When Joji's debut EP, In Tongues, was released in 2017, it was out of character for Japanese-born singer, producer, and actor George Kusunoki Miller, who previously ruled the internet meme kingdom with shocking, absurdist personas like Filthy Frank and Pink Guy. He'd gained millions of followers across social media, ignited the 2013 Harlem Shake dance craze, and released the massively viral Pink Guy album, Pink Season. Though his shift toward the Joji project—with its downtrodden R&B crooning and lo-fi beats—was deemed a suicide mission, it would ultimately prove not just a titanic creative rebirth, but a lifesaving personal transition.