{"id":2221129,"date":"2026-01-03T19:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T19:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2221129"},"modified":"2026-01-03T19:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T19:50:35","slug":"joji-shares-melancholic-new-single-love-you-less-and-sends-doppelganger-to-do-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/joji-shares-melancholic-new-single-love-you-less-and-sends-doppelganger-to-do-promo\/","title":{"rendered":"JOJI shares melancholic new single &#8216;Love You Less&#8217; and sends doppelg\u00e4nger to do promo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/joji\">Joji<\/a> has shared a new single, \u2018Love You Less\u2019, and sent a doppelg\u00e4nger to do promo for his upcoming album.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/88rising-head-in-the-clouds-shang-chi-legend-of-the-ten-rings-sean-miyashiro-3067463\">The rise of creative titans 88rising: \u201cAsian people have wanted this for a long time\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The track comes from the singer-songwriter\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/joji-announces-new-album-piss-in-the-wind-with-new-singles-if-it-only-gets-better-and-past-wont-leave-my-bed-3909169\">upcoming fourth LP, \u2018Piss In The Wind\u2019<\/a>, which is set to arrive on February 6, 2026 via Palace Creek. You can <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/joji.lnk.to\/pissinthewind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit here<\/a>\u00a0to pre-save and pre-order.<\/p>\n<p>So far, he\u2019s shared singles \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/joji-returns-with-gritty-new-song-pixelated-kisses-3899592\">PIXELATED KISSES<\/a>\u2019, \u2018If It Only Gets Better\u2019 and \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/joji-announces-new-album-piss-in-the-wind-with-new-singles-if-it-only-gets-better-and-past-wont-leave-my-bed-3909169\">Past Won\u2019t Leave My Bed\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the latest taste of the album has arrived in the form of \u2018Love You Less\u2019, a melancholic indie-rock track that contemplates unresolved feelings around a push-and-pull romance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>If I love you less, will you love me more?<\/em>\u201d he sings on the brooding song. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LOVE YOU LESS\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cqsmlQdGCnk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>While promoting the upcoming album, Joji has garnered attention for sending a doppleg\u00e4nger in his place for a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>The fake Joji showed up in his place to film his <em>Genius\u00a0<\/em>breakdown of the track \u2018Pixelated Kisses\u2019, wearing neon green sunglasses and offering a brief explanation, telling <em>Genius<\/em>: \u201cI was just trying to make a good song\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Since the video\u2019s release, fans have been reacting, with one commenting: \u201cI\u2019m impressed that he deeply memorized the script joji gave to him,\u201d and another adding: \u201cBro is going full remote job\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the clip and some reactions below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joji &quot;PIXELATED KISSES&quot; Lyrics &amp; Meaning | Genius Verified\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FmK--M75jI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">does anyone know the lore behind the guy who did jojis genius video for pixelated kisses? I\u2019m massively confused that ain\u2019t joji that\u2019s jijo<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 aloofryy fryer hype man (@Kro0ger) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kro0ger\/status\/2005921039134646571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">mann lmao what&#8217;s joji upto\ud83d\ude2d bro really sent some other dude on his behalf for a genius interview\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d<br \/>love this man<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 shubh (bring back my will to art) (@shubhh_jain) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shubhh_jain\/status\/2006666944917942397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After I watch Joji in genius YouTube, I feel like I gonna hate him cus yo man you comeback but in different people, we not recognize u anymore. It&#8217;s not joji that I know, why he change his look?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adolp (@Sutaormi) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sutaormi\/status\/2005989036108988561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Piss In The Wind\u2019 is set to make a bridge between the sonic past of Joji, and balance it with the feelings in the present \u2013 pairing broody songwriting with atmospheric, cinematic production.<\/p>\n<p>It will mark the first new material since his 2022 album \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/joji-announces-november-release-of-new-album-smithereens-3298266\">SMITHEREENS<\/a>\u2019, and his first album\u00a0under his own imprint Palace Creek, which is distributed by Virgin Music. Before then, he was signed to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/brands\/88rising\">88rising<\/a>\u00a0since 2018, when he dropped his debut EP, \u2018Tongues Rising\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joji has shared a new single, \u2018Love You Less\u2019, and sent a doppelg\u00e4nger to do promo for his upcoming album. 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