Cry DOPE releases debut single ‘Dark Dopamine’, video follows on YouTube
Tokyo duo Cry DOPE released its debut single “Dark Dopamine” on October 2, 2026, with the official video out on YouTube October 3.
Cry DOPE, a dark electro-pop duo from Tokyo, released its debut digital single “Dark Dopamine” on October 2, 2026. The duo, Syuri and Sonar, sing in both Japanese and English across the track’s 3:03 running time. An official music video followed on YouTube on October 3, at 20:00 JST (13:00 CEST).
The track’s chorus alternates “Han-bun, han-bun, han-bun-bun” (“half, half, half-half”) in Japanese with the English line “Half of me is still asleep.” Each verse plays out as a short back-and-forth: an unfamiliar key in the mailbox, a letter on the fridge that reads only “sorry,” and questions about a name, the time, and whether to go home.
The video was uploaded to the duo’s own YouTube channel, @crydopeofficial.
“Dark Dopamine” streams on Spotify, Apple Music and other platforms.
About Cry DOPE
Cry DOPE is the Tokyo-based duo of Syuri and Sonar. The band describes its sound as music that “sits somewhere between a late-night room and the city outside,” sung in both Japanese and English. “Dark Dopamine,” released October 2, 2026, is the duo’s debut single.
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