Ado "Raven Sky": Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo Theme Song Out 16 October, Plus Ado's Utattemita Album Sono 2 Track List for 23 December 2026

Ado has a packed autumn. Universal Music Japan has confirmed a brand-new song, "Raven Sky", as the theme for Takashi Miike's Japan–US crime thriller Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, with a digital release on Friday 16 October 2026. Just a day earlier, more tracks were revealed for her second cover album, Ado's Utattemita Album Sono 2, which arrives on Wednesday 23 December 2026.

Here is what we know about "Raven Sky", the new album track list, and the other Ado dates to put in your diary.

Image: Universal Music Japan (Ado "Raven Sky" jacket, illustration by PODO)

Ado "Raven Sky": key facts

• Release: digital single, Friday 16 October 2026 (UNIVERSAL MUSIC / Capitol Records).
• Tie-in: theme song of the film Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, opening in Japanese cinemas on Friday 23 October 2026.
• Music and arrangement: Grammy-winning composer Masanori Takumi.
• Lyrics: Seann Bowe and Kanata Okajima, mixing English and Japanese.
• Jacket art: illustrator PODO.

A rock anthem about a broken-winged crow

"Raven Sky" is a hard-hitting rock tune that blends English and Japanese lyrics. Its theme feels almost like reincarnation: even when something falls apart, it still connects to the future. The song pictures that idea as a crow with a broken wing and the open sky above it, which is exactly what PODO's dramatic jacket art shows, with flaming red lettering wrapped around a dark, thorny scene.

The film behind it is a big one. Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo is directed by Takashi Miike and made with the US studio NEON. Shun Oguri plays Yabuki, a corrupt Tokyo detective drowning in debt, who teams up with an FBI agent played by Lily James to chase a string of brutal murders in Kabukicho. The film screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and opens in Japan on 23 October, with NEON handling North America.

Ado's Utattemita Album Sono 2: the track list so far

Ado's second cover album is built from fan requests sent in from around the world, covering Vocaloid classics, J-POP and Western rock. The newest reveals include two fan-vote favourites:

Image: Universal Music Japan (Ado's Utattemita Album Sono 2 track list announcement)

• "Unknown Mother-Goose" by wowaka (2017), which Ado performed at her first dome concerts in Tokyo and Osaka.
• "Kawaki wo Ameku" by Minami (2019), a top pick in the "songs we want Ado to sing" vote held this June.
• "Mousou Shikkan Girl", the 2014 Vocaloid song by rerulili and Moja.
• "Kuchibashi ni Cherry" by EGO-WRAPPIN' (2002), a song Ado sang as an assignment from her record label before her debut.
• "Enter Sandman" by Metallica (1991), which she covered on stage at SUMMER SONIC 2026.

Around ten songs are planned in total, with more titles still to be announced. The album comes in two editions: a regular edition and a first-press limited edition with an acrylic stand.

Image: Universal Music Japan (Ado's Utattemita Album official banner)

More Ado dates this autumn

October is busy for Ado fans. The LIVE Blu-ray and DVD Yodaka is released on Wednesday 21 October 2026, and Ado's birthday falls on Saturday 24 October, the same weekend as her members-only DokiDoki Himitsu Kichi live at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on 24 and 25 October. Between a film theme, a live video and a new cover album, it is a great season to be an Ado fan.

Image: Universal Music Japan (Ado LIVE Blu-ray and DVD Yodaka banner)

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Image: ©Ado / ©Pusheen Corp. (Ado × Pusheen official visual)

Image: ©Ado / ©Pusheen Corp. (Ado × Pusheen official product photo)

Frequently asked questions

When does Ado's "Raven Sky" come out? Friday 16 October 2026, as a digital single.

Which film is "Raven Sky" for? Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, directed by Takashi Miike and starring Shun Oguri and Lily James, opening in Japan on 23 October 2026.

When is Ado's Utattemita Album Sono 2 released? Wednesday 23 December 2026.

How many songs will the album have? Around ten, with more titles to be revealed.

Can Otaku Daily get the album for me? Orders aren't open yet, but you are welcome to message us for a quote.

Bottom line

A Takashi Miike film theme, a rock single with striking PODO artwork and a fan-chosen cover album make this one of Ado's strongest autumns yet. Mark 16 October and 23 December in your calendar, and visit our Ado collection for the latest Ado merch in the UK.

Sources: Universal Music Japan, 2, 8 and 9 October 2026; Cloud Nine, 28 September 2026.