Eskimo - Aili 'Toki Doki' - sendout

Having captured the attention of the press with their acclaimed debut EP 'Dansu' and taken over the airwaves with their cover of Fergie's 'Glamorous', Belgian-Japanese duo Aili returns with 'Toki Doki', a gloriously energetic and uplifting single that bursts out of the speakers in a dayglo riot of disco punk pop.

"Toki Doki means: "Sometimes. Sometimes I have stress, sometimes I’m in fear." So, the song’s about how you can beat that by ‘genki’ and by throwing a pillow around," explains singer Aili Maruyama. "We went for an up tempo song that commands you to stop what you're doing, start dancing and just let everything go for a moment. Let’s go!"

Slamming together an irresistible post-punk bass line, electro beats and all kinds of sci-fi sounds with Aili's infectious vocals 'Toki Doki' truly captures the spirit of 'genki', a Japanese term that roughly translates to the vital energy of the universe no less, and is further proof that Belgium's most idiosyncratic new pop star duo is here to stay, just watch out for flying pillows...

The duo also released a music video to the indie dance song, directed by Ben De Raes & Margo Mot. The music video was shot in the rugby club Aili spends most of her free time. Apart from being an artist, the Japanese singer also plays rugby so the Antwerp Rugby Ladies loved starring in this music video. Aili wants people to stop what they are doing, and dance their asses off to let things go. But what also helps for her is playing rugby in an amazing team where you can friendly beat the sh*t out of each other