop-esque.[6]
Yung was initially a folk singer, but her musical style eventually gravitated toward punk and rock. She discovered punk through listening to The Ramones.[15] Her early music under her Zombie-Chang moniker was a blend of electro and lo-fi aesthetics.[15] Yung has cited French bands Sexy Sushi, La Femme, and Salut C'est Cool as influences on her work.[2][15]
Yung has stated that "her albums are full of memories and songs about personal experiences," and her music contains a mix of minimal electronic and live beats.[1] She has experimented in a range of sounds from "ethereal psychedelic indie pop to live band arrangements and heavy dance."[10]