What is Daoko?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Daoko | native_name = だをこ | native_name_lang = ja | alias = * daoko (Indie Era) * DAOKO (Major Era) * Daoko (current name) | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|4|4}} | birth_place = [[Shibuya]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | genre = {{flatlist}} * [[J-pop]] * [[Hip hop]] * [[Electropop]] * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] * [[Alternative rock]] {{endflatlist}} | years_active = {{Start date|2011}}–present | label = {{flatlist}} * LOW HIGH WHO? PRODUCTION (2012–2015) * TOY'S FACTORY (2015–2020) * {{nihongo|tefutefu|てふてふ}} (2021–present) {{endflatlist}} | spinoffs = | spinoff_of = | website = {{URL|daoko.jp}} | current_members = | past_members = | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} {{nihongo|'''Daoko'''|だをこ|extra=born {{Birth date|1997|4|4}}}} is a Japanese female [[singer]], [[Hip_hop#Rapping|rapper]], [[Lyrics|lyricist]], and [[Novel|novelist]]. <ref> {{cite web |url=https://daoko.jp/profile |title=DAOKO |year=2015 |website=DAOKO |publisher= DAOKO, てふてふ |language=ja |access-date=2024-04-05 |quote=}} </ref> == History == The name {{nihongo|Daoko|だをこ}} is a shortening of her internet [[nickname]], and her real name is unknown. <ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/tokiohot100/guest_past/past_20151018.htm |title=DAOKO at J-WAVE TOKIO HOT100 Guest Room |author=クリス |date=2015-10-18 |year=2015 |website=J-WAVE |publisher=J-WAVE Inc. |language=ja |access-date=2024-04-07 |quote=DAOKO：本名とは全然関係なくて、もともとWEBで使っていたニックネームを短縮するDAOKOになるっていう。}} </ref> In addition to her music activities, she wrote the novel {{nihongo|''One Room Seaside Step''|ワンルーム・シーサイド・ステップ|wanrumu shisaido suteppu}} in 2017, which was published by KADOKAWA, and serialized in {{nihongo|Da Vinci|ダ・ヴィンチ|da vinchi}} [[magazine]]. <